Pick a team of presenters for TV Racing

[venjee]

CLAIRE BALDING

MICK FITZGERALD

ALASTAIR DOWN

JOHN INVERDALE

CORNELIUS LYSAGHT

TANYA STEVENSON

JIM MC GRATH

NICK LUCK

[Bachelors Hall]

CORNELIUS LYSAGHT

This is just downright offensive. I know that this is the internet and that one shouldn’t take everything seriously but this is taking it too far.

[Gingertipster]

Presenters:
Lydia Hislop
Nick Luck
Claire Balding

Form Experts:
Steve Mellsh
Jim McGrath (C4)
Graham Cunningham

Recorded Racing Features/Interviews:
Alistair Down
Lydia Hislop
John Francome (features only, not allowed in the paddock)

Betting Ring:
Sean Boyce
Matt Chapman (did I actually write that?)

Commentators:
Simon Holt
Richard Hoiles

Value Is Everything

[Matron]

@Gingertipster

Really, couldn’t agree more with your list – apart, from Chapman.

Regards

[betlarge]

Presenters:
Sue Barker
Willie Carson
Matt Chapman

Form Experts:
Bob Cooper
John Francome

Recorded Racing Features/Interviews:
Mick Fitzgerald
John McCririck

Betting Ring:
John Parrott
Gary Wiltshire
Tracksuit Dave

Commentators:
Peter Scudamore
Sid Waddell

[% MAN]

Presenters:
Clare Balding
Nick Luck

Form Experts:
not required

Paddock Commentators:
David Cleary
Ken Pitterson

Recorded Racing Features/Interviews:
Alastair Down
Alice Plunkett
Derek Thompson

Betting Ring:
not required a sidebar or screen scroll is sufficient

Commentators:
Just use the on-course commentary, having separate commentators just for TV is unnecessary

[yeats]

Presenters

John Hunt (Also substitute commentator when Holty goes off to Bangkok and CrustyPatch isn’t listening)
Lydia Hislop

Form, paddock, analysis

Eddie Fremantle
James Willoughby (flat only)
Jim (not croc) McGrath

Commentator
Simon Holt

Betting
Sean Boyce (And if he requires an assistant – Ellen Martin)

Sundries

Resident totty
Zoey Bird

Tea & Messenger Boy (As long as not visible or audible on air)
Matt Chapman

[CrustyPatch]

Presenters
John Hunt (Also substitute commentator when Holty goes off to Bangkok and CrustyPatch isn’t listening)

Resident totty
Zoey Bird

Tea & Messenger Boy (As long as not visible or audible on air)
Matt Chapman

Don’t encourage me, Yeats, for goodness sake.
I have been having trouble sleeping recently so am hoping to put together a relaxing bedtime tape of John Hunt’s wittiest one-liners from At The Races handovers (his Christmas stocking wishlist of "pants and socks" being the highlight). Am hoping to add in a few of his commentaries from three-horse races (calm, relaxed, soporific voice, plenty of pauses in between occasional mentions of horses, no unnecessary mentions of ridiculous extraneous nonsensities like who is riding the thing). Should work a treat.
Have been expecting a deluge of praise on this forum for his Cheltenham bellowing on the radio but barely a word.
My choice for resident totty would be the delightful Alex Hammond. What a darling she is. Unlike Tanya, she is very bright, speaks very fluently, looks great and she has real screen presence. Shame she’s never been snapped up for terrestrial TV racing.
I hope the powers-that-be have plenty of hair gel on hand if John Hunt and his biggest admirer, Matt Chapman, ever both appear on the same programme in the Yeats dream team. I wouldn’t mind a share of the profits for the hair gel manufacturer.

[Kopwas]

Zoey Bird should never be allowed on the telly in my opinion.

Presenters / interviewers
Nick Luck
Lydia Hislop
Clare Balding

Commentators
Richard Hoiles
John Hunt

Form experts
Steve Mellish
Eddie Fremantle
James Willoughby

Features
Matt Chapman
A bouncer to keep Thompson out of the way

[CrustyPatch]

Commentators
Richard Hoiles
John Hunt

Features
Matt Chapman

There, see, it works every time. Another vote for John Hunt within minutes. And another for Matt Chapman.
They really do "gel" with people on this forum….

[CarryOnKatie]

Presenters / Interviewers / Serious features

Clare Balding
Lydia Hislop
Nick Luck

Cover presenters on quiet days / allowed to do "light" features

Mike Cattermole
Derek Thompson

Form Pundits

Jim McGrath (C4)
Steve Mellish
James Willoughby (Flat only)

Paddock Pundits

John Francome
Ken Pitterson

Betting

Sean Boyce
Matt Chapman (cover – also long term replacement for Thommo)

Preferred Commentators (although including use of course commentators)

Richard Hoiles
Simon Holt (allowed to do serious features)
Stewart Machin
Mark Johnson
David Fitzgerald

[MarkTT]

Anyone naming Chapman, Thompson or McCririck should be put down.

[robert99]

Paddock: Barney Curley

Betting: Barney Curley. Zeljko Ranogajec

Commentary; Barney Curley

Interviews: Jeremy Paxman

Form: Nick Mordin

[Tuffers]

Off Camera: Jim (ex Timeform) McGrath

On Camera: Rebecca Curtis

[Gingertipster]

Presenters:
Lydia Hislop
Nick Luck
Claire Balding

Form Experts:
Steve Mellsh
Jim McGrath (C4)
Graham Cunningham

Recorded Racing Features/Interviews:
Alistair Down
Lydia Hislop
John Francome (features only, not allowed in the paddock)

Betting Ring:
Sean Boyce
Matt Chapman (did I actually write that?)

Commentators:
Simon Holt
Richard Hoiles

Excellent pick by Paul. So add:

Paddock Expert:
Ken Pitterson

Value Is Everything

[Eclipse First]

Off Camera: Jim (ex Timeform) McGrath

On Camera: Rebecca Curtis

And the rest "in camera"?

[wordfromthewise]

Who was the Chapmanesque ATR presenter who was being talked about in terms of a big future but disappeared just as quickly 4 or 5 years ago?…..did a lot of betting coverage and had a bit of flair for presenting……anyone remember?

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