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I know Chapman gets heavily slated – and I only know him from the occasional radio commentary I hear – but I actually think he does a decent job. He tries to inject a bit of life and colour into his commentary.
I can’t say I dislike any of the racecallers. But maybe it’s time for a woman or two to be given the opportunity. Only let’s not have one of the plummy-voiced brigade like Clare Balding. Someone with a bit of character who speaks without a silver spoon in their mouth would be nice.
And how about a regional accent or two?
Great stuff. Fascinating subject and very well written. That National helped stoke my interest in the sport as a 12-year-old.
Thanks for sharing it with us. It would be good to read more. Something tells me you’ve got quite a few more stories up your sleeve…
I actually thought Joseph gave Camelot a decent ride. I was concerned that he was leaving him too much to do coming into the straight but he was in the right position at the 2 furlong pole and his form held up against those he had beaten before.
Maybe the focus should be more on how Encke improved so dramatically. He seemed to put the turbo-chargers on just as Camelot was making his challenge.
Even so, he was tying up and Camelot was gaining on him at the end.I was willing Joseph to take Camelot to the outside and not get so boxed in. But I suppose this would have used up a lot of energy and part of the plan was to keep some in reserve so the horse could see out the extra distance.
Joseph is capable of riding shockers (most jockeys are) – almost every time he gets on board St Nicholas Abbey, for example – but I think it’s a bit too harsh to heap all the blame on his young shoulders.
Maybe an O’Brien pacemaker would have done the trick like his Dad said. Or maybe you just can’t anticipate the kind of improvement Enchke showed yesterday.
Well done, son. You finished in front of the pacemaker this time. Sure, you’re getting the hang of this riding stuff at last.
What’s that, you say? You thought you were on the pacemaker! Ssshhhh, don’t tell anyone.
Now have you seen my mobile phone? It’s been three seconds since I made a call.
This is very sad. Don’t think either was mentioned on TV. I think the TV and radio people covering racing should have a duty to report all fatal injuries to horses. It’s a great sport, but this is definitely its downside – and it shouldn’t be covered up.
