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    Quote Originally Posted by CPGagie View Post
    "this might be a daft question..but anyway..can jockeys hear the racecourse commentary during the race?..so if the commentator said it was a steady pace they would know to move nearer to it etc?"

    I was wondering about that a few weeks ago, EC. I thought the noise of them galloping would probably muffle any audio around the stands, especially when they're on the far side. Don't know though, as I've never even ridden a horse, never mind being in a group of them, so not sure how noisy it is in there.

    Maybe when the commentator keeps mentioning a steady pace, he's backed a hold up performer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HawkWing View Post
    when was the last fatal fall at the last that you can remember on a channel 4 race where they decided to show it unedited?

    Its clear they went out of their way to avoid showing the last fence. Had they shown the race live, they wouldnt or couldnt have avoided it.
    It happened again yesterday. When Theatre Guide's fall at the last in the novice chase looked like it might be fatal they only showed the duel on the run-in between Grandioso and Molotof. Once Theatre Guide was up on his feet they were happy to show the last fence action, including the fall. It's clearly policy.

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    It's also a very short run-in compared with Cheltenham's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gus View Post
    It happened again yesterday. When Theatre Guide's fall at the last in the novice chase looked like it might be fatal they only showed the duel on the run-in between Grandioso and Molotof. Once Theatre Guide was up on his feet they were happy to show the last fence action, including the fall. It's clearly policy.
    RUK were pretty much the same .

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    The Daily Mail has it that Alistair Down is returning to Channel 4 racing from next month.

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    I watched the Channel 4 coverage of Chelt on Tues and Wed - and (I know Im easily pleased, but even so) I really enjoyed it. Everyone seems FAR more relaxed than they used to.
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    Tuesday and Wednesday I watched it on the tele and Thursday and Friday I was there. The CH4 coverage I thought was pants to be honest: horses are in the paddock, Rishi is outside a bar talking to whoever, Mick is talking to a starter in the paddock and trying to be tough, someone is talking to a jockey in the weighing room......you never get to see the horses. And then when you are actually at the course they ruin it as well . The winner takes far too long to come in, then the presentations are drawn out, then there's an interview in the winner's enclosure not always shown perhaps, but meantime the horses for the next race are coming in and restricted to walking round only 3/4 of the paddock. By the time CH4 get out of the way, the bell goes for jockeys to mount and a lot of them were getting on outside the weighing room and going straight out. The paddock is packed with people, you can't see the horses as they walk round far side to where you are standing, and then they disappear before they come round with the jockeys.
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    Horses arriving late in the parade ring is a particular bugbear of mine, and it goes on just as much in Ireland as it does at Cheltenham. Some stables are much worse for it than others and they should be made to clean up their act. It's especially not fair in races for inexperienced horses if some get to do just a half lap of the ring and others have been exposed to the crowd and the build-up for ten minutes and more. And it's not fair to those enthusiasts and punters who pay their entrance money in order to see the horses up close.

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    Quote Originally Posted by an capall View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grey View Post
    Horses arriving late in the parade ring is a particular bugbear of mine, and it goes on just as much in Ireland as it does at Cheltenham. Some stables are much worse for it than others and they should be made to clean up their act. It's especially not fair in races for inexperienced horses if some get to do just a half lap of the ring and others have been exposed to the crowd and the build-up for ten minutes and more. And it's not fair to those enthusiasts and punters who pay their entrance money in order to see the horses up close.
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    Someone who sets a good example in this regard is Paul Nicholls, his horses are usually among the first into the ring.

    AOB and WPM are often slow with theirs, but they're not alone.

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    Hope Colin doesn't think this one is Eugghhhhhhhhhh, the C4 piece, narrated by Alistair Down on Kauto Star

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