If there's just one piece of Thommo I'd pay to watch again it was that debacle at Chester, not least of all for the palpable look of unblanched horror on the faces of the women he pounced on. You were half expecting him to tap on the door, push it open and start conducting an interview with some poor gal splayed all over trap 1 as cameraman an sound recordist followed him in.
I seem to recall that when the cameras first cut to him he opened up with something like "I'm here outside the ladies toilets". I mean at this point surely any half decent Director would have cut, but he was allowed to continue, remorsely picking his way up the queue, whilst enquiring about the well being of anyone who'd just completed their task. Imagine, you spend all that money to dress yourself, put on the best show you can, only to sneak out of toilet to find Derek Thompson waiting with a live camera broadcasting your lavatory experience to the nation. And then just top it off he wants to interview you, having totally shattered all your dignity.
There was that incident with the Henderson daughter too wasn't there? Can't remember what he said precisely, but it was the way he reacted as soon as he clocked her, you could almost hear him thinking Whoaaaa, and he shot off after her leaving his abandoned interviewee mid sentance (Alan Partridge stuff). As i say I can't remember what he said, but the horses name was relevant to a double entendre that allowed Thommo to ask her to comment on how good she was at sex.
Oh yes, Thommo the ever consumate vulture spotted his chance, and without a moments pause to consider if it were appropriate or not dived straight in with his comment "Is it named after you?"
In fairness, for such time as Thommo is on our screens every racing presenter in the land (with the possible exception of McCrirrick) must be safe. I mean how could you discipline, yet alone sack Balding if she presented a hearing with a montage of Thommoisms
