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I watched a bit of it again this afternoon.

One thing I've been meaning to mention is Hoiles's commentaries.

I always felt when we got him standing in occasionally he was right up there with Simon Holt so didn't mind too much that he got the gig on the new programme. His diction is really clear and he does try to identify each horse in the early stages. I also used to like his intonation.

However, quite a few times lately I've not been able to see any preambles to races so have just tuned in as the races are starting and I find that he isn't very accurate and the bigger the field the more I notice this.

I think it was Ian Bartlett who took over at the weekend there and he was much more accurate in identifying the horses and getting their positions correct. Then again, the only field of any real size was the Midlands National so I'd like to see him have a go at big fields more often.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2421108" data-attributes="member: 65242">I watched a bit of it again this afternoon.One thing I&#039;ve been meaning to mention is Hoiles&#039;s commentaries.I always felt when we got him standing in occasionally he was right up there with Simon Holt so didn&#039;t mind too much that he got the gig on the new programme. His diction is really clear and he does try to identify each horse in the early stages. I also used to like his intonation.However, quite a few times lately I&#039;ve not been able to see any preambles to races so have just tuned in as the races are starting and I find that he isn&#039;t very accurate and the bigger the field the more I notice this.I think it was Ian Bartlett who took over at the weekend there and he was much more accurate in identifying the horses and getting their positions correct. Then again, the only field of any real size was the Midlands National so I&#039;d like to see him have a go at big fields more often.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2421108, member: 65242"] I watched a bit of it again this afternoon. One thing I've been meaning to mention is Hoiles's commentaries. I always felt when we got him standing in occasionally he was right up there with Simon Holt so didn't mind too much that he got the gig on the new programme. His diction is really clear and he does try to identify each horse in the early stages. I also used to like his intonation. However, quite a few times lately I've not been able to see any preambles to races so have just tuned in as the races are starting and I find that he isn't very accurate and the bigger the field the more I notice this. I think it was Ian Bartlett who took over at the weekend there and he was much more accurate in identifying the horses and getting their positions correct. Then again, the only field of any real size was the Midlands National so I'd like to see him have a go at big fields more often. [/QUOTE]

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