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I'm obviously atypical of the viewer the ITV people want to attract but for me the coverage was crap all week, its only saving grace being Charlotte Hawkins. The fashion guy himself is fine and, as I said last year, a massive improvement on previous 'experts'.

The commentators are simply awful.

Chamberlin and the other presenters are totally wooden.

McCoy is a waste of space. I've no idea why an ex-NH jockey gets anywhere near a Flat gig (and vice versa).

The race coverage still leaves a lot to be desired. It's clear the directors aren't racing people and who focus on their own idea of visual impact over the substance of meaningful coverage. So many others sports serve viewers so much better, eg snooker and tennis.

I probably won't renew my RUK subscription when it's over but that's due to other factors, the main one being that it's a data channel and I can't record it and it's also unreliable. But the race coverage and analysis are miles better.

All in all ITV's coverage leaves me totally underwhelmed.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2421429" data-attributes="member: 65242">I&#039;m obviously atypical of the viewer the ITV people want to attract but for me the coverage was crap all week, its only saving grace being Charlotte Hawkins. The fashion guy himself is fine and, as I said last year, a massive improvement on previous &#039;experts&#039;.The commentators are simply awful.Chamberlin and the other presenters are totally wooden.McCoy is a waste of space. I&#039;ve no idea why an ex-NH jockey gets anywhere near a Flat gig (and vice versa).The race coverage still leaves a lot to be desired. It&#039;s clear the directors aren&#039;t racing people and who focus on their own idea of visual impact over the substance of meaningful coverage. So many others sports serve viewers so much better, eg snooker and tennis.I probably won&#039;t renew my RUK subscription when it&#039;s over but that&#039;s due to other factors, the main one being that it&#039;s a data channel and I can&#039;t record it and it&#039;s also unreliable. But the race coverage and analysis are miles better.All in all ITV&#039;s coverage leaves me totally underwhelmed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2421429, member: 65242"] I'm obviously atypical of the viewer the ITV people want to attract but for me the coverage was crap all week, its only saving grace being Charlotte Hawkins. The fashion guy himself is fine and, as I said last year, a massive improvement on previous 'experts'. The commentators are simply awful. Chamberlin and the other presenters are totally wooden. McCoy is a waste of space. I've no idea why an ex-NH jockey gets anywhere near a Flat gig (and vice versa). The race coverage still leaves a lot to be desired. It's clear the directors aren't racing people and who focus on their own idea of visual impact over the substance of meaningful coverage. So many others sports serve viewers so much better, eg snooker and tennis. I probably won't renew my RUK subscription when it's over but that's due to other factors, the main one being that it's a data channel and I can't record it and it's also unreliable. But the race coverage and analysis are miles better. All in all ITV's coverage leaves me totally underwhelmed. [/QUOTE]

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