'I'm a very proud public schoolboy - but probably not a typical one'
Peter Thomas talks to racing's favourite and least favourite racing presenter
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Many call him the Marmite Man, but in doing so they surely overplay the apocryphal power of yeast extract to divide a nation. Standing toe to toe with Matt Chapman, Marmite begins to look like a positively unifying force, a Kofi Annan among savoury spreads, if you like, with Britain's most or least favourite racing TV presenter (delete as appropriate) comfortably winning the battle to split opinion.
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Published on 3 February 2022inSeries
Last updated 16:35, 3 February 2022
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- We believed Dancing Brave could fly - and then he took off to prove it
- 'Don't wind up bookmakers - you might feel clever but your accounts won't last'
- 'There wouldn't be a day I don't think about those boys and their families'
- 'You want a bit of noise, a bit of life - and you have to be fair to punters'
- 'I take flak and it frustrates me - but I'm not going to wreck another horse'