'What racing coverage really needs is a bit of variety among the presenters'

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Name David Brown
Age 34
Occupation Payment negotiator

I wasn't totally against Channel 4’s coverage and I think Nick Luck is the best presenter by a mile but my issue was that all the pundits were the same with no personality. Jim McGrath, Graham Cunningham and Jamie Lynch are all knowledgeable but very old school.

Racing UK can be like that too. All the pundits know their stuff but after a while I get bored of listening to the same conversation. I like the way that At The Races tries to make its coverage interactive and fun, such as the Get In! programme.

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Published on 4 March 2017inFeatures

Last updated 17:46, 3 March 2017

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