Here's a tip on the one thing missing from ITV's Cheltenham Festival coverage
There was an interesting interview with Mark Chapman on Off the Ball during the week, a popular sports show on Irish radio station Newstalk.
Towards the end of the segment, host Joe Molloy asked Chapman, who also hosts Match Of The Day 2, which sports presenters he really rated, the ones he felt were top of their craft right now.
"Ed Chamberlin," replied Chapman in an instant. "I love the way he does racing, which is a very, very difficult sport to present. If you're doing a big event like Cheltenham or the Grand National, it's chaotic. There are people and animals everywhere and Ed exudes calm. That is a very difficult sport to try and bring the once-a-year amateur into, while also keeping the connoisseurs happy."
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