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ITV RACING presenter Ed Chamberlain admitted he wanted Match Of The Day to come knocking after a ‘horrible, horrible hour’ of broadcasting on ITV Racing.
The 50-year-old anchor had the Sunday from hell last weekend during a day of good racing at Cheltenham as three racehorses died on one day.
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One of the horses, Abuffalosoldier, collapsed live on TV just after reporter Alice Plunkett had finished doing his post-race winning interview with jockey James Bowen.
The horse began to roll its eyes and look unsteady on its legs before the cameras immediately cut off.
And the devastating heartbreak continued as the owner was in the middle of his winning interview when the news was broken to him.
Despite the racecourse vets attending to him, the horse could not be saved.
The same race also saw the death of Bangers And Cash who suffered a fatal fall.
And then things got worse when Napper Tandy sustained a fatal injury in the Greatwood Hurdle – the big race of the day.
Following the tragic disaster, ITV News controversially broadcast a segment about the gloomy day at Cheltenham on their Teatime news brief.
Repeated footage of the horses collapsing was shown, with a focus lens magnifying the fatal incidents and a dramatic voiceover.
Viewers were fuming as their living rooms were invaded with such shocking footage, and took to X to vent their frustration.
Chamberlin, who joined ITV from Sky where he was the main football presenter, reflected on the day and how it was dealt.
He told the Sporting Life Podcast: “It’s been a very difficult few days. We were on such a high on Sunday morning and early on the day and then by 9pm that night I was hoping the Match of the Day producer might call because I’d have probably taken the job.
“Because all the accusations coming at me of ‘how could you do this’ and ‘how could ITV Racing do this on the ITN News’ is so unfair. It was absolutely nothing to do with us.
“I’ve had some lovely messages. Other sports presenters have sent lovely messages about the way we covered it. I haven’t had many from racing if I’m honest.
“But I hope I did racing a good turn because it didn’t make the headlines I was expecting it to the next day. It was really horrible and really hard and nothing like as hard for the horses and the grooms that lost those horses.”
Chamberlin went on to read out a comment from trainer Alan King in his Weekender column. The trainer described the coverage as “appalling”, and said the presenters “went on and on” about the fatalities.
Chamberlain said: “I found that hard to read. Of course, he is entitled to his opinion and maybe we did go on about it too much.
“Around me we’ve got heartbroken connections, my reporter Alice in floods of tears after what she witnessed out on the track. Cheltenham was dark, it was silent, it was in shock really.
“My job then suddenly becomes to get the tone right, and that’s hard. It was one of the biggest audience-watching Sunday racing for a long time.
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RAFA NADAL’S farewell ceremony has been criticised by Spain’s Davis Cup captain and the icon’s uncle Toni.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion, 38, retired in Malaga on Wednesday after his country’s exit in the Davis Cup Finals.
Nadal, who has struggled with injuries in recent years, was beaten 6-4 6-4 by Botic van de Zandchulp.
He got emotional during the national anthem before the start of play – and was then given a heroic send-off by team-mates and fans in attendance.
A four-and-a-half-minute video was played over the big screen with classy tributes from fellow tennis stars Serena Williams, Andy Murray, Conchita Martinez, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
However, the likes of Federer, Djokovic and Murray were not at the event in person – contrasting Federer’s retirement two years ago.
And Spanish Davis Cup captain David Ferrer has admitted he was disappointed by the goodbye.
He said: “The farewell to someone as important as Rafa was a bit weak.
“There were very important people missing from his tennis career and people who have been important, both at the level of rivals and also in the team.
“There was little mention of his team, who spent so many years with his tennis career and I missed those people also having their role, but things are as they are.
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“You have to accept them and there is little more to say. Rafa will receive certain tributes in big tournaments, as I imagine will be the case at Roland Garros and he will have the farewell he deserves.”
He went on to add: “Rafa’s greatness deserves something more. The farewell was done with the best of intentions, it was after losing and in a hurry… when you lose you’re sad.
“I missed Federer, Djokovic, Gasol, who is a close friend of his… he was going to be there on Friday. I shouldn’t have spoken, and look, he’s a close friend of mine, other people should have spoken.”
Nadal’s uncle Toni coached his nephew from childhood up until 2017, helping him win 16 of his 22 Slam titles.
And he too replied “no” when asked if he felt the farewell ceremony was up to scratch.
Toni elaborated by saying: “It was emotional, obviously, with the support of the public… But I particularly like that there are images.
“I would have liked to see images of Rafael’s matches at the Davis Cup in Seville, in Madrid, at Roland Garros, Wimbledon… I think it creates more emotion.
“I don’t want to criticise anyone, I would have liked a slightly different event. I appreciate the good intentions, but I would have liked something else.
“Nowadays you can do much more emotional events by mixing music with images. Rafael is a guy whose images convey passion. If they had put some images of this, it would have been more up to par, but I appreciate the intention.”
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