Matt Chapman ITV/ATR

RivetingRoger

Any thought on this lad?

I have to say I am a big fan. Very entertaining, very funny but knows his stuff (so much as anyone who follows racing can ever knowtheir stuff)

On the Line on Mondays is compulsive viewing, and his interviews with MOL and RR in recent times have been essential TV for the racing enthusiast.

Gimme MC any day over Ted fuppin Walsh.

Opinions?

RivetingRoger

Poor comparison!!
McCririck is a show pony and a coward. The time Barney went at him he folded like an amateur poker player
Chapman is far more in tune than that clown

paddy no 11

He's great on ATR

The whole ITV presentation is shocking and chapmans role in it is terrible whoever is producing that show is doing a terrible job

Get rid of chamberlain, mick fitz and that other cretin asap

brilou23

RivetingRoger wrote: »

Poor comparison!!
McCririck is a show pony and a coward. The time Barney went at him he folded like an amateur poker player
Chapman is far more in tune than that clown

Chapman was mentioned to in that and I imagine would of acted the same.

NaiveMelodies

Love him or hate him people watch him. Job done.


I like him.

Copper_pipe

Thought he was good on Sunday at Fairyhouse

flos1964

Love my racing but he is the only one who makes me switch it off....they took the worst from all the racing channels and put them together on itv racing...just seen luke harvey got racing presenter of the year...jesus wept.

flos1964

Also about the curley interview chapman actually wanted to sue...

mick malones mauser

Racing Uk is a much better channel.some very good analysis.
Extra subscription fee so maybe not everyone's cup of tea

I like him. He’s witty, quick and knows his onions.

Andalucia

think he's excellent on attheraces,

that itv show though, Luke Harvey and Mick Fitz add nothing to the show, Chapman not being utilised correctly

krustydoyle

Chappers is good banter but i find too many of the analysts are hard to listen to.. Fitzy is by far the worst, he offers absolutely nothing when hes on ATR.

WickIow Brave

Andalucia wrote: »

think he's excellent on attheraces,

that itv show though, Luke Harvey and Mick Fitz add nothing to the show, Chapman not being utilised correctly

Spot on. I think Chapman's brilliant. Outstanding interviewer, very quick witted and able to coax great answers. He's also not afraid to give a stong opinion. He's totally wasted on ITV with whatever they have him doing.

Shemale

Chapman knows his stuff but he is like Alan Partridge on speed

BoroMan32

He's fine on Attheraces and the On The Line programme is decent light-hearted viewing.

I haven't been a regular viewer of ITV (as I prefer RUK) but some of his stuff on there has been over the top and annoying.

ITV had the chance to get some fresh faces in, but they seem to have given more of the same...I can't stand Mick Fitzgerald yet he seems to be on some racing channel pretty much every day of the week. He talks nonsense most of the time, and does so in that annoying voice of his.

flos1964

ah the old strong opinions....what are these great opinions please...what can we learn from this great man...and if that is whats passing for wit these days then wow just wow..

WickIow Brave

flos1964 wrote: »

ah the old strong opinions....what are these great opinions please...what can we learn from this great man...and if that is whats passing for wit these days then wow just wow..

This is why we can't have nice things, folks.

RivetingRoger

flos1964 wrote: »

ah the old strong opinions....what are these great opinions please...what can we learn from this great man...and if that is whats passing for wit these days then wow just wow..

Do you work for the BHA by any chance.........

flos1964

just how i see it...you like him i do not...

danganabu

Find him entertaining enough, but he does try a little too hard at times and its very unclear what exactly he is supposed to be doing on ITV?

flos1964

Fair enough and he is knowledgeable on the subject ill give him that but his stance on the reversing of of results of races even if a horse had been knocked sideways once the distance was not close enough... he was against it ...i mean he was hardly impartial as he was drawing a wage from paddy powers or his constant going on about the whip rules....easy target when your sitting with ted walshe....mother of god he would cut a horse in two to win...or how about his mate jamie spencer....surely everybody has seen a way to cocky come from too far behind ride of his...not chapman...he tells us jamie is one of the characters of racing...thats just a few things to start with...sorry to drone on and i know the writing is not great but i hope people see where im coming from...punters need someone better in there corner than a pretendee champion like him....now i hear the phone ringing so i got to go...must be the BHA.

bookman2

At least chapman gives an opinion not like the majority of the rest of the presenters.

RivetingRoger

flos1964 wrote: »

Fair enough and he is knowledgeable on the subject ill give him that but his stance on the reversing of of results of races even if a horse had been knocked sideways once the distance was not close enough... he was against it ...i mean he was hardly impartial as he was drawing a wage from paddy powers or his constant going on about the whip rules....easy target when your sitting with ted walshe....mother of god he would cut a horse in two to win...or how about his mate jamie spencer....surely everybody has seen a way to cocky come from too far behind ride of his...not chapman...he tells us jamie is one of the characters of racing...thats just a few things to start with...sorry to drone on and i know the writing is not great but i hope people see where im coming from...punters need someone better in there corner the a pretendee champion like him....now i hear the phone ringing so i got to go...must be the BHA.

....................................what now??

Gregk961

flos1964 wrote: »

Fair enough and he is knowledgeable on the subject ill give him that but his stance on the reversing of of results of races even if a horse had been knocked sideways once the distance was not close enough... he was against it ...i mean he was hardly impartial as he was drawing a wage from paddy powers or his constant going on about the whip rules....easy target when your sitting with ted walshe....mother of god he would cut a horse in two to win...or how about his mate jamie spencer....surely everybody has seen a way to cocky come from too far behind ride of his...not chapman...he tells us jamie is one of the characters of racing...thats just a few things to start with...sorry to drone on and i know the writing is not great but i hope people see where im coming from...punters need someone better in there corner the a pretendee champion like him....now i hear the phone ringing so i got to go...must be the BHA.

I get what you mean for the most part but unfortunately there is very little impartial coverage of horse racing. Everybody is connected to somebody else in the industry and people from outside racing circles just come across clueless.

flos1964

My god dont get me wrong... i certainly am not defending those other presenters...would rather chew off my arm than listen to fitzgearld but why no opinion on the easing off of horses in the closing stages of every race...why no opinion on the camera closing in on the winner and staying fixed on the line ignoring the other horses...are they rallying...are they easing off...surely one off the most important things to see for our form analysis....i swear to god in the last cue card haydock race the camera didnt even stay fixed on the line...they stayed with the winner after the post....they have done that a few times and where was our hero...gurning into a camera...can you think of any other sport where that would be tolerated?...so lets have his opinion on those things for a start and i have emailed him and others but still nothing.

WickIow Brave

Yeah the ITV camera angles are a complete joke but what do you expect Chapman to do about it? He's not the producer.

flos1964

But he has a voice and he is in a position to use it..we dont.

flos1964

And while your here Wicklow brave sorry about the earlier comment...did not mean to be sarky but can see now how it looked...i too like nice things but i also like the fairness.

Slattsy

I liked him better when he was in Bros.

kfallon

Like him on ATR but the whole ITV coverage is absolute fúcking sh.ite tbh!

diomed

I am reading two books about Bart Cummings, trainer of the winners of twelve Melbourne cups.
Mark Chapman interview with the great man..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ--P_juqHs