Great Call Dumpy

Magi... just dealing with your actual words... comparing Dumpy to what you obviously believe to be incompetence is hardly a nod of approval... but to me you miss the point bud... it is about professionalism, and he needs to improve, learn the stuff before the races - its not that difficult with the number of races he does per week.

Bumpy paints a very good picture..............just not the one happening at the time................lol

Seriously though,what is not clear is that he obviously had some sort of problems (assume health) that caused a deterioration in his commentating.He then took a break,returned but he has never been the same since ,but as usual in racing circles ...........it's a state secret!

The industry seems to be unable to grasp that secrecy is always viewed with suspicion,and normally aggravation!

Magi Wrote:

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> methinks is the other way round... in Cape Town we
> never get fourth horse called is 'and close in
> behind' ... and often not even 3rd. In KZN and
> Gauteng a certain caller calls only the front
> horse for the last 3 to 400 metres of the race ...
> fark what is happening behind...
>
> pay closer attention to the entire commentary and
> Dumpy paints a better picture than any other
> commentator in SA... yes, it does get a bit
> frenetic at the post but he has to deal with huge
> fields on a wide track (not the Vaal straight 12
> horses on a narrow track) ...and there are
> frequently blanket finishes especially in the
> sprints.
>
> I have no problem with Dumpy !!

I recall an 8-10 horse field where he called the winner wrong - And please explain how he calls a horse that is not even carded - in that race?

and of course you fairminded people are all really paying attention to todays commentaries. is top clwss right ? hardly. . .

yes jehan is world class.doesnt get excited,call the 1st 4 home without mistakes and in replay calls the 1st 6home without mistakes.he knows his colours and is a pleasure to listen to.imo best caller in rsa by a mile.how you can even compare him to dumpy is beyond me.

Replay

as you can see this is a massive field with many across the line at the finish so i hope this can put this subject to rest

g

no flash this guy has been bad for years - Do you think he does a good job? I have often said that he should be moved to race day interviews where he would be excellent - Just because some people think he is an institution does not mean he is good at his job or good for racing - I spent many hours in totes and punters hate him because he gets the results wrong so often - I cannot understand when it is so obvious that the guy cannot cope that some people feel he deserves his job just because ....? No Flash I don't want anyone to lose their job and in 25 years of running my own business I have never fired anyone but if you think his work is good then you are deaf and blind.

And to say I don't like him is foolish as I have never met him - I don't like the way he calls results incorrectly but I do think he has a place in Racing

j

Flash Harry Wrote:

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> mr h let us just say if some one read your post
> and agree and he fire dumpy, then what have you
> achieve. the man do this for the living he will be
> destitute. you ask if i think he do a good job and
> i must say yes i do. i now he make mistake but it
> dont happen so often as you make it out. i say
> again he is the institution (thank you) and pe
> will be the worse place with out him.


Flash please mate Phumelela know how many mistakes he makes and he has never been fired - So it will be my fault if he loses his job not the people who keep him in a Job that he has trouble doing?

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Maybe its just ''too much'' for Dumpy calling all 9 races with 16+ runners in each race? ... Why not employ Smiley to maybe call half the races per meeting and take some ''pressure'' off poor Dumpy?