From Nick Luck's Lee Mack act to Lydia Hislop getting down and dirty, racing is so blessed when it comes to presenters
Match of the Day will have a new anchor in August and, if it is not Mark Chapman, I might consider boycotting it and going to bed before Everton come on and put me to sleep on the settee as yet another counterattack comes to nothing and the ball dribbles out of play.
The race to replace Gary Lineker remains quite an open heat and you can still back Chappers at 6-4 with Ladbrokes, which scares me and makes me think it is not the foregone conclusion it should be.
Kelly Cates (you know she's Kenny Dalglish's daughter?) is next on the list at 7-2, with Alex Scott available at 4-1 and then it's Kelly Somers at 8s and David Jones at 10s. After that, you are into the likes of Dion Dublin, Chris Sutton and Gabby Logan, who are all quoted at 20-1 or less with various firms.
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