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Champions: Full Gallop, a brand new six-part documentary sequence exhibiting jockeys “as you’ve by no means seen them earlier than”, involves TV screens tomorrow (19 July) at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
Going behind the scenes with jockeys, trainers, homeowners and horses as they compete within the 2023-24 jumps season, the sequence options contributions from key gamers together with trainers Paul Nicholls, Nicky Henderson, Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton and jockeys comparable to Harry Cobden, Sean Bowen, Harry Skelton and Bryony Frost at key conferences together with the Cheltenham and Grand Nationwide festivals.
The sequence takes in all the weather that make racing such a compelling sport, from charismatic homeowners to the trainers and steady workers who make investments a lot within the welfare of their horses.
Produced by South Shore, supported by Flutter and Racecourse Media Group (RMG), the sequence has been given entry to all areas from weighing rooms to steady yards as viewers are invited to comply with the thrills, emotion and drama each on and off the racetrack.
The primary episode will chart the build-up to and end result of the King George VI at Kempton on Boxing Day because the programme makes an attempt to comply with the success of different sports activities documentaries, comparable to F1’s Drive To Survive and tennis’ Break Level.
On the Champions: Full Gallop premier from left to proper: Harry Skelton, Bryony Frost, Nico de Boinville, England footballing legend Peter Crouch, Harry Cobden, Gavin Sheehan and Sean Bowen.
RMG chief govt Martin Stevenson this week described the launch of the docuseries as a “enormous alternative” for racing.
He mentioned: “The query is how can we construct on this. I hope everyone will find it irresistible and we will speak concerning the subsequent sequence. The way in which these items work finest is to construct them over a lot of sequence and to actually draw folks into the tales so it turns into one of many methods they benefit from the sport.
“We wish folks at dwelling to have the ability to interact with racing and to see it otherwise, to get a glimpse behind the scenes and expertise the grit and the glory.
“We hope to in the end widen the game’s fanbase. Racing is clearly dealing with some challenges, however it nonetheless has an enormous viewers and if we will get an honest fraction of the individuals who get pleasure from bounce racing engaged then we’ve succeeded.”
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Gemma is an skilled journalist, having been a part of the H&H group since 2014, who’s captivated with all equestrian sports activities, together with racing and point-to-pointing. She has loved using out for high trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took half in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting skills have taken her to quite a few five-star occasions round Britain and Europe, in addition to European championships.
