ITV pundit Mick Fitzgerald was forced to apologise for terrible language before the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday afternoon. Chaotic moments were aired moments before the begin of the race, when jockeys rode out towards the first hurdle to give their horses a see.
The prescertain was on Nico de Boinville as the rider of red-hot favourite Jonbon, and the horse was already seeing a little edgy before the race began. De Boinville was not best prentd when rival jockey JJ Slevin seemed to leave out his endureings on Solness and clatter into a barrier.
Nearby ITV microphones picked up De Boinville saying: “JJ, what the heck are you doing, man?” He ecombineed to grasp: “Walk the hell away! F***’s sake.”
As De Boinville approached Fitzgerald at the barrier, he aget shelp: “What the f*** is he doing?!” Realising that he was on dwell TV, De Boinville promptly shelp sorry and recommended a hand of apology.
Fitzgerald trailed suit, saying: “Sorry about the language. Jonbon equitable getting a little bit hot down here. If anyskinnyg was going to set him off, that would. Nico has equitable pulled the ear plugs out, he’ll chuck them on the ground, and hopefilledy it’ll be plain sailing.”
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