Racing’s weekly magazine programme on ITV4 was among the nominees at the Sports Journalism Awards this week
The Opening Show was keeping good company on Monday night, when racing’s weekly magazine programme was nominated in the ‘Best TV/Digital Show’ category alongside Match Of The Day and other heavy hitters at the Sports Journalism Awards. While the award eventually went to Cricket on 5 for highlights of the final extraordinary day of the Ashes series, The Opening Show was given bronze in the seven-runner field, a significant piece of recognition for a programme that appears to be finding its feet and an audience.
Figures provided by ITV4 say the show, screened at 9.30am on Saturdays, has been getting an average audience of 175,000 this jumps season, since Cheltenham’s November meeting. That represents a 28% year-on-year increase, they say. It is a still greater increase on the 124,000 being reported at the end of 2017.
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Musselburgh
1.00 Judex Lefou 1.30 Made For You 2.07 Shanroe Street 2.42 Overcourt 3.17 Celtic Flames 3.52 Away At Dawn
Ludlow
1.40 Feel The Pinch (nb) 2.15 Red Risk (nap) 2.50 Nautical Star 3.25 Another Venture 4.00 Whatsdastory 4.30 Optimised 5.00 Demopolis
Taunton
1.47 Todd 2.22 Eritage 2.57 On The Road 3.32 Jobsonfire 4.07 Risk And Roll 4.37 Lady Chartreuse 5.07 Time To Tinker
Newcastle
1.55 Sweet Dime 2.30 Papa Power 3.05 Persian Sun 3.40 Cosmelli 4.15 Dandys Gold 4.45 Fortamour
Chelmsford
5.30 Ice Ice Lady 6.00 Flying Focus 6.30 Maori Knight 7.00 Fantastic Flyer 7.30 Griggy 8.00 Lady Of York