Mike Tucker Gaffs

[LEC]

I thought I would use this thread to share our favourite Mike Tucker gaffs as there were so many I could keep up.

If it had been a drinking game I would have been comatose!!

So my favourite was calling Boyd Martin and Phillip Dutton Australian all the time though they ride for the USA.

anymore?

 

[SpottedCat]

He called Pennyz 'he' all the way through even though it's clearly a mare!

 

[icestationzebra]

Mark Todd was part of Team GB at one point and he continually referred to every horse as he, then she, then he again

 

[jenbleep]

Oh bless him

I heard him say 'first debut' about one rider. She wasn't likely to have a second debut!

 

[meardsall_millie]

He always calls Karin Donckers horse Gazelle de la Brasiere instead of Brasserie!

 

[small]

my favourite was " it's been a great day from beginning to start"

 

[dressage_diva]

Didn't he say someone like NZ had won eventing silver at Sydney when it was actually GB that did (Ian Stark thankfully corrected him).

Really wish they'd replace him as a commentator!

 

[SpottedCat]

He also said that another nation won Bronze in Beijing, and Scotty had to gently correct him and point out Team GB won the bronze!

ETA: Or am I mis-remembering the Sydney/silver comment?!

 

[FinkleyGladiator]

my favourite was " it's been a great day from beginning to start"

That was hilarious!!
Another one was watching a grey set off and him saying "what a lovely bay" (or words to that effect, cant remember exactly what he said )

 

[tinap]

I noticed he kept saying double clear when they had had faults in the xc, surely DC is clear across both xc & sj?!! Then in the 2nd sj round he kept saying riders had gotten 2 double clears!!!

 

[Polotash]

Yes he kept saying "double clear" if they were inside the time AND clear SJ... not quite what we understand by double clear!

I had to laugh at Ian correcting him getting the medals wrong too, haha!

 

[letsgobonkers]

He was saying double clear meaning clear jumping and inside time. Very confusing! And yes he did say 'beautiful bay horse' about a grey one. Seemed as though it happened so much that unless it was really bad Ian Stark couldn't even be bothered to keep correcting him. Was pretty amusing though

 

[JFTDWS]

I noticed he kept saying double clear when they had had faults in the xc, surely DC is clear across both xc & sj?!! Then in the 2nd sj round he kept saying riders had gotten 2 double clears!!!

he said at one point "they got a DC earlier, by which I mean no jumping faults and no time faults".

I did think "hmmm, you have an odd definition of a DC then "

 

[dressage_diva]

He also said that another nation won Bronze in Beijing, and Scotty had to gently correct him and point out Team GB won the bronze!

ETA: Or am I mis-remembering the Sydney/silver comment?!

I might have misremembered it wrong too

 

[tinap]

Ahh I understand now still not my idea of a DC !!

 

[Finns Mum]

my favourite was " it's been a great day from beginning to start"

That was one of my favourites too

 

[DorothyJ]

I noticed he kept saying double clear when they had had faults in the xc, surely DC is clear across both xc & sj?!! Then in the 2nd sj round he kept saying riders had gotten 2 double clears!!!

Yes he did (meaning show jumping clear without time faults) and it started to get really irritating - was hoping that Ian Stark would correct him.

 

[monkeybum13]

I'm pretty sure he said Andrew Nicholson was Australian a few times

 

[Daffodil]

I'm pretty sure he didn't know the name of Princess Anne's husband and I heard someone (presumably Ian Stark) rather loudly whisper "Lawrence".

 

[Noodlebug]

I liked it when he said "Clear at the cricket bats" and Ian Stark just said "Balls"

 

[Puppy]

At one point he called Vittoria Panizzon, Susanna Bordone instead.

 

[PorkChop]

my favourite was " it's been a great day from beginning to start"

This was my favourite too bless him!

Re the double clear comment, I though this was correct, clear jumping and inside the time?

 

[Freddie19]

Mark Todd must be absolutely fed up of Mike Tucker announcing to the world how old he is....he must have mentioned it everytime he came on screen from dressage to finish... He used to do it to Eric Smiley as well, I was waiting for him to say when he set eyes on Eric (with the Belgians) theres Eric he is ** years old.

 

[Rowreach]

I don't find Mike Tucker's gaffes funny any more he spoils it for me. I think Lorna Clarke got pretty fed up with him to when they commentated together

 

[lannerch]

He also announced team GB had just won bronze!
You think he could have got that right it had only just happened!

 

[LEC]

Which reminds me he went on about Mark Phillips winning gold completely forgetting about the silver he got at Seoul!

 

[measles]

I don't find Mike Tucker's gaffes funny any more he spoils it for me. I think Lorna Clarke got pretty fed up with him to when they commentated together

I agree with Rowreach. He takes the pleasure from the commentary as you never know if anything he is saying is accurate

 

[spacefaer]

We have to appreciate Mike Tucker while we've got him - when Mary King retires, what do you all think she'll be doing? ((

 

[milo'n'molly]

Preparing acceptance speeches for nicest person ever awards

 

[ElleJS]

My non horsey OH found the funniest Tuckerism when he was talking about Toddy and Andrew N are and then said how NZ are a great young up and coming team for Rio....
even my OH know Toddy and Nicholson are far from young and up and coming!
I'm sure he meant the other team members perhaps...