RIP John McCririck

Chris Wilson · 5 Jul 2019 at 16:26

Met him some years ago in The Midland Hotel in Manchester, he was an engaging eccentric who although courting some controversy at times was charming company and when asked if he had a tip persuaded me to risk a £50 punt on Frankie Dettori at the weekend, which paid off quite handsomely. Not being a gambling man I took some persuading to risk 50 quid but he seemed to know his stuff <LOL> Thanks John, you were a one off and we had a great night! I was surprised when he said "Booby" is picking me early tomorrow, so I need to get to bed early, as it was already around midnight. "Who the hell is Booby" I thought, tuned out it was his pet name for his wife, not because of her enormous bust but because he considered her IQ that of the Booby bird, apparently notorious for its stupidity. A real character, with an amazing and interesting recall about all things horse racing, on both the technical and personal level, and who had an excellent taste in cigars....

RIP.

BowdonUK · 5 Jul 2019 at 23:35

I'm surprised this isn't a bigger thread. One of the giants of racing on television back in the day when we only had 4 channels to choose from. Everyone would have seen him back then reeling off the odds and prices for all the horses racing that day. He was the best at what he did.

It was sad to him shown the door by channel 4. I think it really took it out of him. It felt like he was a man who had lived longer than his time and was no longer appreciated at the channel he had brought viewers to.

RIP John, you were brave to be yourself and speak your mind, more than most do in this world.

wez130 · 6 Jul 2019 at 00:02

Apparently, he died at 10/1

Too soon?

He was a very polarizing man, yes he spoke his mind, but that didn't do him any favours. I wasn't a fan of his.

RIP anyway

Merlin5 · 6 Jul 2019 at 00:17

I posted about this first. Apparently my thread was the bookie's favourite.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/john-mccririck-rip.18858723/

arc@css · 6 Jul 2019 at 04:22

I'm not a racing fan but I did like to watch him, loved his style and the way he delivered his racing talk.

RIP.

jsmoke · 6 Jul 2019 at 05:09

Slightly intwresting person. Bit obnoxious. Wonder where he is now. Rip.

Freakbro · 6 Jul 2019 at 07:14

jsmoke said:
Slightly intwresting person. Bit obnoxious. Wonder where he is now. Rip.

In the chiller at the morgue I'd guess.

Kronos · 6 Jul 2019 at 09:02

Met him in Edinburgh many moons ago, he was certainly larger than life.
Not sure we have eccentrics like him anymore, probably not politically correct.
RIP John.

Efour · 6 Jul 2019 at 09:09

I first knew him as a child as that weirdly dressed horse racing guy on channel 4.

Then I was lucky to see him on celebrity big brother and discovered he was a very controversial character.

Rip to an eccentric character.

BUDFORCE · 6 Jul 2019 at 15:15

wez130 said:
Apparently, he died at 10/1

Too soon?

He was a very polarizing man, yes he spoke his mind, but that didn't do him any favours. I wasn't a fan of his.

RIP anyway

Same thought he was a ****.

silverblack · 6 Jul 2019 at 15:25

My memory of him was on big brother picking his nose and eating his bogeys :eek:

AthlonXP1800 · 6 Jul 2019 at 21:03

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9447954/john-mccririck-dead-wife-channel-4-sacked/

Was sad read this a day ago John McCririck died from Lung Cancer. His cigars killed him.

Lung cancer is world number 1 cancer killer, it has survival rate up to 2 years if catch at very early stage but lung cancer often is the silent killer. My mother's friend Mary one day suffered bad back pain and struggled to walked around house then his GP came to visited her and examined her then called a doctor and they came to the house to examined her and gave their opinions agreed Mary have lung cancer. Then after done MRI scan at hospital confirmed she have stage 4 lung cancer, she was devastated after doctors told her she have 3 months to live without treatments or around 6 months with treatments. She decided to have treatments to extend her life but she died 3 months later back in 2010. Mary was smoking all her life and was very healthy at old age. 3 days ago on Thursday my mother told me her friend Jean was admitted to hospital suffered chest infection and doctors found fluid build up in her left lung and had an operation to drained fluid out and doctors just discovered Jean has lung cancer. Jean had quitted smoking 2 weeks ago as her eyes had improved after suffered eyes cataracts for a few years. She is yet to hear what treatments will suit her and how long she will live.

Cancer and smoking is horrible!

John McCririck would still alive and lived to 100 if he never smoked cigars.

RIP John McCririck

Aedus · 7 Jul 2019 at 00:41

He looked like he smelled like a dirty sock

Brizzles · 7 Jul 2019 at 00:52

AthlonXP1800 said:
John McCririck would still alive and lived to 100 if he never smoked cigars.

How on earth have you come to that 'fact' ?

Edrof · 7 Jul 2019 at 12:14

silverblack said:
My memory of him was on big brother picking his nose and eating his bogeys

Oh wow, I have the exact same memory whenever I think of him. It was utterly disgusting.

wildman · 8 Jul 2019 at 15:53

Brizzles said:
How on earth have you come to that 'fact' ?

come on, even Hudson knew it was true

cheesyboy · 8 Jul 2019 at 15:58

These RIP threads regularly surprise me. That anyone would be at all saddened that McCririck had died.... the dude was a proper ****, by basically all accounts.

Wizzfizz · 8 Jul 2019 at 16:30

Have to agree with the above post.

I didn't like him when he was a live, so I won't start now.

Em3bbs · 8 Jul 2019 at 16:58

cheesyboy said:
These RIP threads regularly surprise me. That anyone would be at all saddened that McCririck had died.... the dude was a proper ****, by basically all accounts.

And yet so many people who actually knew him and worked with him say the complete opposite.

He didn't suffer fools that's for sure.

cheesyboy · 8 Jul 2019 at 17:58

Em3bbs said:
And yet so many people who actually knew him and worked with him say the complete opposite.

He didn't suffer fools that's for sure.

Really? I only read one article about his death, the sky news one. Every quote from people who knew him failed to mention anything positive about him as a person, rather referring to him as a great promoter of the sport, or simply acknowledging the sadness of his passing.

I did see that Limmy's stock celebrity death tweet got picked up in the press, though. At least that said nice stuff