COLOURFUL Sheriff Hutton trainer Mick Easterby won the opener at York Races yesterday - and had plenty to say about it.
He saw 7-1 shot Blue Spinnaker claw back favourite Look Again in the closing stages to win the Newton Investment Management Handicap under jockey Paul Mulrennan.
The delighted trainer then let loose with some choice swear words in a live interview with presenter Alastair Down which prompted a handful of viewers to ring the TV channel to complain.
A Channel 4 spokesman said: "We regularly have impromptu interviews with trainers after winning races, and we apologised quickly and unreservedly three times on air for the unforeseen language."
Updated: 11:54 Thursday, May 18, 2006
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