LEAD presenter Nick Luck thanked viewers for sticking with Channel 4 Racing “through thick and thin” as the broadcaster’s coverage came to an emotional end after 32 years at Kempton on Tuesday.

In that time other familiar presenters such as Lord Oaksey, John Francome, John McCririck, Derek Thompson and Clare Balding have graced our screens, and Tom George’s Double Shuffle will go down as the last winner shown on Channel 4 after he took the 32Red.com Handicap Chase.