when he was a fixture on Channel 4’s Saturday breakfast racing show, The Morning Line, alongside John McCririck. Most ...

when he was a fixture on Channel 4’s Saturday breakfast racing show, The Morning Line, alongside John McCririck. Most memorably he would announce that week’s “Barry’s Bismarck”, the ...

One of racing’s most popular TV presenters has died after a short illness. Alastair Down, 68, was the face of Channel 4 ...

LEGENDARY Channel 4 broadcaster Alastair Down has died at the age of 68. The talented racing writer has been remembered as "one of the most decorated and cherished" of our time. His death comes ...

It is the sort of send-off that Alastair, in his pomp, might have written for himself.' Down was also a long-time member of the Channel 4 Racing team, where he became lead presenter in 2001.

Racing has lost one of its most beloved TV presenters, Alastair Down, who has passed away at 68 after a brief illness. Down was a household name as the face of Channel 4 Racing and an acclaimed ...

Down was also a long-time member of the Channel 4 Racing team, where he became lead presenter in 2001. Racing Post editor Tom Kerr paid tribute to his friend and colleague. He said: "Everyone at ...

Channel 4,Sporting Life Inc. Alastair Down, who was 68, was front man for Channel 4 Racing for many years and as a journalist was regarded as the finest to ever write about the sport Alastair Down, 68 ...

Much-loved racing journalist Alastair Down has died, the Racing Post reported on Friday. He was 68 and recently attended the Showcase Meeting at his beloved Cheltenham for a ceremony to mark the ...