John McCririck's Life
John McCririck is a rather eccentric racing pundit, who supports Newcastle United, and can often be seen on racecourses in a deerstalker and cape, waving his hands about in a fashion that purports to be that of a tic-tac man, and then shouting "Female - what's happening on the exchanges?"
David Elsworth in The Racing Post's version of Room 101 on 25 April 2004 had 'Big Mac' as the first item he would consign to the bin!
John McCririck has some rather right-wing views, hates the use of the whip, and was often been the subject of Paul Haigh's highly amusing column in The Racing Post.
The Guardian's excellent article about McCririck gives a flavour of the man:
"If you switch on Channel 4's racing coverage on Saturdays, you will see a large man dressed in strange clothes and an outlandish hat waving manically at the camera ... You can love or loathe John McCririck (the television critic Nina Myskow said he had all the charm of an armpit), but he is hard to ignore. Big Mac, as his admirers call him, is tall and heavily built, smokes huge Lusitania cigars, has a voice as loud as his clothes, and stalks the racecourse betting ring as if he owns it."
John McCririck is a keen poker player, and if his television performances are anything to go by, he has an insatiable appetite for bluffing.
Suggested other biographies: Tom Segal (Pricewise) | Kieren Fallon.
See also: John McCririck News