Weld gives ITV coverage thumbs up Ed Chamberlin, the new face of racing on terrestrial TV in Britain, revealed Dermot Weld gave him a call to pass on his compliments. Cheltenham on New Year's Day was the venue for the long-awaited first broadcast for ITV Racing, which has received lots of praise from within the sport. Watching on from his Curragh base, legendary trainer Weld liked what he saw, and wasted no time in phoning Chamberlin to congratulate him. Writing in his sportinglife.com blog, Chamberlin said: "I also got a call from Dermot Weld to say well done to the team and how much he and his staff had enjoyed the coverage. "That was pretty special."
