Graham

The problem is that ITV are contracturally obliged to their advertisers to put in a certain number of ad breaks into the race and the show.

Because there was a lot of good racing instead of just a procession, they kept putting off the breaks until suddenly they must have realised that they were right up against the limit since the race was only a few minutes from the end.

It's still ridiculous and I wish the Beeb hadn't lost the coverage, but when it comes down to it, money talks