[2] Through membership of the local hunt, he met future Grand National winning jockey, Bob Champion and became a lifelong friend.

[4] After six months, he moved to be assistant to Pierre Sanoner in Chantilly His broadcasting career began at the age of 18 on local radio.

On 26 June 2012 it was announced that Thompson would be stepping down from his duties for a short while as he was to undergo surgery to remove a tumour from near his bowel.

[6] In October 2012, it was announced that Thompson would not be staying with Channel 4 Racing when production of the programme moves from High Flyer to IMG in January 2013.

He since turned it into a meme, including it in songs such as Meduza and Goodboys' "Piece of Your Heart" and Sigala and Becky Hill's "Wish You Well".