Racing pundit John McCririck hoping for racing comeback after being kept at hospital in Cheltenham Speaking to The Guardian, McCririck said: "I didn't collapse, as some people have said, but I felt all faint and woozy. I couldn't stand and I started fainting, so they carted me in here and are doing all sorts of tests. McCririck, 72, has long been the face of British racing on television but in January he declared his intention to launch a £3million legal action against Channel 4 and its new racing production company after he was dropped from its coverage, which is now responsible for all terrestrial racing in Britain following the withdrawal of the BBC. McCririck claimed he was a victim of age discrimination. A larger-than-life character, he has also featured on Celebrity Big Brother and works regularly for At The Races.