In what will be a first for UK horse racing, the BBC will broadcast the 2010 Grand National in High Definition.
As one of the UK’s most popular sporting occasions, the famous steeplechase is the ultimate test of speed, strength and stamina and is a fitting event for the first HD TV horse racing broadcast.
As well as broadcasting in HD, two new high-speed cameras will be used for the Grand National this year at The Chair and Becher’s Brook. These cameras capture the action for high speed replays, revealing the splendor of the horses jumping over these imposing fences. The vortex camera is once again in use, operating from ground level to 100ft with 360 degree rotation, showing the full spectacle of the Grand National field as they go past the packed grandstands. BBC Sport also has exclusive access to the jockey room before and after the big race.
There will be comprehensive live coverage from all three days of the Aintree festival across BBC One and BBC Two, Radio 5 live, BBC Sport online and red button, with the entire meeting shown on BBC HD.
Live TV coverage from Aintree includes five races each day on Thursday 8 April and Friday 9 April on BBC Two. Coverage begins at 1.40pm on Thursday and 1.45pm on Friday.
Saturday’s John Smith’s Grand National programme on 10 April begins at 1.00pm on BBC One with the big race starting at 4.15pm.
To celebrate this year’s Grand National, 5 live is broadcasting a variety of programmes live from Liverpool John Moores University in front of local audiences, as well as hosting off-air events in the city (Thursday 8-Saturday 10 April).
Featured programmes include a Mark Pougatch Sports Panel on Friday afternoon (1pm-2pm) and Fighting Talk on Saturday (11am-12pm); for full details visit bbc.co.uk/5live.
Up-to-the-minute results from Aintree will be available throughout the meeting, along with debates on the action at the 606 racing section of the website. And for the first time in 2010, news, colour and chat from the course will be available via the social networking site Twitter from the BBC radio correspondent Cornelius Lysaght and racing website specialist Honest Frank:
http://twitter.com/CorneliusRacing
http://twitter.com/HonestFrank
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