For those who solely watch one horse race in 2024, it ought to in all probability be the Grand Nationwide. Certainly by regulation, the Grand Nationwide is certainly one of two horse races that should be broadcast on free-to-air tv within the UK (the Epsom Derby is the opposite).
This yr’s race takes place at Aintree, close to Liverpool, on April 13. For the whole lot you might want to know in regards to the race itself, see our complete information to the Grand Nationwide. You can too learn our horse-by-horse information to the race after the weights for the race have been revealed and our options about which horse to guess on.
What TV channel is the Grand Nationwide on?
ITV have the broadcasting rights to indicate the Grand Nationwide within the UK. The free-to-air broadcaster has proven the race since 2017. It was on Channel 4 from 2013 to 2016 and was broadcast on the BBC earlier than then, ever since its first broadcast in 1960.
The Sky channel for ITV is 103. Virgin Media clients also can discover ITV on channel 103.
ITV’s lead presenter is Ed Chamberlin.
Racing TV, the specialist racing broadcaster, will even present the race on Sky channel 424, or Virgin Media channel 536.
Grand Nationwide streaming choices
Each the UK tv broadcasters – ITV and Racing TV – have dwell on-line streaming companies on their web sites.
The place to look at a replay of the Grand Nationwide on TV
Racing TV can have an on-demand replay of the Grand Nationwide out there to view on its web site. This service is barely out there for subscribers, nonetheless.
Is the Grand Nationwide proven within the US?
That is to be confirmed. In 2023, nonetheless, no US TV channel carried probably the most prestigious race within the UK.
How many individuals watch the Grand Nationwide on TV?
Within the second half of the twentieth century, when the race was broadcast on the BBC, the Grand Nationwide frequently attracted a TV viewers in extra of 15 million. The 1997 version, which was postponed till the Monday owing to IRA bomb threats, attracted 15.1 million viewers, the best quantity for any sporting occasion that yr.
Prior to now decade or so, the Grand Nationwide has usually attracted a TV viewers of fewer than 10 million, though that also makes the race some of the watched sporting occasions yearly.
The worldwide TV viewers is usually estimated at 500 million, though correct figures are nearly unimaginable to find out.
The three-day Grand Nationwide Competition often welcomes about 150,000 race-going followers to Aintree itself.
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