TracyWalker published What time does the Grand National start?

Riders and horses were getting saddled up for the 169th Grand National. TV coverage was due to start at 2pm on Saturday on Channel 4, with the big race getting underway at 5.15pm. This is an hour later than usual, as Channel 4 and Aintree decided to push the race back an hour to try and encourage more people to watch it. More than 150,000 racegoers were expected to descend on Merseyside across the three-day festival, which started on Thursday. More than 600 million people around the...