ITV to host ‘virtual’ Grand National

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ITV will next Saturday show a virtually simulated version of the Grand National, the day after the race was supposed to be run at Aintree. Using CGI technology, the race will feature the 40 horses and riders that had been expected to line up.

Executive producer Rob McLoughlin said, “It’s very sad not to have the real race, but the virtual race is fascinating and fun and has proven since 2017 to be incredibly accurate.

“It is brave to preview the most unpredictable race of all, but also great fun. In these difficult times we want the public to simply enjoy the race that sadly never was and think about what might have been.”

Executive producer Rob McLoughlin said: “We use the latest CGI technology and algorithms and were ready to go ahead as a forerunner to the big race, but now we want to cheer the nation up and ask the computer if history could have been made.”

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