


ITV Racing: Grand National Festival
09/04/2026
Ed Chamberlin presents coverage of day one from Aintree, where the feature races are the 2.55 Aintree Bowl and the 4.05 William Hill Aintree Hurdle, and races also take place at 1.45, 2.20, 3.30, 4.05 and 4.40. With analysis from AP McCoy, Ruby Walsh and Mick Fitzgerald, reports by Matt Chapman, Rishi Persad, Alice Plunkett and Luke Harvey, betting news from Brian Gleeson, Social Stable thoughts with Oli Bell and Sam Quek, and commentary from Richard Hoiles
ITV Racing: Grand National Festival airs on ITV1 London at 1:30 PM, Thursday 9 April. (Live, subtitles.)
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Ed Chamberlin
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Paul McNamara
Director
Paul Cooper
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