Using state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery, complex mathematical algorithms and a detailed analysis of racing form, boffins and racing experts have been working round the clock to deliver the Virtual Grand National. As always with the Grand National, there is a level of unpredictability which makes it so fascinating. In the first running in 2017, the Virtual Grand National winner Cause of Causes finished second in the real thing to One For Arthur. Just under ten million viewers tuned in for the real Grand National in 2019 and with so many forms of entertainment unavailable, it would come as no surprise if viewing figures for the Virtual Grand National were significant. The Virtual race involved around 18 months of development, starting with the filming of the famous Aintree racecourse using drone cameras.

Source: Daily Mail April 02, 2020 21:27 UTC