The Grand National will keep its prime time slot next year despite a schedule shake-up that will see most of racing’s major Saturday races being concentrated within a two hour period.
Under changes announced by the BHA, a new ‘premier tier’ of racing will be created which will result in the most prestigious weekend races being run between 2pm and 4pm.
In recent years the Grand National has had a regular 5.15pm start time to draw in a teatime TV audience.
