National power chaos

GRAND NATIONAL sponsors Randox health seem to have a curse on their race weights reveal, always a showcase event for the sport.

a power cut at Bafta’s Piccadilly headquarters on Tuesday afternoon caused havoc, with the theatrical announcement by Ed Chamberlin of the weight each horse will carry at aintree having to be abandoned.

This followed poor acoustics at the Victoria & albert Museum last year turning Randox health’s first attempt at the event into another shambles.

a spokesman for the Jockey Club said aintree management had taken the lead in organising the weights event.

UK SPORT, who flatly refuse to fund any sport in the summer Olympics that does not offer medal potential, seem to have put those hardline principles to one side for the Winter Games. The organisation have handed out nearly £25m over four years to numerous British no-hopers who are taking part in Pyeongchang.