Aussie’s National call

BBC 5 Live have hired top Australian horseracing commentator Matthew Hill to call the Grand National in April. This is due to their regular race caller John Hunt missing the showcase race as he will be commentating on the swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

Quite why BBC can’t call up one of their other sports commentators or bring in one of the many UK racecourse callers, is difficult to fathom. A BBC spokesman said that 5 Live were taking advantage of Hill being in the UK on holiday.