No horse race and indeed few other sporting events captivate media interest like the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree. For 10 spellbinding
minutes, millions of eyes in Britain and further afield watch the longest steeplechase unfold.

It is the event that tempts millions to have their one bet of the year and the BBC television audience is habitually above 10 million with over 700 million worldwide viewers.

There is understandably huge media interest in the John Smith's Grand National; from the moment the weights are announced in February until the big race in early April.

Working with Aintree Racecourse, Racenews helps sustain media interest in
the build-up to the event.

The release of entries and forfeits for the
race are coordinated by Racenews with comprehensive factfiles on each of the 40 runners, including biographies of horse, owner, trainers' and jockey's produced prior
to the race.

The acclaimed 100-page glossy Aintree Media Guide containing comprehensive past results, trainers and jockey's records, facts and figures is produced by Racenews and published each February.

No other European horse race can boast such a comprehensive dedicated media guide.

It was at the 1991 Grand National meeting that the Racenews Racecourse Service first operated and since then it has grown.
 

Around 12 people are involved in the Racenews Racecourse Service at Aintree for five days in the run-up to and during the meeting.