Gina Bryce: female commentator to make the history of the Grand National
While the comment on Piovani was not a regular part of Bryce’s transmission work, it will not be the first time that he described the airing in a career that began in 2008 and included four years with Channel 4 races before his current regular places with Sky Sports Racing, 5 live and a variety of international meetings.
“I made a whole card to the course once at the races when there was no commentator, and included an Arab girl and a cross -country race,” he said.
“I did not know any of the Arab horses and in the cross -country race I did not know the path they were following, how many circuits were there or when they were finishing, so it was a challenge to say not more.
“I was very launched in the days when the comment went down, also for the Greyhound races, but this is the nature of the work. There have been much less listeners for the tenders on Tuesday than there will be on 5 live sports on Saturday.”
Bryce, 41, also presents 5 live covers of the Cheltenham Festival, derby in Epsom and Aintrene.
She was caught by surprise when she was asked to join the comment team, but she didn’t have to think too much before accepting the offer.
Bryce said: “When I was asked for the first time, he blinded me a little to be honest, but I thought about it and asked myself:” When will I ever have another opportunity to be out on the stand by commenting on a race like the National? “
“It is a good opportunity as you will have, as someone else is giving shape to the race before delivering it to me.
“I couldn’t be in better hands, since I will take the place from Darren Owen and Gary O’Brien before passing it to John Hunt.
“It is not even unprecedented, as the main issuers out of 5 live as Cornelius Lysaght made the same leg first.”
Bryce had a test in clothing for the big event when he commented on the same stage as the shortest Friday short -Friday, which is one of the only three races for the unique obstacles of the National this week.
The only other woman he commented in the race before is Mirabel Topham, whose family owned the racecourse at that moment.
He took the microphone for the renewal of 1952, following a dispute with the BBC on copyright. He employed his commentators for radio broadcast and took part in herself.
The race was performed in a dense fog and fog, which made the vision from the stands almost impossible, and there was a false departure that delayed the 12 -minute procedures. Ten of the 47 runners went down to the first fence.
