Grand National winner REVEALED: ITV shock viewers as Tiger Roll LOSES weird simulation
THE Grand National takes place at 5:15pm today - but ITV have already found themselves a winner of the race!
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ITV will show the big race this afternoon but not after they simulated a run of the biggest race of the year on TV.
In weird footage that may have caught some punters out, ITV showed a virtual reality running of the Grand National.
And Rathvinden - one of the favourites for the actual race - was the winner!
He beat Tiger Roll into second place.
The simulation put Jury Duty third, with Anibale Fly as fourth.
In weird scenes that confused plenty of fans, a large number of horses fell as the computer-simulated race went over the fences.
Rather unsurprisingly, there was not a major upset in the simulated race.
In weird scenes that confused plenty of fans, a large number of horses fell as the computer-simulated race went over the fences.
In fact, the simulation predicts 10 horses will face of the 40-horse race, with four jockeys unseated.
A further seven will pull up before the race finishes.
And viewers on social media were not impressed by the simulated race.
One fan tweeted: “Why the hell am I being subjected to a virtual Grand National simulation on ITV whan an ACTUAL RACE is live right now at Aintree?”
A fan wrote: “Watching that virtual national ITV have done and Ultragold goes down at the 1st... hope that's not an omen for anyone backing that in the real thing”
A third put: “Why are ITV showing virtual horses? Living room feels I’m sat in Willy Hill”
A fourth said: “Could someone please explain to me the point of showing a “virtual” version of the grand national on itv right now? What is the world coming to, what a complete waste of time”
And a fifth tweeted: “Actually watching the virtual race on ITV now. What a sad f*** I am. #GrandNational2019”