Interview: CORNELIUS LYSAGHT For a generation, Cornelius was the ‘voice of racing’ broadcasting on the BBC as well as regular written word and TV appearances. Eton educated and with a peerage listing, Cornelius has links to the first ever steeplechase and possibly the Captain whose fall into a brook left his name immortalised in Grand National history. In this four-part interview he talks about his school days, falling in love with racing, first break as a broadcaster and a whole lot more. Meeting Cornelius Lysaght.