Cornelius Lysaght (/ˈlaɪsət/ LY-sət, born 1965 in Gloucester, England) is a British journalist and broadcaster who was the BBC's horse racing correspondent from 2001 until 2020.
[1] He began broadcasting in 1981 with radio stations Severn Sound (Gloucester) and Southern Sound (Brighton), then worked as a producer and presenter for the Racecall telephone commentary service.
[1] In 2003, Lysaght helped 5 Live's racing team win a Sony Award for its Cheltenham Festival coverage.
In the 1990s he appeared on BBC Radio 1 as the voice of Mark and Lard's daily competition feature "Dobbins or Bobbins".
[2] He has written for the London Evening Standard, Horse and Hound magazine, the Sunday Mirror, Owner/Breeder magazine, The Times, The Guardian, Radio Times and for the BBC website.