Keep up to date with the live horse racing action in the UK with our ITV Racing schedule, where we’ll list all the upcoming meetings being shown on the free-to-air TV channel network.
Is There Any ITV Racing Today?
You can see below the full ITV Racing schedule for this week and if there is any ITV Racing today or tomorrow.
With the ITV Racing team covering at least one day EVERY week – mostly on Saturday’s – there will always be horse racing coverage to look out for.
The ITV Racing schedule will, however, vary over their network.
Just look out for which channel that day is being shown on. With the main ITV Channel, plus ITV3 and ITV4 all used during the year.
Which ITV Racing channel a particular day will be shown will often depend on how popular the meeting is. The bigger fixtures, like Royal Ascot and the Cheltenham Festival always show on the main ITV channel.
ITV Racing Saturday – Which Meetings Are Being Broadcast This Weekend?
The ITV Racing coverage on Saturday comes from Cheltenham’s November Meeting – that includes the Paddy Power Gold Cup – a race trainer Paul Nicholls has won three times and most recently last year in 2023 with Stage Star.
ITV Racing Schedule For Saturday 16th November 2024
- 1:45 Cheltenham – Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices’ Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The November) (Gbb Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m ITV
- 2:05 Newcastle – Betuk Churchill Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m2f ITV
- 2:20 Cheltenham – Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m4f ITV
- 2:40 Newcastle – Betuk Golden Rose Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 (3yo+) 6f ITV
- 2:55 Cheltenham – Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (Gbb Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 3m ITV
- 3:30 Cheltenham – Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Cl3 (3yo+ 0-140) 2m5f ITV
ITV Racing Schedule This Week
The ITV Racing coverage this weekend will come from the Cheltenham November Meeting – which runs over Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
While on Saturday there is also expected to be two races on ITV from Newcastle (AW). Plus, on Sunday there is also ITV Racing coverage at Fontwell that runs alongside the final day of the Cheltenham three-day fixture.
See below the FULL ITV Racing coverage for this week – with action on 15th, 16th and 17th of November 2024.
Friday 15th November 2024
- 1:45 Cheltenham – Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Novices’ Chase (Listed Race) (GBB Race) Cl1 (5yo+) 3m½f ITV4
- 2:20 Cheltenham – Shloer Chase (Registered As The Cheltenham Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m ITV4
- 2:55 Cheltenham -Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+) 3m5½f ITV4
- 3:30 Cheltenham – Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m5f ITV4
Saturday 16th November 2024
- 1:45 Cheltenham – Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices’ Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The November) (Gbb Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m ITV
- 2:05 Newcastle – Betuk Churchill Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m2f ITV
- 2:20 Cheltenham – Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m4f ITV
- 2:40 Newcastle – Betuk Golden Rose Stakes (Listed Race) Cl1 (3yo+) 6f ITV
- 2:55 Cheltenham – Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (Gbb Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 3m ITV
- 3:30 Cheltenham – Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Cl3 (3yo+ 0-140) 2m5f ITV
Sunday 17th November 2024
- 1:45 Cheltenham – Cheltenham Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl3 (4yo+) 2m4f ITV
- 2:05 Fontwell – Get Raceday Ready Southern National Handicap Chase Cl3 (4yo+ 0-125) 3m3½f ITV
- 2:20 Cheltenham – Southam Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+ 0-150) 2m ITV
- 2:55 Cheltenham – Holland Cooper Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 3m3½f ITV
- 3:30 -Cheltenham – Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m½f ITV
How To Watch ITV Racing
You can watch the weekly ITV Racing free on their terrestrial channel. With the coverage changing over the ITV, ITVX, ITV3 and ITV4 channels each time.
The weekly ITV Racing can also be watched online or via their app on a mobile or tablet. Plus, all the ITV Racing is also available on catch-up if you miss the live action on ITVX.
Another way to watch the ITV Racing is via the best horse racing betting sites in the UK.
This is because most will have the option to watch live horse racing if you’ve placed a bet on the race.
Who Are The ITV Racing Presenters?
Ed Chamberlin, who some sporting fans might remember on Sky Sports, is the main ITV racing presenter these days. Chamberlin will front most of the weekly ITV Racing coverage – especially the main fixtures.
While some of the lesser ITV Racing fixtures will be hosted by other presenters that include Megan Nicholls and Oli Bell.
Each Saturday and also around the big meetings like the Cheltenham Festival the ITV Racing team also have ‘The Opening Show’ in the mornings.
Other ITV Racing presenters that can often be found on the channel are former jumps jockeys Ruby Walsh and AP McCoy (pitcured), Leonna Mayor and Adele Mulrennan.
Plus Matt Chapman, Jason Weaver, Francesca Cumani, Alice Pluckett and Mick Fitzgerald are other names that are often seen on the channel.
What Is The ITV Racing 7?
ITV Racing also run a popular weekly competition on their show called the ITV 7.
This is where the channel selects seven races being run that day – normally the ones they are showing LIVE – with viewers asked to try and pick the winners of ALL 7 races to win a big cash prize.
It’s free to enter and can be played here.
ITV Racing – The History
In the past it was Channel 4 and the BBC that shared the UK horse racing coverage.
However, all this changed in January 2016 when Channel 4 lost their UK horse racing broadcasting rights after 32 years to the ITV network.
ITV Racing was then launched in January 2017 and remains the only terrestrial TV channel in the UK that shows horse racing.
Channel 4’s last broadcast day was on December 27th 2016. When it aired the Christmas horse racing from Kempton Park and also the Welsh Grand National from Chepstow.
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