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 1st February on the UK domestic front comes from Musselburgh in Scotland and Sandown.
There will be eight races covered in total – six at Sandown and two at Musselburgh.
At Sandown, the Grade One Scilly Isle Novices’ Chase is the standout race, while north of the border at Musselburgh the Scottish Champion Chase takes centre-stage.
There is also ITV Racing coverage at Leopardstown on Saturday at the Dublin Racing Festival.
These include the Irish Gold Cup (3:30pm). Where Galopin Des Champs is one of the Willie Mullins runners and big bankers of the meeting.
You can keep up-dated with all the abandoned UK and Irish meetings here.
ITV Racing Schedule For Saturday 1st February 2025
- 1:25 Sandown: Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Cl3 (4yo+ 0-125) 2m4f ITV
- 1:42 Musselburgh: bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (A Juvenile Hurdle) (Listed Race) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo) 1m7½f ITV
- 2:00 Sandown: Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+) 1m7½f ITV
- 2:17 Musselburgh: bet365 Scottish County Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+ 0-145) 1m7½f ITV
- 2:35 Sandown: Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Cl1 (5yo+) 2m4f ITV
- 2:50 Musselburgh: bet365 Scottish Champion Chase (For The Bowes-Lyon Trophy) (Handicap) (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+) 2m4½f ITV
- 3:07 Sandown: Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m7½f ITV
- 3:30 Leopardstown: Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1) (5yo+) 3m 1/2f ITV
- 3:42 Sandown: Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+) 3m ITV
ITV Racing Schedule This Week
On Sunday 2nd February there is also LIVE ITV Racing from Musselburgh and Leopardstown.
At Musselburgh the Edinburgh National is one of the highlights.
While in Ireland at Leopardstown it’s the second and final day of the DRF, which includes the Irish Champion Hurdle (3:20pm).
ITV Racing Schedule For Sunday 2nd February 2025
- 1:40 Leopardstown: Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m ITV
- 1:55 Musselburgh: bet365 Frodon Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl3 (5yo+) 2m4½f ITV
- 2:10 Leoardstown: Ladbrokes Dublin Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m 1f ITV
- 2:25 Musselburgh: bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+ 0-150) 3m7½f ITV
- 2:45 Leopardstown: O’Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (5yo+) 2m 5 1/2f ITV
- 3:00 Musselburgh: Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+ 0-145) 3m ITV
- 3:20 Leopardstown: Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+) 2m ITV
- 3:35 Musselburgh: Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Chase Cl3 (5yo+ 0-125) 2m 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.
You can also keep updated with any horse racing cancelled meetings each day here.
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 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.
