Cheltenham Festival 2024 – Live TV Coverage on ITV1, ITVX

The 2024 Cheltenham Festival will take place this week – Tuesday 12th – Friday 15th March – with live coverage on ITV.

The network will show five races a day with twenty hours of broadcast across the week.

Ed Chamberlin will front the coverage from 1.00pm-4.30pm each day of the festival.

He will be joined daily by 20-time champion jump jockey, Sir Anthony McCoy, and the Festival’s winning-most rider, Ruby Walsh, who will offer his unique and state-of-the-art race analysis of all the best action.

Mick Fitzgerald and Luke Harvey will be with the team all week as will Megan Nicholls and Alice Plunkett to offer their expert opinions on every race and the horses in the parade ring.

Rishi Persad and Matt Chapman will be out and about on the course talking to connections, Brian Gleeson will be in the thick of the action in the betting ring and Oli Bell interacting with viewers at home in the popular Social Stable.

Richard Hoiles will be in the commentary box, with Kevin Blake and Brough Scott offering their unique views on stories as they unfold throughout the week.

The Opening Show, presented by Oli Bell will be on every day from 8.30am-10.00am on ITV4 and ITVX.

Daily featured race

Tuesday 12 March
The Unibet Champion Hurdle

Wednesday 13 March
The Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase

Thursday 14 March
The Paddy Power Stayers Hurdle

Friday 15 March
The Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup

All four days of racing will also be streamed live on ITVX.