Last Updated on 05/04/2026 by Andy Clark
ITV Racing is the home of live horse racing on free-to-air television in the UK. Every Saturday afternoon during the racing season ITV1 broadcasts live coverage from the day’s top meetings, and during the major festivals – Cheltenham, Aintree, Royal Ascot, Goodwood and more – ITV covers the biggest races of the year.
Our ITV Racing tips are published every week ahead of the Saturday card, with selections for every race shown live on ITV1 and ITVX. We cover win tips, each-way selections and ante-post picks for the feature races across every ITV meeting throughout the season.
Latest ITV Racing Betting Preview
ITV Racing Tips – Saturday 18th April 2026 | Ayr & Newbury
For all our previous ITV Racing tips see the ITV Racing tips archive.
When is ITV Racing On?
ITV Racing broadcasts live horse racing on ITV1 every Saturday during the Flat and Jump seasons. Coverage typically runs from around 1:00pm to 5:30pm depending on the number of races on the card. There is also Friday Night racing from the Racing League during the early months of the year.
During the major festivals, ITV extends its coverage across multiple days:
| Festival | Dates | Races covered |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham Festival | March | All 28 races across 4 days |
| Grand National Festival | April | Full 3-day Aintree coverage |
| Royal Ascot | June | All 5 days |
| Glorious Goodwood | July/August | Selected days |
| York Ebor Festival | August | Selected days |
| Champions Day (Ascot) | October | Full day coverage |
ITV Racing is free to watch on ITV1 and free to stream live on ITVX. No subscription is required.
How to Watch ITV Racing
On TV: ITV1 – standard Freeview, Sky, Virgin and cable channels. Check your TV guide for exact channel numbers.
Online: Stream live and free at ITVX (itv.com/watch). Available on desktop, mobile and most smart TV apps.
ITV Racing app: Available on iOS and Android. Live streaming plus on-demand race replays.
ITV Racing presenter team includes Ed Chamberlin, Francesca Cumani and a rotating panel of analysts and jockeys providing in-race commentary and form analysis.
ITV Racing Tips – How We Pick Our Selections
Our ITV Racing tips are researched and published by our horse racing tipster team ahead of each Saturday’s card. Every selection is based on:
Form analysis. Recent race form, finishing positions and margins. We look at the last three to five runs for each horse and assess the quality of opposition faced.
Going preference. Ground conditions change week to week and many horses have strong preferences. We always cross-reference each selection’s going record against the forecast conditions.
Course form. Some horses suit specific tracks – a CD (course and distance) winner is always notable. See our racecard abbreviations guide for a full explanation of what these flags mean.
Trainer and jockey form. In-form stables and jockey bookings are important signals. A booking by a leading jockey on a lesser-fancied runner often indicates stable confidence.
Weight and handicap mark. In handicap races the weight each horse carries relative to its recent form is a key factor. A horse running off a mark lower than its best performances represents a potential each-way value bet.
Value. We always consider whether the available price reflects the true probability of the selection winning. See our understanding of probability in betting guide for how to assess this yourself.
ITV Racing Free Bets
The best way to bet on ITV Racing is with a bookmaker offering Best Odds Guaranteed on UK and Irish racing. BOG means if you take a morning price and the Starting Price is bigger at the off, you are automatically paid at the SP. For ITV Racing, where markets move significantly between the morning and post time, BOG is genuinely valuable.
Claim a sign-up offer before the next ITV Racing meeting:
18+. New customers only. T&Cs apply.
For all current offers see our horse racing free bet offers page.
Horse Racing Betting Offers
As well as sign-up offers, the following bookmaker promotions are worth having active on raceday:
Best Odds Guaranteed – automatically pays you the SP if it is bigger than the price you took. Essential for ITV Racing ante-post bets. Betfred BOG | Boylesports BOG
Extra Places – bookmakers paying an additional place on selected ITV races. Particularly valuable on competitive handicaps with large fields. Betfred Extra Places
Each-Way Terms – always check place terms before placing on feature races. Some bookmakers offer enhanced place fractions on the ITV Racing card.
For all current promotions, see our betting offers hub.
Best Odds Guaranteed In Horse Racing – BOG Times & Bookmakers 2026
Boylesports Best Odds Guaranteed – Always Get the Best Price on UK and Irish Racing
Betfred Extra Places on Today’s Horse Racing
Betfred Best Odds Guaranteed – Available on UK and Irish Horse Racing
What is bet365 Position Payout and How Should you Use it? Higher Finish, Bigger Payout
ITV Racing Pundits Tips
As well as our own tipster selections, we track the best ITV Racing pundits and compile their tips each week. The ITV Racing panel includes some of the best-connected analysts in British and Irish racing.
Tom Segal – Pricewise – The Racing Post’s most followed tipster. His ante-post selections regularly move markets and his ITV Racing picks are closely followed by serious punters.
Ruby Walsh – Eight-time Grand National-winning jockey, now a leading analyst on ITV Racing. Exceptional insight on jumping horses and Cheltenham Festival form.
Kevin Blake – At The Races’ lead analyst with deep knowledge of the Irish yards that dominate the jumps scene. His views on Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott horses are essential reading.
Matt Chapman – ITV Racing’s most outspoken voice. Strong opinions, often at variance with the market, and a good record on each-way value bets.
See all horse racing pundits tips.
ITV Racing – Major Meetings Coming Up
Grand National Festival – Aintree, 9-11 April 2026
The biggest three days of the jump season. ITV covers the full festival, including all three days at Aintree. The Grand National itself on Saturday 11th April is the most watched horse race in the world.
Horse Racing Betting Guides
New to betting on horse racing? Our guides cover everything from reading a racecard to understanding each-way betting and how handicaps work.
- Horse Racing Terms Explained – every term you will encounter at the races
- Racecard Abbreviations Guide – how to read form figures, going codes and headgear
- How Does a Lucky 15 Work – the most popular multiple bet in horse racing explained
- Non-Runner No Bet Guide – how NRNB protects your ante-post bets
- Best Odds Guaranteed Guide – why BOG matters for ITV Racing punters
- Understanding Probability in Betting – how to assess whether a price represents value
More Horse Racing Tips
- NAP of the Day – our tipster’s best bet from today’s racing
- Lucky 15 Tips – four selections for today’s Lucky 15
- Cheltenham Festival Tips
- Grand National Tips
- Horse Racing Free Bet Offers
- New Horse Racing Betting Sites
- Free Bets
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