ASCOT 13:30 THE ASCOT UNDERWRITING NOVICES LIMITED HANDICAP CHASE 2M 3F 14:05 THE BYRNE GROUP HANDICAP CHASE 2M 1F 15:15 THE SEAT UNIQUE HANDICAP HURDLE 2M 15:45 THE SODEXO LIVE! GOLD CUP HANDICAP CHASE 3M

Last year’s Doncaster Cup winner Coltrane, plus St Leger hero Eldar Eldarov are other familiar names entered. 2023 Stewards’ Cup BettingThe ITV Racing team, led by Ed Chamberlin, along with co-presenter Francesca Cumani, will bring to viewers comprehensive coverage across ITV’s main channel, ITV4 and the ITV Hub, which can be accessed on all mobile devices. The whole team at ITV Racing have done a tremendous job of showcasing our sport on terrestrial television since 2017. Working closely with the BHA, HRI, RMG and the racecourses we have put together a comprehensive programme at home and internationally showcasing the very best of horse racing. It’s going to be another busy year both sides of the camera, but we can’t wait to take viewers at home to the heart of the action.”

ITV has today announced it will continue as the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of British horse racing until 2023. I’m delighted this new agreement has been reached between British Racing’s rightsholders and ITV. We look forward to continuing to work with the ITV Racing team to develop the opportunities this excellent free-to-air broadcasting provides us, as we seek to grow in popularity and diversity as a sport in the years ahead.” Please be aware there can be last-minute changes to the schedule and we cannot guarantee that it will always be up to date. There are 60 flat and national hunt racecourses within the 2023 racing calendar with horse racing in the United Kingdom.

All eyes will be on the Classics on either side of the Irish Sea and the big meetings including Royal Ascot, the Ebor Festival and Irish Champions Weekend as well as the occasional overseas foray. There are 60 flat and national hunt racecourses within the 2024 racing calendar with horse racing in the United Kingdom. As part of the deal, the Opening Show, ITV Racing’s magazine preview programme, will continue each Saturday morning and on each day at the Cheltenham Festival, the Grand National meeting and Royal Ascot.

Horses are just starting to reach full fitness and looking to win the class 2 or class 1 handicap chase events. Why is every horse’s birthday the 1st of January? See below the Glorius Goodwood race times – with 38 races spread over the five days. We’ve also highlighted the ITV races – four each day. Tuesday 1st August 2023 ITV’s racing coverage has also won acclaim. The ITV Racing team won a BAFTA for its coverage of the 2017 Grand National and Director Paul McNamara earned a BAFTA nomination for last year’s Cheltenham coverage. Ed and Francesca won the Broadcaster Sports Presenter of the Year award at the 2018 British Sports Journalism Awards.British Champions Day heralds the climax of the flat season with four Group Ones races, the most valuable race day in Britain this year and a host of Champions crowned. For owners and stables, the racing in January is important for the preparation for the big national hunt horse racing festivals. The 2023 Glorious Goodwood race times sees the big 5-day meeting spreading over Tuesday 1st August to Saturday 5th August and this year’s meeting will have some added interest.

In total, ITV will broadcast circa 120 days of racing in 2023, in line with 2022 and having grown significantly since 95 days in 2017, the year the channel took over the terrestrial rights to British racing. The opening ITV Aintree race at the 2023 meeting will be the Jewson Anniversary 4-y-o Juvenile Hurdle at 2:20pm on Thursday – a race the Milton Harris-trained Knight Salute won 12 months ago. The runners and riders are looking for positive results in the trials to give them a chance of competing on the big stage.Commanche Falls has won the last two runnings of the Stewards’ Cup, but this Michael Dods runner doesn’t hold an entry this year.