
Cheltenham Festival 2025 continues today, with those tuning in to watch from home hoping for another day of action-packed drama.
The opening day of the iconic four-day meet saw 25/1 runner Golden Ace storm to victory in the Champion Hurdle after falls for both Constitution Hill and State Man.
And on Style Wednesday, Marine Nationale upset heavy favourite Jonbon in the Champion Chase before Jazzy Matty roared home in the Grand Annual Chase just 40 minutes later.
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For those following the drama from home or in the office, almost every race will be available to watch on TV and live stream over the remaining three days.
What TV channel is Cheltenham Festival 2025 on? Full schedule
ITV1 will have coverage across all four days with their broadcast underway from 12:45pm every day from Tuesday to Friday. First races of the day will begin at 1:20pm.
While there will be comprehensive coverage on the free-to-air channel, ITV will only cover five of the seven races taking place each day, with the final two not part of their broadcast.

For the final two races, fans can instead switch to dedicated racing channel Racing TV, available on Sky channel 424, Virgin and Media channel 536.
How to watch Cheltenham Festival 2025 on live stream and online
ITV’s horse racing coverage will be available to steam daily through ITV X.
Who is presenting the TV coverage of Cheltenham Festival 2025?
Ed Chamberlin is once again fronting ITV’s coverage of Cheltenham Festival.
The 51-year-old spent over a decade on Sky Sports, hosting coverage of Super Sunday and Monday Night Football before taking up his role with ITV in 2017.

Who are the TV pundits and commentators for Cheltenham Festival 2025?
Francesca Cumani, daughter of former trainer Luca Cumani, and former flat racing jockey Megan Nicholls is also part of the team alongside the legendary AP McCoy.
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Ruby Walsh, widely regarded as one of the greatest jockeys of all-time, is also making up the panel of experts which also includes Jason Weaver.
Matt Chapman as ever is on the scene as ITV’s betting reporter, giving punters the latest tips and updates during the race coverage.
Richard Hoiles is ITV Racing’s lead commentator.
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