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Malik Ouzia

Cheltenham Festival 2022 live stream: How can I watch Gold Cup on TV in UK for FREE today?

The 2022 Cheltenham Festival concludes with one final bumper day of racing, including the prestigious Gold Cup.

The feature race of the week this afternoon is set to be a highly competitive affair, with Minella Indo looking to defend his crown from 2021.

However, the much-fancied Galvin, last year’s runner-up A Plus Tard and Al Boum Photo look set to pose a tough test, as do the likes of Protektorat and Royale Pagaille.

On Thursday, Flooring Porter triumphed again in the feature Stayers’ Hurdle, while there was success for Bob Olinger in the Turners Novices’ Chase after key rival Galopin Des Champs fell at the final fence.

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL LIVE!

Spectators are back on course after the 2021 Festival took place behind closed doors during the Covid-19 pandemic and a record crowd is expected across the week, but many, many more fans will be tuning in on television around the country.

Here’s how you can follow all the action...

Cheltenham Festival 2022 dates and start times

The 2022 Cheltenham Festival began on Tuesday, March 15 and runs until Friday, March 18.

There are seven races each day, the first starting at 1:30pm GMT and the last race going off at 5:30pm. The feature race - which is the Gold Cup on Friday - takes place at 3:30pm.

How to watch the Cheltenham Festival 2022

TV channel: The only place to watch the Festival in its entirety is on Racing TV, which offers subscriptions starting from £10 for a day pass, as well as monthly and annual deals. Coverage starts from 10am each day on the channel.

On terrestrial TV, ITV1 will show live coverage of the first five races each day. Coverage starts at 12:40pm, with the hour-long Opening Show on ITV4 at 9am on each day of the meeting to preview the action.

Live stream: Racing TV subscribers can stream the action live via the website or app, while ITV viewers can do likewise via the ITVHub website and app.

You can also follow all the action LIVE every day with Standard Sport’s dedicated live blog.

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