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Kevin Taylor

What TV channel is Cheltenham Festival 2020 on? How to watch racing on Irish television

The Cheltenham Festival gets underway today and the action can be watched on Irish TV.

Virgin Media One is showing all of the action, with coverage beginning at 1pm on each day of racing this week.

The first five races each day will be shown on Virgin Media One and ITV, while ive streaming is available for subscribers to Racing TV through their website.

Streaming is also available via most bookmakers website, should you have an account or have an active bet on the race.

Full race schedule

Day one: Champion Day (Tuesday, March 10)

  • 1.30pm, Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle
  • 2.10pm, Racing Post Arkle Novices' Chase
  • 2.50pm, Ultima Handicap Chase
  • 3.30pm, Unibet Champion Hurdle
  • 4.10pm, Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle
  • 4.50pm, Northern Trust Company Novices' Handicap Chase
  • 5.30pm, National Hunt Chase (Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase)

Day two: Ladies Day (Wednesday, March 11)

  • 1.30pm, Ballymore Novices' Hurdle
  • 2.10pm, RSA Insurance Novices' Chase
  • 2.50pm, Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
  • 3.30pm, Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase
  • 4.10pm, Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase
  • 4.50pm, Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle
  • 5.30pm, Weatherbys Champion Bumper

Day three: St Patrick's Day (Thursday, March 12)

  • 1.30pm, MARSH Novices' Chase
  • 2.10pm, Pertemps Network Final (Handicap Hurdle)
  • 2.50pm, Ryanair Chase
  • 3.30pm, Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle
  • 4.10pm, Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate
  • 4.50pm, Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle
  • 5.30pm, Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase

Day four: Gold Cup Day (Friday, March 13)

  • 1.30pm, JCB Triumph Hurdle
  • 2.10pm, Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle
  • 2.50pm, Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle
  • 3.30pm, Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup
  • 4.10pm, St James's Place Foxhunter Chase
  • 4.50pm, Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase
  • 5.30pm, Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
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