Cheltenham Festival is one of the largest horse racing festivals of the year. It is still going ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic and the UK lockdown.

Unfortunately there will be no fans able to attend this year so fans will be watching through their TV screens and radios.

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So where can you watch the Cheltenham races 2021 on tv?

ITV and Racing TV hold the rights to show the Cheltenham races. ITV will show the first 6 races of each day. Live from 1pm to 4.30pm on ITV1 and on the ITV Hub online. There will also be a preview show daily on ITV4 form 9.30am.

Racing TV will show all the races but it requires a subscription to watch. (Sky channel 426 or Virgin Media channel 536) or you can stream online. It costs £10 per day or £25 a month.

Full Cheltenham Festival TV schedule

The full race schedule for the 2021 Cheltenham Festival is as follows (all races on ITV1 and Racing TV unless otherwise noted):

Tuesday 16th March 2021

• 1.20pm The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)

• 1.55pm The Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase (Grade1)

• 2.30pm The Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase (Grade 3)

• 3.05pm The Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1)

• 3.40pm The Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle Race (Grade 1)

• 4.15pm The Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Race (Grade 3)

• 4.50pm The Sam Vestey National Hunt Novices' Chase (Amateur Riders' Novices' Steeple Chase) (Grade 2) (Racing TV only)

Wednesday 17th March 2021

• 1.20pm The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)

• 1.55pm The Brown Advisory Steeple Chase (Grade 1)

• 14:30 The Coral Cup Hurdle (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Grade 3)

• 3.05pm The Betway Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (Grade 1)

• 3.40pm The Glenfarclas Cross Country Steeple Chase

• 4.15pm The Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Steeple Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3)

• 4.50pm The Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (Racing TV only)

Thursday 18th March 2021

• 1.20pm The Marsh Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)

• 1.55pm The Pertemps Network Final (A Handicap Hurdle Race) (Listed)

• 14:30 The Ryanair Steeple Chase (Grade 1)

• 3.05pm The Paddy Power Stayers Hurdle Race (Grade 1)

• 3.40pm The Paddy Power Plate (A Handicap Steeple Chase) (Grade 3)

• 4.15pm The Dawn Run Mares Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2)

• 4.50pm Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup (sponsored by the JRL Group) (0-145) (Racing TV only)

Friday 19th March 2021

• 1.20pm The JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1)

• 1.55pm The County Handicap Hurdle Race (Grade 3)

• 14:30 The Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)

• 3.05pm The WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (Grade 1)

• 3.40pm The St. James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Steeple Chase

• 4.15pm The Mrs Paddy Power Mares Steeple Chase (Grade 2)

• 4.50pm Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (Racing TV only)