Jump racing lovers will see their pulses ‘racing’ this week as the action is back at Prestbury Park with the two day Cheltenham Showcase Meeting on Friday and Saturday.
There will be two seven-race cards over each of the days – with top National Hunt trainers Dan Skelton, Paul Nicholls, Nicky Henderson and Willie Mullins just some of the big names on show.
ITV Racing To Show NINE Races At Cheltenham Showcase Meeting
The Cheltenham Showcase meeting this Friday and Saturday will also be covered by ITV Racing, who will be at Prestbury Park to broadcast NINE of the fourteen races.
ITV Racing will beam four LIVE races on Friday (25th Oct) and another five on Saturday (26th Oct).
While in between the Cheltenham action they will also be covering some races from Newbury and Doncaster – including the Group One Futurity Trophy Stakes, where recent Royal Lodge Stakes winner Wimbledon Hawkeye is one of the fancies with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK.
They last raced at Cheltenham on the 17th and 18th April – so racing returns to Prestbury Park after a six month break.
Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Race Times: Friday 25th October 2024
The day one Cheltenham Showcase meeting ITV Racing coverage will be fronted by Oli Bell, with analysis from Tom Scudamore and Mick Fitzgerald, plus reports from Alice Plunkett and horse racing commentary from Mark Johnson.
- 1:15 – Foundation Developments Handicap Hurdle Cl3 (3yo+ 0-140) 2m4f RTV
- 1:50 – William Hill Top Price Guarantee Novices’ Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 2m ITV
- 2:25 – squareintheair.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 2m ITV
- 3:00 – Sky Bet Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Sharp Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB Race) Cl1 (4yo+) 2m½f ITV
- 3:35 – Glenfarclas Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Chase Cl3 (4yo+ 0-125) 3m1f ITV
- 4:10 – Alastair Down Press Room Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 2m4f RTV
- 4:45 – Abu Dhabi Digital Markets Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (Challenger 2-Mile Series Qualifier) Cl3 (3yo+ 0-140) 2m½f RTV
Latest Cheltenham Racecourse Going, Ground and Weather
The current Cheltenham going is GOOD, good-to-soft in places – with the Going Stick 6.6.
However, there is a chance of some rain as the week moves on – into Friday and Saturday – so the ground conditions could change as race day draws nearer.
Here at SportsCasting, you can also get daily horse racing insights and expert advice from Andrew Mount – who provides his best bets and SpreadEx analysis each day.
Cheltenham Showcase Meeting Race Times: Saturday 26th October 2024
Onto Saturday and day two of the Cheltenham Showcase Meeting will see seven more races and five of them covered on ITV Racing.
Oli Bell is again in the presenting hot-seat with analysis from former jockeys Tom Scudamore and Mick Fitzgerald.
With reports from Rishi Persad, Alice Plunkett and Matt Chapman, plus Mark Johnson providing the commentary again.
- 1:10 – William Hill Top Price Guarantee Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl3 (4yo+) 2m4f ITV
- 1:45 – William Hill Betting Done Properly Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 3m ITV
- 2:20 – William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 3m1f ITV
- 2:55 – Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo+) 3m ITV
- 3:30 – Masterson Holdings Hurdle (GBB Race) Cl2 (4yo) 2m½f ITV
- 4:05 – William Hill Most Top Prices Novices’ Chase (GBB Race) Cl2 (5yo+) 3m½f RTV
- 4:40 – Junior Jumpers Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race) Cl2 (4-5yo) 2m½f RTV