Cheltenham Festival 2022 live stream and TV channel FREE: How to watch EVERY race – start times and schedule

THE GREATEST show on turf, the Cheltenham Festival, is rolling on at pace.

All eyes will be on Prestbury Park with 28 races - including the illustrious Gold Cup - to follow, and here is how to watch ALL of them.

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ITV 1 will be showing the first FIVE races every day, with Racing TV and bookmakers' websites showing the other two.

When is Cheltenham Festival 2022?

The Cheltenham Festival began on Tuesday, March 15 and runs for four days until Friday, March 18.

Racing gets going at 1.30pm each day, with the seventh and final race of the day at 5.30pm.

And remember, spectators are BACK at Prestbury Park this year.

SunSport will be bringing you all of the tips for every race plus full coverage from the week with our dedicated live blog.

What TV channel and live stream is Cheltenham Festival 2022 on?

ITV 1 will be showing the first five of the seven races each day, with Ed Chamberlain and Francesca Cumani at the helm.

ITV 1 begin their coverage at 12.50pm following the news.

Then the final two will be shown on Racing TV and also available through bookmakers' websites.

While for radio commentary, will be broadcasting the first four races each day.

All you need for Cheltenham Festival 2022

• Cheltenham Festival LIVE - Latest results and tips from day one
• Cheltenham Festival FREE BETS - new customer offers
• Race schedule, TV channel and live stream info for the biggest show on turf
• Get £60 in FREE BETS - Get £10 to spend on SIX races on Tuesday with Paddy Power
• Gold Cup 2022 guide - all the latest odds for Friday's showpiece race

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What is the Cheltenham race schedule for each day?

Seven races will take place each day, with the marquee race of the day off at 3.30pm.

Tuesday, March 15 - Champion Day

• 1.30pm Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 2.10pm Arkle Novices’ Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 2.50pm Ultima Handicap Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 3.30pm Champion Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 4.10pm Mares’ Hurdle (ITV 1)
• 4.50pm Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Racing TV)
• 5.30pm National Hunt Novices’ Chase (Racing TV)

Wednesday, March 16 - Ladies Day

• 1.30pm Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 2.10pm Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 2.50pm Coral Cup (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 3.30pm Champion Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 4.10pm Cross Country Chase (ITV 1)
• 4.50pm Grand Annual Handicap Chase (Racing TV)
• 5.30pm Champion Bumper (Racing TV)

Thursday, March 17 - St Patrick’s Thursday

• 1.30pm Turners Novices’ Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 2.10pm Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 2.50pm Ryanair Chase (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 3.30pm Stayers’ Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 4.10pm Paddy Power Plate (ITV 1)
• 4.50pm Mares’ Novice Hurdle (Racing TV)
• 5.30pm Kim Muir Challenge Cup (Racing TV)

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Friday, March 18 - Gold Cup Day

• 1.30pm Triumph Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 2.10pm County Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 2.50pm Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 3.30pm Gold Cup (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
• 4.10pm Festival Hunters’ Chase (ITV 1)
• 4.50pm Mares’ Chase (Racing TV)
• 5.30pm Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle (Racing TV)