Best of England, Scotland and Ireland with 18 races on ITV this weekend

Best of England, Scotland and Ireland with 18 races on ITV this weekend

ITV Racing will be on terrestrial television both days this weekend showcasing the best of English, Scottish and Irish Racing and showing six Grade One races.

On Saturday 4 February, the team are at Sandown on ITV with the highlight, the Grade One Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices Chase, one of five races shown from the track.

Coverage also includes racing from the Scottish Cheltenham Trials at Musselburgh and the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup from Leopardstown, part of the Dublin Racing Festival and with Galopin des Champs out to throw down his gauntlet for this year’s Boodles’ Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Sunday’s ITV4 coverage then focuses on the Dublin Racing Festival with the Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle seeing if the superstar mare Honeysuckle can get her career back on track, along with four other races from the track, as well as four more from Musselburgh’s Cheltenham Trials.

Saturday 4 February ITV 1-4pm

SANDOWN13:10 - Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f13:45 VirginBet Handicap Chase 1m 7 1/2f14:20 Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase - Grade 1 2m 4f14:55 Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle 2m 7 1/2f15:30 Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase 3m

MUSSELBURGH13:28 bet365 Auld Yin C/J Veterans Handicap Chase 3m14:03 bet365 Edinburgh National 3m 7 1/2f15:16 bet365 Scottish County Hurdle 1m 7 1/2f

WETHERBY14:40 William Hill Towton Novices' Chase 3m

LEOPARDSTOWN15:05 Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup - Grade 1 3m

Sunday 5 February ITV4 1.10-4pm

LEOPARDSTOWN13:40 Ladbrokes Novice Chase 2m5f14:10 Ladbrokes Dublin Chase 2m1f14:40 Bulmers Handicap Chase 2m5f15:10 Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle 2m15:40 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle 2m

MUSSELBURGH13:22 bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle 1m7 1/2f13:55 bet365 Scottish Champion Chase 2m14:25 bet365 Scottish Supreme Novices' Hurdle 1m 7 1/2f