Flat racing fans who want to watch the live action from Royal Ascot (22-28 June) will need to tune into ITV or a free livestream. With over seven hours’ live footage on the main ITV channel, ITV Racing will be covering five races on each day of the five-day meeting, plus there are plenty of livestream options to choose from too.
If you’re outside your normal country of residence, but want your usual coverage, or if you’d like to have the additional online security offered by a VPN connection, check out the NordVPN, where you can get 73% off, plus a 30-day money back guarantee, and follow the instructions below.
How to watch Royal Ascot from the UK via free livestream
ITV is the place for UK audiences to watch Royal Ascot, with most of the races from the meeting being streamed for free on ITVX. There is also an ITVX app that works on almost all smart devices. Just search for the app on any device, phone or console you have. You will also be able to watch on both the ITV and ITV4 channels on TV.
Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani will host the live TV coverage which runs from 1.30pm to 6pm each day from Tuesday 18 June to Saturday 22 June.
They will be joined daily by former jockey and expert Jason Weaver with Adele Mulrennan Tuesday to Thursday and Megan Nicholls on Friday and Saturday. Former jockey Johnny Murtagh, with 43 Royal Ascot winners to his name, will also join the team at some stage during the week, while Ruby Walsh will offer his expert analysis (Tuesday to Friday).
Oli Bell, Rishi Persad and Matt Chapman will be out and about on course daily, with Luke Harvey down at the starts. Brian Gleeson will be in the betting ring with Richard Hoiles and Mark Johnson commentating on the 35 races. Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins and Lorraine’s Mark Heyes will be taking in all the colour and action around the famous enclosures. Brough Scott and Kevin Blake also join the team throughout the week.
The Opening Show will be presented by Oli Bell on all five days, and he will be joined across the week by Matt Chapman, Rishi Persad, Adele Mulrennan, Megan Nicholls and other guests. They will be out on track every morning with all the latest news and previewing all the day’s big races.
You can also watch the action live via the pay-for channel, RacingTV.
How to watch Royal Ascot on TV
Tuesday 18 June — Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles III Stakes and St. Jame’s Palace Stakes day
ITV4 – The Opening Show – 9.30-10.30am
ITV – live racing – 1.30-6pm
ITV4 – live racing – 5.50-6.30pm
Wednesday 19 June — Prince Of Wales’s Stakes day
ITV4 – The Opening Show – 9.30-10.30am
ITV4 – live racing – 1.30-4.20pm
ITV – live racing – 4.15-6pm
ITV4 – live racing – 5.50-6.30pm
Thursday 20 June — Gold Cup day
ITV4 – The Opening Show – 9.30-10.30am
ITV – live racing – 1.30-4.25pm
ITV – live racing – 4.15-6pm
ITV4 – live racing – 5.50-6.30pm
Friday 21 June — Commonwealth Cup and Coronation Stakes day
ITV4 – The Opening Show – 9.30-10.30am
ITV – live racing – 1.30-4.15pm
ITV4 – live racing – 4.10-6.30pm
Saturday 22 June — Diamond Jubilee Stakes day
ITV4 – The Opening Show – 9.30-10.30am
ITV – live racing – 1.30-4.15pm
ITV4 – live racing – 4.10-6.35pm
How to watch Royal Ascot live from outside your country
If you’re travelling and still want to watch Royal Ascot, this is how you can for free.
Even if you have subscribed to the relevant 2024 Royal Ascot rights holders, you won’t be able to use them when outside your own country. The service will know your location based on your IP address, and will automatically block your access.
There are many VPN providers out there, with some more reliable and safe than others. As a rule, we’d suggest a paid-for service such as NordVPN, where you can get 73% off. This offer also offers a 30-day money back guarantee if you’re not happy with the service.
How to use a VPN
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. NordVPN is the one we recommend.
2. Open up the VPN app and choose the location of the service you wish to access. For instance, if you’re away from the UK and want to view a British service, you’d select UK from the list.
3. Then head over to ITVX on your browser or device and enjoy the free Royal Ascot coverage livestream.
We recommend VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example:
- Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service)
- Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad
We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
Don’t miss the full report from Royal Ascot 2024 in the 27 June issue of Horse & Hound magazine, plus we will be bringing you all of the top stories from the meeting as and when they happen on horseandhound.co.uk
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