ITV Racing Tips for Today Live Racing Action

Horse racing tips for the live ITV Racing action

Updated: May 8, 2025 at 3:27 pm GMT+1

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Our expert ITV Racing tips cover every live race shown on ITV, including top meetings like the Cheltenham Festival, Royal Ascot, and more - plus the best horse racing free bets to use.

ITV Racing Tips Today

Our ITV racing tips today come from the meeting at Chester, it's the final day of the meeting at also Chester Cup day.

A full ITV racing schedule can also be found on this page, detailing every race live on free to air TV in the UK.

2:35pm Chester - Huxley Stakes Betting Tips

Alan Kelly has a selection for us in the Huxley Stakes to kick off Friday's ITV Racing tips.

He goes each way with Certain Lad, for Jack Channon. From an in form yard, this model of consistency can get involved in the finish here.

3:05pm Chester - Chester Cup Betting Tips

Alan Kelly goes with Triumph Hurdle third East India Dock in the Chester Cup, also his NAP of the day selection on Friday.

An impressive winner at Goodwood when last seen on the flat, he's up to a mark of 89, but there could still be plenty of improvement left, and based on hurdling exploits, there's more to come.


ITV Racing Schedule & Tips

See the upcoming races below to work out what ITV horse racing betting tips will be available in the coming days from our tipsters.

Friday, May 9th – Live Racing on ITV4

TimeRace Title
1:30pm ChesterGrosvenor Handicap
1:50pm AscotHandicap
2:05pm ChesterMaiden
2:35pm ChesterHuxley Stakes (Group 2)
3:05pm ChesterChester Cup (Heritage Handicap)
3:40pm ChesterHandicap

Saturday, May 10th – Live Racing on ITV

TimeRace Title
1:15pm LingfieldWilliam Hill Handicap
1:35pm HaydockSwinton Handicap Hurdle
1:50pm LingfieldWilliam Hill Handicap
2:05pm AscotFillies Handicap
2:25pm LingfieldOaks Trial (Listed)
2:40pm AscotVictoria Cup
3:00pm LingfieldDerby Trial (Listed)
3:15pm AscotHandicap
3:35pm LingfieldChartwell Fillies Stakes (Group 3)

Wednesday, May 14th – Live Racing on ITV

TimeRace Title
2:10pm YorkJorvik Handicap
2:25pm YarmouthHandicap
2:42pm YorkHandicap
3:13pm YorkDuke Of York Stakes (Group 2)
3:45pm YorkMusidora Stakes (Group 3)
4:18pm YorkHandicap

How We Pick Out ITV Racing Tips

The formula is simple, because our free ITV tips come direct from the tipsters we have on site every day of the year.

So while ITV racing tips are of course more popular, we follow the same tried and trusted method to deliver you the best ITV racing predictions.

Alan Kelly and Charlie McCann are the trusted horse racing tipsters here at Free Bets, both working hard to find you the biggest winners from the best races.

When are Our ITV Tips Updated?

As soon as our daily tips are available from Alan and Charlie, we'll give you our expert tips for ITV races today, so you can see what they fancy from the TV races.

So, if you're looking for opening show tips in the morning as you watch that program, or you want tips as the racing is taking place, you will be able to come here and get exactly what you need.

Our ITV Racing Tipsters

We have two horse racing tipsters that work on Freebets every week of the season.

As part of the horse racing tips they offer, we'll have selections for the big ITV racing meetings, as our experts give their picks for the very best horse racing events.

Charlie McCann

Having been with us for some time now, Charlie McCann has built up an impressive following, with people logging onto the site every day to see his free horse racing tips.

Proven to be one of the best horse racing tipsters around, Charlie has an impressive profit and loss portfolio behind him, stretching all the way back to 2022, which is when we began to track his figures here.

He's definitely a man you want on your side throughout both the flat and national hunt seasons.

Alan Kelly

Alan Kelly is another long term contributor to Freebets, and he's another, who amongst horse racing tipsters, has a strong reputation.

Alan works almost daily on site, covering six days a week plus selected Sunday's when the racing is good.

He tailors his Saturday tips solely towards the televised action, so he's the man to deliver free horse racing tips ITV Saturday's every single week of the year. So whether it's during racing, or you're looking in the morning for Opening Show tips, Alan is your man on Saturday.

FAQs

What are today’s ITV racing tips?
We'll bring you the ITV racing tips today as soon as our tipsters have confirmed their selections, which is usually around 24 hours before the racing begins.
Who is the NAP for today’s ITV races?
Both Alan Kelly and Charlie McCann nominate a NAP selection inside their tips, so you'll be able to get their best bets right here.
Which ITV7 horses are tipped to win?
Match up the selections from our horse racing tipsters to the ITV7 races each week, to get the selections you need for the ITV7 competition.
Where is today’s ITV racing coverage happening?
Our ITV schedule will bring you the races covered live, plus off times for every day there is free to air racing coverage.
What time do the ITV races start today?
Check out our dedicated ITV schedule for the day you're interested in, which will give you the start time for every race covered.
Are there any strong each-way bets?
Our tipsters offer a variety of win selections and strong each way bets at bigger odds if that is how you like to bet.
How accurate are ITV racing tipsters?
Both Charlie and Alan have a proven track record of delivering winners, with profit and loss totals displayed and updated weekly on their pages on site.
Which jockeys and trainers are in form today?
Our tipsters will use and highlight stats such as trainers and jockeys in form when making their picks, giving you the insight you need with their thoughts, as well as their selections.
What are the betting odds for ITV races?
The latest ITV racing betting odds will be available for you to view alongside the tips that we give on this page, so you can see what the market looks like.
Can I get ITV racing tips for tomorrow?
Yes, we add all our tips a day in advance of racing, so you will be able to see tomorrow's tips on this page.

* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.


Scott McGlynn

Scott McGlynn

Scott is an experienced betting content writer supplying content to major bookmakers and several sports betting websites. His passions are horse racing and Scottish football, and he’s a regular attendee at racetracks at home and abroad.

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