How to watch all seven Aintree races on Thursday FREE – will be a popular question for horse racing fans this week. Why? Well, the ITV horse racing team are only showing five (of seven) Grand National Festival races LIVE on Day 1.
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How To Watch ALL Grand National Festival Races On Thursday FREE
Join up with leading Grand National bookmaker – bet365 – that will allow you to stream ALL 7 races via their website or betting app on Day 1 of the Grand National Festival.
Just follow the simple steps below to join and ANY Aintree race you bet on with bet365 can be streamed LIVE on their platform.
- Create a bet365 account
- Deposit ÂŁ10
- Place a qualifying bet (min odds 1/5)
- Get a ÂŁ30 in free bets and watch ANY Grand National Festival Day 1 race you place a bet on
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Grand National Festival Live Stream for Free with bet365
The top news is that when betting with most of the bookmakers featured on our ‘best horse racing betting sites‘ page – you will be able to stream the Aintree races LIVE via their site or on their mobile betting app.
For example, when placing bets with bet365, who also have a ‘bet ÂŁ10, get ÂŁ30’ free bet welcome offer, you can stream ALL the Grand National Festival races and will solve the – ‘how to watch the non-televised Grand National Festival races on Thursday’ – problem.
ITV Racing To Broadcast Five Grand National Festival Races LIVE On Day 1
Yes, the terrestrial TV Channel ITV will be showing five 2023 Grand National Festival races each day. These will be all of the races on each day apart from the first race and the last race.
However, these means the 1:45pm and final race each day WON’T be shown on ITV – so how can you watch the other two Grand National Festival races on Thursday for FREE?
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Grand National Festival Festival ITV Racing Schedule for 2023 Meeting
The ITV Horse Racing team will be broadcasting five races LIVE each day – see the full list and race times below for the remaining days.
Note that all the ITV Aintree races are on their main channel (ITV1). The first and last races of each day at the Grand National Festival are non-televised. ITV will be showing five races across each of the three days.
Other than that, ITV are showing 15 live races on their channel for your viewing pleasure as a horse racing fan.
Opening Day – Thursday 13th April 2023
- 1.45pm The Manifesto Novices’ Steeple Chase (Class 1) Grade 1 2m 4f
- 2.20pm The Jewson Anniversary 4-y-o Juvenile Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 1 2m 1f ITV
- 2.55pm The Aintree Bowl Steeple Chase (Class 1) Grade 1 3m 1f ITV
- 3.30pm The William Hill Aintree Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 1 2m 4f ITV
- 4.05pm The Randox Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Steeple Chase 2m 5f ITV
- 4.40pm The Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 1) Grade 3 2m ITV
- 5.15pm The Goffs UK Nickel Coin Mares’ Standard Open NH Flat (Grade 2) 2m 1f
Ladies Day – Friday 14th April 2023
- 1:45pm The Mildmay Novices’ Steeple Chase (Class 1) Grade 1 3m 1f
- 2.20pm The William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 3 2m 4f ITV
- 2.55pm The Top Novices’ Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 1 2m ½f ITV
- 3.30pm The Marsh Steeple Chase (Registered as the Melling) (Grade 1) 2m 4f ITV
- 4.05pm The Randox Supports Race Against Dementia Topham Chase (Grade 3) 2m 5f ITV
- 4.40pm The Cavani Menswear Sefton Novices’ Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 1 3m ½f ITV
- 5.15pm The Abersoch Land and Sea Handicap Hurdle (Class 2) (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) 2m ½f
Randox Grand National Day – Saturday 15th April 2023
- 1:45pm The EFT Systems Maghull Novices’ Steeple Chase (Class 1) Grade 1 2m
- 2.25pm The Village Hotels Handicap Hurdle (Class 1) 3m ½f ITV
- 3.00pm The Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 1 2m 4f ITV
- 3.35pm The JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (Class 1) Grade 1 3m ½f ITV
- 4.15pm The William Hill Freebooter Handicap Steeple Chase (Class 1) Grade 3 3m 1f ITV
- 5:15pm The Randox Grand National Steeple Chase (Grade 3) 4m 2½f ITV
- 6:20pm Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Grade 2) 2m 1f
Also Watch ALL Grand National Festival Races LIVE On RacingTV
You can also view the 2023 Grand National Festival on digital cable channel RacingTV. There is a monthly subscription to join the RacingTV channel, who will be showing ALL 21 Grand National Festival races, but they often have special offers to look out for.
The 2023 Grand National Festival RacingTV coverage will be presented by popular horse racing guru Nick Luck.
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Other Grand National Festival Live Streaming Questions
What Times Are The 2023 Grand National Festival Races?
Over the three days of the Grand National Festival, there are seven races each day. The first race will be at 1:45pm each day, with the final Grand National Festival 2023 race at 5:15pm bar on Saturday when the final race is at 6:20pm.
- 1st race – 1:30pm
- 2nd race – 2:10pm
- 3rd race – 2:50pm
- 4th race – 3:30pm
- 5th race – 4:10pm
- 6th race – 4:50pm
- 7th race – 5:30pm
How Many Grand National Festival Races Are There?
There are 21 Grand National Festival races (7 on each of the three days). You can keep up with all the 2023 Grand National Festival results here.
Can I Listen to The Grand National Festival Races on Radio?
Yes, you can. If you are not able to get to a screen or watch a race via one of the best live horse racing streaming sites, there is the option to listen to the Grand National Festival 2023 action on the radio.
BBC Radio 5 will have live commentaries on the races, while the main races each day – like the Randox Grand National Steeple Chase – can be heard LIVE on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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