ITV Racing will already be concerned about the prospects for the Derby in early June and Royal Ascot soon after
ITV Racing will broadcast five races from Thurles in
Ireland on ITV4 on Saturday presented by its regular anchor Ed Chamberlin and using “the smallest possible team” at a studio in
Britain to produce the programme.
The move follows the decision by Horse Racing Ireland to stage one race meeting each day from Friday, which is under daily review to ensure it does not impact on the
Irish government’s strategy to deal with the impact of coronavirus. If the meeting goes ahead it is likely to attract maximum fields for nearly all seven races as it has attracted a huge total of 221 initial entries.