Royal Ascot 2022 live stream: How can I watch Gold Cup for FREE on TV in UK today?

Stradivarius will have another attempt at equalling history after falling short last year as he went for a fourth straight triumph, though Kyprios could well spoil the party and hand victory to Aidan O’Brien instead.

Elsewhere on Thursday, the action kicks off with the The Norfolk Stakes, followed by The King George V Stakes and The Ribblesdale Stakes.

The Gold Cup is followed by The Britannia Stakes, The Hampton Court Stakes and finally The Buckingham Palace Stakes.

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes was the feature race on day two, with odds-on favourite Bay Bridge beaten by State Of Rest.

Royal Ascot continues today, the third of five days of racing culminating on Saturday, June 18.

Each day features seven races, with the first starting at 2:30pm BST. The races are run at intervals of either 35 or 40 minutes, with the last race going off at 6:10pm BST.

There are eight Group 1 races across the five days, with at least one on each day. The Ascot Gold Cup takes place at 4:20pm BST on Thursday.

TV channel: On terrestrial television, ITV will show every race of the meeting, with coverage running on ITV1 from 1:30pm-6pm BST. The final race of each day will be shown on ITV4.

Sky Sports Racing also have the rights to show full coverage of the entire meeting, including comprehensive build-up, all 35 races and analysis afterwards.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch the meet online via the Sky Go app, while ITV viewers can do likewise via the ITVHub website and app.