The UK's richest race live on Channel 4

This weekend (Friday, June 6th and Saturday, June 7th) sees the two-day Investec Derby Festival live on Channel 4 and features the UK’s richest race and ultimate test – The Investec Derby.

Coverage starts at 1:10pm on Friday and includes five feature races. The opening day carries the much anticipated 4:00pm Investec Oaks (In memory of Sir Henry Cecil) Grade 1 contest run over one mile, four furlongs and 10 yards. From the 176fillies entered, three – Dazzling, Marvellous and Palace – come from the legendary Aiden O’Brien stable in a bid to regain the Oaks title.

Channel 4’s racing coverage from the Investec Derby Festival is presented by Clare Balding and Nick Luck with Jim McGrath, Mick Fitzgerald and Graham Cunningham providing analysis from the track-side studio that will be positioned within the winning post facade. Commentator Simon Holt will call home all 10 feature races with Rishi Persad and Emma Spencer responsible for reporting duties. To assist on the unprecedented Irish entries and form, Brian Gleeson will be called to action. The latest betting news and statistics will be scrutinised by Tanya Stevenson while Alastair Down completes the line-up to deliver daily essay-style preview packages.

Saturday’s Morning Line is live at 8am on Investec Derby Day with special guests Andrea Atzerni – rider of Kingston Hill - and Derby virgins, David Probert and Oisin Murphy.

Three-and-a-half hours of live afternoon action begins at 1pm with the UK’s richest race off at 4pm. An array of features will complement the coverage including an At Home With Ryan Moore – in which Mattie Batchelor, formerly Ryan’sbabysitter, uncovers the jockey’s relationship with the media and his ambition to ride the best horses in the sport.   A two-part interview with Aidan O’Brien reveals why the Epsom Derby is the ultimate test and includes the trainers thoughts on this year’s contender, Australia. And, Clare Balding interviews Kieren Fallon in his bid to ride his fifth Oaks winner on Ihtimal and unearths the jockey’s perspective on his career revival.