Cheltenham Festival Previews 2017

[Old Vic]

Cheltenham Preview Evenings 2017


Date: Saturday 18th February - Ascot

Ascot logoVenue: Ascot Racecourse
Price: from £24 with racing
Start time: after racing
In aid of:
Sponsored:
Host: Ed Chamberlin
Panel: Paul Nicholls,
Book: Ascot Racecourse

Park Hotel, Waterford - Feb 27th @ 7.30pm

Panel; AP McCoy, Richard Johnson, Mike Cattermole, Henry De Bromhead, Patrick Mullins, Davy Russell, Alan King, Carl Llewellyn.




Date: Thursday 2 March - Chepstow

Chepstow logoVenue: Chepstow Racecourse
Price: £25 including supper
Start time: 7pm
In aid of: Velindre Cancer Hospital and Racing Welfare
Sponsored by: Coral
Host: Simon Clare
Panel: Richard Johnson, Paul Nicholls, Jeremy Kyle with Ruby Walsh and Sir Anthony McCoy joined by Facetime.
Visit www.chepstow-racecourse.co.uk for more details 01291 622260



Date: Thursday 2 March - London

Venue: The Walkabout, Temple Station, Temple Place, London, WC2R 2PH
Price: £5.80
Start time: 5pm - 11.30pm
In aid of: Oaksey House
Sponsored by: BetBright
Host: Nick Luck
Panel: Rich Ricci, Paul Kealy, Joe Tizzard
Visit: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/betbright-cheltenham-preview-tickets-31595890158



Date: Thursday 2nd March - Cirencester - (Thoroughbred Club Members only)

Venue: Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester
Sponsored by: Lycetts
Host:
Panel: Sam Hoskins, Adam Ward, Melissa Jones, Tom Symonds, Nick Scholfield.



Date: Thursday 2 March - Kirkham Abbey, North Yorkshire

Venue: The Stone Trough Inn
Price: £12.50, includes pie, pea and mash supper, and complimenary bottle of Horsetown BeerStart time: 7pm
In aid of: Racing Welfare and Laura Barry
Host: Niall Hannity
Panel: Bobby Beevers, John Quinn, Max Pimlott
Call 01653 618713 to book


Date: Friday 3 March Star Sports Cheltenham Preview Evening – Hereford Racecourse

Hereford logoVenue: Hereford Racecourse
Price: £25 before Feb 1st, £30 thereafter. Includes admission, bowl of Herefordshire beef stew plus a ticket for racing at Hereford onSaturday11 March.
Start time:7pm
Sponsored by: Star Sports
In aid of: Raffle in aid of St Michael’s Hospice
Host: Gordon‘Gordy’ Clarkson
Panel: Paul Nicholls, Richard Johnson, BBC 5 Live’s Cornelius Lysaght and Luke Tarr from Star Sports.

Book: Call 01432 273 560 or onlinehttp://www.hereford-racecourse.co.uk/events/star-sports-cheltenham-festival-preview-evening-03-march-2017



Date: Sunday 5th March - Co. Meath

Venue: Trim Castle Hotel, Castle Street, Co Meath
Price: €20
Start time: 7pm
Sponsored by: Paddy Power
In aid of: The Down Syndrome Centre
Host: Matt Chapman
Panel: Gordon elliott, Gary O'Brien, Robbie Power, Davy Russell
Book: call (00 353) 46 9483000



Date: Tuesday 7 March - Newry

Venue: Canal Court Hotel, Newry
Price: £15. Book tickets via Darren 07526 336735 or 3furlongsout@gmail.com
Start time: 7.30pm
Sponsored by:
In aid of: Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust
Host: Stephen Power (@racingblogger)
Panel: Peter Casey, Sean Flanagan, Danny Mullins, Colin McBratney

Date: Tuesday 7 March - Exeter

Exeter logoVenue: Exeter Racecourse
Price: £13
Start time: after racing
Sponsored by: Star Sports
In aid of:
Host: Gareth Topham
Panel: David Pipe, Luke Harbvey, Philip Hobbs, Nick Schofield, Harry Derham,



Date: Tuesday 7th March – The Wood Norton Hotel and Restaurant, Nr Evesham

Venue: The Wood Norton Hotel and Restaurant, nr Evesham, WR11 4YB
Price: £35 (includes two course evening meal with tea/coffee) Book: call 01285 700900
Start time: 6.15pm for 7pm dinner
Sponsored by: Gwillams Farm Shop, Worcester
In aid of: St Richards Hospice
Host: TBC
Panel: Paddy Brennan, Harry Skelton, Dr Richard Newland
Website: www.strichards.org.uk/cheltenham-preview

8th March 2017 Cheltenham Preview Night at Westmanstown Sports & Conference Centre @ 8pm SHARP

Panel: IVAN YEATS MC, RUBY WALSH, BARRY GERAGHTY, DAVY RUSSELL, GORDON ELLIOTT, DAVE JENNINGS (RP) and PADDY POWER (Bookmaker), Tickets €20 including €10 matched bet, a copy Racing Post Cheltenham Preview Booklet



Date: Wednesday 8th March - Bath

Bath logoVenue: Royal Crescent restaurant, Bath Racecourse
Price: £20
Start time: 7pm
Sponsored by: Corals
In aid of: Velindre Cancer Hospital and Racing Welfare
Host: Simon Clare
Panel: Richard Phillips, Paul Nicholls and Joe Tizzard
01225 424609



Date: Wednesday 8th March - Middleton Cheney

Venue: Middleton Cheney Socila Club, Astrop Road, Middleton Cheney, Nr Banbury, OX17 2PG
Price: £10
Start time: 7pm
Sponsored by: William Hill
In aid of: Transplant Sport UK
Host:
Panel: Richard Hoiles, Jon Ivan Duke, Charlie Longsdon, Tom Messenger, Paul Jones
Book:Andrew Hook - 07900 692154 or juniorhook21@aol.com



Date: Wednesday 8th March - London

Venue: City Sport Pub and Grill, 5 Minories, London EC3N 1BJ (Aldgate Tube)
Price: £25
Start time: by 7pm for a 7.30pm start
In aid of: Injured Jockeys Fund, Child i's and Ellenor (formerly Ellenor Lions Hospice)
Host:
Panel: Tony Calvin, Lian Dye, Rory Delargy
Website: The CFI Team info@cheltenhamfestivalinfo.com



Date: Wednesay 8th March - Dungarvan

Venue: Quealy's Bar, 82 O'Connell Street, Dungarvan
Price: €10
Start time: 7.30
Sponsored by: Paddy Power
In aid of: Dungarven Farmers PTP and Water Waterford Hospice Support Group
Host: Stephen Cass
Panel: Joseph O'Brien, Brian Gleeson, Johnny Ward, Frank Hickey
Book: Quealy's Bar. (00353) 58 24555



Date: Thursday 9th March - Doncaster Racecourse

Doncaster logoVenue: Doncaster Racecourse
Price: £10 plus pie and peas, and £10 bet with Skybet
Start time:
Sponsored by: Skybet
In aid of:
Host: Ed Chamberlin
Panel: Ben Pauling, Mark Howard, Dave Ord, Michael Shinners



Date: Thursday 9th March - London

Venue: Holiday Inn, Kensignton SW7 4DN (2mins from Gloucester Road tube)
Price: £8 members, £15 non-members (includes free Cheltenham Guide)
Start time: 7.15pm
Sponsored by: Star Sports
Host: Lee Mottershead
Panel: Martin Chapman (Star Sports), Lydia Hislop (RUK), Phil SMith (BHA Head of Handicapping)
www.londonracingclub.org



Date: Friday 10 March - Taunton Racecourse

Taunton LogoVenue: Taunton Racecourse
Price: £10. £12.50 on the door
Start time: Doors open 6pm, begins at 7pm.
Sponsored by: Star Sports
Host: Jim Old
Panel: Philip Hobbs, Paul Nicholls, David Pipe
Book: tauntonracecourse.co.uk



Date: Friday 10 March - London

Venue: Smith & Wollensky, The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HT
Price: £1,460 for a table of 10
Start time: 12.30 with champagne reception, lunch and Preview at 3pm, drinks at 4pm.
Sponsored by: Star Sports
In aid of: Maggies Cancer Centre
Panel: Mick Fitzgerald, Gina Bryce, Luke Tarr and Bill Esdaile
Book: Lilian Fantinatti 020 7321 6007 lilian@smithandwollensky.co.uk

Date: Friday 10 March - Kings Head, Cirencester

Venue: Kings Head, Cirencester
Price: £15 (include drinks and canapes.).
Start time: 7pm
Sponsored by: Strutt & Parker
In aid of: Injured Jockets Fund
Host: Tom Clarkson
Panel: Nico de Boinville, Luke Tarr (Starsports), Sam Thomas, Charlie Longsdon, Ben Hastie (Cheltenham groundstaff)
Book: call 01285 700900

Date: Friday 10 March - Co Cork

Venue: Walter Raleigh Hotel, Youghal
Price: €10
Start time: 8pm
Sponsored by: Paddy Power
Panel: Denis O'Regan, Tommy Lyons

Date: Saturday 11th March - Bishops Cleeve

Venue: Bishops Cleeve Football Club, GL52 3PD
Price: £5
Sponsored by:
In aid of: Winston's Wish
Host: Aly Vance
Panel: Fergal O'Brien, Paddy Prennan, Melissa Jones, Mat Nicholls (Kim Bailey's assistant)
Book: @marcblackford

Date: Sunday 12 March - Cheltenham Racecourse

Cheltenham logoVenue: Cheltenham Racecourse
Price: £6pp
Start time:
Sponsored by: OLBG
In aid of:
Host:
Panel: Joe Tizzard, Tom Malone, Noel Fehily
Book:

Lets Live Racing Preview at Cheltenham Town FC, Monday night before festival in aid of Injured Jockeys Fund

* PAUL JONES - statistical form analyst for ATR & former author of the Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide
* TOM MESSENGER - recently retired jockey with nearly 200 winners under his belt & now working as assistant trainer to the powerhouse Dan Skelton yard
* MICHAEL SHINNERS - racecourse PR Manager for Skybet
* RYAN HATCH - won the RSA Chase in 2016 & was riding as No1 to the powerful Nigel Twiston Davies yard until taking a fall at Cheltenham in early December
* TOM BELLAMY - top conditional jockey who is attached to the very powerful Alan King yard
* DAVY RUSSELL - former Irish Champion Jockey who won the 2014 Gold Cup on Lord Windermere, he is sure to have a great book of rides this year as usual

 

[Kevloaf]

I've never actually been to one, and I don't think they'll have any in the north west? And I'm not sure anyone I know would want to go .... but watching them online and reading through the transcripts line by line on here had become part of my ritual haha

 

[Old Vic]

I've never actually been to one, and I don't think they'll have any in the north west? And I'm not sure anyone I know would want to go .... but watching them online and reading through the transcripts line by line on here had become part of my ritual haha

Where's you closest course Kev ? A few Northern courses run nights.

 

[Deleted member 4957]

There's plenty everywhere these days Kev.
They definitely had one at Haydock Park last year...

 

[Kevloaf]

Oh how exciting.

Chester, Bangor and Haydock ... so Haydock sounds perfect! All within an hour...

 

[Deleted member 4957]

I think they even have one at Cartmel and Carlisle Kev, are you that far up ?

 

[Old Vic]

Newry, Co Down Tuesday 7 March

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[Old Vic]

Oh how exciting.

Chester, Bangor and Haydock ... so Haydock sounds perfect! All within an hour...

The Haydock Cheltenham Preview is organised by Northern Racing Club - no 2017 date on the website yet - last year was Monday 7 March.

Their website is at http://the-nrc.weebly.com/

 

[Faugheen_Machine]

I'm going to an evening with AP McCoy at the end Feb which is meant to double up as a Cheltenhampreview. I'll post something afterwards.

 

[jono]

Great time of year when the festival previews start popping...you know it's not too long to go

Love reading through these and if i recall it was coming across these previews a couple of years back that made me aware of this forum :encouragement:

I had planned to go to the one held at Cheltenham racecourse on the Sunday before the festival last year but couldn't make it in the end.
Any recommendations to ones in the South?

 

[Deleted member 4957]

My personal view is there are too many now Jono, I think there were over 60 last year.
They stretch across a 4 week period now and so much changes in the lead up to the festival.

If you want to go along, listen to a few people from within the game, have a few beers and generally whet your appetite for the week then you'll have a great time, but if you're looking for a few nuggets of information that aren't in the public domain you'll probably be disappointed as the modern world social media and instant news means prevents this.

If you find one with Davy Russell on the panel then you'll be entertained....

 

[jono]

Haha! :highly_amused: yeah i soon learnt to take anything that is said in a festival preview regardless of who it is with a pinch of salt! I'd treat it exactly like you said - entertainment with a few beers and whetting the appetite.

I think betfair and sporting life did a couple last year which were streamed live which I watched, apart from that it's just been reading through the summaries from forums/twitter etc. Think i'll try and make an effort to go to one this year though

 

[Kevloaf]

I'm sure I stumbled across this forum after searching to read a preview or two, too.

and I am almost certainly going to go to Haydock, regardless of who is there! Cannot wait. 68 days to go?

I remember Davy Russell in the live-streamed Betfair one say "Battleford wins the bumper" and nothing else about it. He was great craic all the way through.

I love the previews even though there are so many... hearing peoples opinions, right or wrong is great for me. I think peoples reasoning and "workings out" - if you will, even if you don't have the same opinion, can be really important and can help shape and form your own opinions in the future about different horses and situations and there is no other time of year you get such a mass amount of debate regarding the sport.

I can't remember what I did with my time before I joined this forum, other than trawling through the interview trying to find previews ... so for anyone who does stumble across this forum... if you love horse racing, sign up and get involved :triumphant: .... you never know, we could find a new me to spam every single thread on a daily basis :triumphant: :highly_amused:

 

[mayo]

I think when you are a beginner they are good - But little to be gained for the seasoned punter.

 

[Deleted member 4957]

Russell is on the panel for the preview I go to which is the night before it all gets going, he is best when not on camera and really relaxes and that means more entertaining !

 

[Brital]

One of the other benefits is if you fancy one of the main players and watch online one of the bigger ones they normally include a feature were certain horses can be had at slightly bigger odds for a limited time with the connected bookie.

Not amazing value but I managed to scalp a couple of winners this way last year.

 

[Deleted member 4957]

One pundit to listen to is Mark Winstanley.
Not everyone likes Couch but he's always honest and has a tremendous knowledge of the game, he is one of the best judges I know...

 

[Faugheen_Machine]

I like him Ista. Not always politically correct but I think he's good fun and is worth listening to.

 

[mayo]

I like him Ista. Not always politically correct but I think he's good fun and is worth listening to.

Yep - not being politically correct a plus in my book

 

[jono]

One of the other benefits is if you fancy one of the main players and watch online one of the bigger ones they normally include a feature were certain horses can be had at slightly bigger odds for a limited time with the connected bookie.

Not amazing value but I managed to scalp a couple of winners this way last year.

Yeah I remember Min and Thistlecrack being just 2 during the Betfair night whose price got boosted for 30 minutes or so