If you are a Cheltenham Festival fan and cannot wait until you hear the famous Cheltenham roar on Tuesday 11 March when the four-day National Hunt racing bonanza gets underway, then make sure you check out at least one of these Cheltenham Festival preview nights to help make sure you know which horses to keep a close eye on when the action gets underway.
Cheltenham Festival preview nights in the UK
28 February
Slaithwaite Cricket & Bowling Club Cheltenham Festival Preview Night, Huddersfield at 7.30pm
Panel: Derek Thompson, Daryl Jacob, Aidan Coleman
Find out more: www.ticketsource.co.uk
4 March
The Durrell Arms, Fulham, London at 6.30pm
Panel: Luke Harvey, Paddy Brennan, Charlie St Quinton, Liam Harrison, Gary Wiltshire
Find out more: www.fixr.co
Old Gold Racing at The Farmer’s Dog, Burford at 5.30pm
Panel: Francesca Cumani, Charlie Longsdon, Kielan Woods, Fergal O’Brien, Nicky Henderson, Tom Scudamore, Ben Pauling
Find out more: www.oldgoldracing.com
5 March
The Greig Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire at 7.30pm
Panel: Gordy Clarkson, Dan Skelton, Harry Skelton, Olly Murphy
London Racing Club at the Holiday Inn, High Street Kensington
Panel: Lydia Hislop, Matt Tombs, Lee Mottershead, Jamie Benson
Rawdon Cricket Club, Rawdon, Leeds at 7.30pm
Panel: Jonathan Doidge, Daryl Jacob, David Carr, Michael Shinners
Find out more: www.pitchero.com
Clavell & Hind, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire at 7pm
Panel: Jamie Snowden, Alan Johns, Fergal O’Brien, Tom Drinkwater, Andrew Staines, James Lovell
Find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Let’s Talk Racing at The Tiger Inn, Easington at 7pm
Panel: Andrew Blair White, Joshua Stacey, Bob Champion, Adam Nichol
Find out more: www.skiddle.com
Tynedale Farmer Function Suite, Hexham at 7pm
Panel: Andrew Thornton, Gordon Brown, Rebecca Menzies, Ian Hamilton, Craig Nichol
Find out more: www.hexham-racecourse.co.uk
6 March
The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire at 6.30pm
Panel: TBC
Find out more: www.thejockeyclub.co.uk
West Berkshire Racing Club in the Owners and Trainers Suite at Newbury Racecourse, Newbury, Berkshire at 7.30pm
Panel: Toby Lawes, Seamus Mullins, Harry Bannister, Liam Headd
Find out more: www.westberksracingclub.org.uk
Let’s Talk Racing at the Regency Hotel, Solihull
Panel: Andrew Blair White, Joshua Stacey, Chris Pitt, Charlie Poste
Micky Quinn’s preview night at Mister Shenanigans, Coventry at 7.45pm
Panel: Micky Quinn, Derek Thompson, Tom Ellis
Find out more: www.fatsoma.com
7 March
Baildon Cricket Club, Baildon, Shipley at 7.30pm
Panel: Derek Thompson, David Carr, Richard Johnson and Tom Scudamore
Find out more: www.ticketsource.co.uk
East Garston Village Hall, East Garton, West Berkshire at 7.30pm
Panel: Jamie Snowden, Stan Moore, Pat Murphy, Colin Brown, Marcus Armytage, Ed James
Tynemouth Cricket Club, North Shields, Tyne and Wear at 7pm
Panel: Dave Armstrong, Rebecca Menzies, Matt Rennie, Will Smith
Find out more: www.ticketsource.co.uk
Races Now at The Globe Inn, Standish, Wigan at 7.30pm for an 8pm start
Panel: Adam Smith, Paul Garritty, Stephen Darbyshire, Lee Jones
Find out more: www.ticketsource.co.uk
Club 100, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire at 6.30pm
Panel: Gordon Brown, Paul Carberry, Ian Robinson, Paul Ferguson, James Griffin, Paul Costello
Find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk
11 March
Cheltenham Cricket Club, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire at 7pm
Panel: Ciaran Gethings, Rupert Bell, Lizzie Kelly, James Stevens
Cheltenham Preview Nights 2025: Ireland
6 March
Ratoath GAA
Panel: Tom Gannon, Paul Callaghan, Keith Donoghue, Nina Carberry, John McConnell, Gavin Lynch
Monroes Live Galway at 6.30pm for VIPs or 8pm for general admission
Panel: AP McCoy, Kevin O’Ryan, Busty Amond, David Casey, Gary O’Brien, Johnny Dineen, Ross O’Sullivan, Joseph O’Brien
Find out more: contact info@monroes.ie or call 086 044 7301
7 March
Arkle Bar, Navan Racecourse at 8pm
Panel: David Jennings, Jack Kennedy, Gordon Elliott, Nina Carberry, Neil Moran
Find out more: contact Margaret at secretary.ratoath.meath@camogie.ie
Online Cheltenham Festival preview evening
5 March
TBA Cheltenham Festival bloodstock preview, in partnership Weatherbys
Panel: Jane Mangan, Richard Pugh, Guy Petit, Will Kinsey, Jess Stafford
Find out more about this free to join event: www.us02web.zoom.us
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