Mark credits his grandfather for his love of racing. 'In 1997 he put a couple of quid on the Gold Cup for me, Mr Mulligan and Tony McCoy duly obliged at 20/1 and I was hooked!' Naturally, the jumps are his forte and in the past his knowledge has been put to good use by running successful tipster services. Mark's local racecourse is Haydock Park and his favourite horses of all time include Silviniaco Conti, Sprinter Sacre and the Donald McCain trained Overturn.
One of the highlights of the Cheltenham build up is always the preview night circuit, with trainers, jockeys and owners sharing insights into their star performers and best chances.
The myracing Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening
Where Online – streamed on our Facebook and Twitter accounts
When 7th March 2019, time TBC
On The Panel
- Tony Ennis – Sky Sports Racing Presenter
- Matt Chapman – ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing
- Andrew Thornton – Gold Cup winning jockey
- Dean Goddard – myracing representative
After the success of last year’s event we have a brilliant panel to guide you through an action packed four days. The event will be available to view online from 7th March and our experts will discuss the established stars such as Altior and Native River, novices to follow for the week and handicap blots who could be running big races at huge odds.
Other Preview Nights
Sunday 24th February
- Naas Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening
Address Naas Racecourse
Panel Rob Catterson, Davy Russell, David Casey, David Jennings, John Mullane
Start 5pm
Cost €10
Wednesday 27th February
As well as our official Cheltenham preview, we are also looking forward to sponsoring Hereford Racecourse’s Cheltenham Preview evening with a stellar line up, including our own Dean Goddard.
- myracing Hereford Racecourse Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening
Address Roman Road, Hereford, HR4 9QU
Panel Gordy Clarkson, Richard Johnson, Tom Lacey, Dean Goddard, Melissa Jones
Start 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Cost £15
Monday 4th March
- Coniston Hotel Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening
Address Coniston Hotel, Coniston Cold, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4EA
Panel Mark Howard, Michael Shinners, Warren Greatrex, Daryl Jacob, Harry Bannister, Jonathan Doidge
Start 7pm
Cost £25
Tuesday 5th March
- Cirencester Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening
Address The Kings Head Hotel, 24 Market Place, Cirencester, GL7 2NR
Panel Adrian Heskin, Ed Nicholson, Joe Tizzard, Sara Bradstock, Nicky Henderson
Start 6.30pm
Cost £15
- Racing Breaks Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening
Address M Restaurant, 60 Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8HP
Panel Richard Johnson, Luke Tarr, Mick Fitzgerald, Bill Esdaile
Start 6.30pm
Cost £39 (includes steak, chips and beer)
- Dtwo Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening
Address D2 Night Club, 60 Harcourt Street, Dublin, Ireland
Panel Sir A.P. McCoy, Gordon Elliot, Joseph O’Brien, Davy Russell, Kevin O’Ryan, Gary O’Brien and David Casey
Start 9pm
Cost €20 (includes €15 risk free bet)
Wednesday 6th March
- Betfair Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening
Address Royal Oak Room, Emirates Stadium
Panel Paul Nicholls, Gordon Elliott, Paul Kealy & Gary O’Brien. Plus guest appearances from Dean Booty, Olly Murphy, & Ruby Walsh via video chat
Start 7.30pm
Cost N/A (live streamed)
- 3Furlongsout.com Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Cobbles Bar, Newry, BT34 1BG.
Panel Sean Flanagan, Colin McBratney, Roger Loughran, Mark O’Hare, Sarah Kinsella.
Start 7.30pm
Cost £7
- Middleton Cheney Sports and Social Club
Address Astrop Road, Middleton Cheney, Nr Banbury, OX17 2PG
Panel Richard Hoiles (ITV), Nicola McGeady (Ladbrokes), Charlie Longsdon (Trainer), Tom Messenger (assistant to Dan Skelton), Paul Jones (At The Races)
Start 7.45pm
Cost Tickets: £10
- Skybet Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Doncaster Racecourse
Panel Oli Bell, Ed Chamberlain, Warren Greatrex, Michael Shinners
Start 6.30pm
Cost £15
- Solihull Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Mason’s Arms, 173 High Street, Solihull B91 3ST
Panel Charlie Poste, Sam Turner, Andrew Bladen, Nick Pearce
Start 7.30pm
Cost £5 advance, £6 on the door
Thursday 7th March
- Ed Chamberlin’s Festival Focus – Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Bayshill Rd, Cheltenham, GL50 3EP
Panel Ed Chamberlin, Bruce Millington, Kim Bailey, Richard Hoiles, Richard Phillips
Start 7.30pm
Cost £15 (tiered seat), £25 (table seat) £200 (Table of 8)
- Imperial Racing – Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Gosforth Empire Club, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1DX
Panel Gordon Brown, Paul Carberry, Fergal O’Brien, James Griffin, Mat Nicholls and Ian Robinson. Plus phones guests Gordon Elliott, Paddy Brennan, Sam Twiston-Davies and Harry Fry
Start 7.15pm
Cost £10
- Crockwell Farm Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Crockwell Farm, Eydon, Daventry, NN11 3QA
Panel Bob Cooper, Sam Twiston-Davies, Andrew Tinkler, Charlie Poste, Richard Phillips
Start 7pm
Cost £35 includes two course meal
- London Racing Club Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Holiday Inn, 97 Cromwell Road, SW7 4DN
Panel Lee Mottershead, Matt Tombs, Phil Smith, Maddy Playle
Start 7pm
Cost £8 member, £15 non-members
- Rawdon Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Rawdon CC, Larkfield Road, Rawdon
Panel Danny Cook, Martin Dixon, Michael Shinners, Jonathan Doidge
Start 7.30pm
Cost £12.50 includes supper
Friday 8th March
- Taunton Racecourse – Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Taunton Racecourse, Taunton, TA3 7BL/www.tauntonracecourse.co.uk
Panel TBC
Start 7.30pm
Cost Tickets £10 (£12.50 on the door)
- Imperial Racing – Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Club 100, 13 Edward Street, Motherwell, ML1 2PP
Panel Gordon Brown, Paul Carberry, Fergal O’Brien, James Griffin, Mat Nicholls and Ian Robinson. Plus phones guests Gordon Elliott, Paddy Brennan, Sam Twiston-Davies and Harry Fry
Start 7.00pm
Cost £15
- Thurrock Cheltenham Festival Preview night
Address Best Western Thurrock Hotel, Ship Lane, Thurrock, Essex, RM19 1YN
Panel Daryl Jacob (Jockey), Nick Gifford (Trainer), Mike Cattermole (Commentator), Lee Mottershead, (Journalist), David Crosse (Jockey), Tom Garner (Jockey).
Start 7.30pm-10.30pm – There will be a short Q&A session to round off the night.
Cost £15 in advance only (add a Curry. Rice & Poppadoms for £10)
Extra Info Call: 01708 860222 & speak to Robert or e-mail: functions@thurrockhotel.co.uk
If we’ve missed any preview evenings off the list please let us know on Twitter (tweet us here) or email us at contact@myracing.com and we’ll add you to our list! Don’t forget to check out our Cheltenham betting section for our tips, previews and more useful Cheltenham information.