Cheltenham Festival preview nights 2023: full list of dates in Britain and Ireland 🎤

Get the juices flowing for the Cheltenham Festival by attending a preview night near you, featuring expert guests and unmissable insight for the four biggest days in jump racing at Prestbury Park. In this article, preview evenings can be found all over Britain and Ireland and there is bound to be one close to you. It is always a fantastic night, and involves a panel of experts going through the key races at the festival, the key horses and the main talking points.

British Cheltenham Festival preview nights

March 2: William Hill at Wetherby racecourse, Yorkshire (6.30pm)
Panel: Sir Anthony McCoy, Barry Geraghty, Leonna Mayor, Andy Holding, Ross Brierley

March 2: Tiverton Golf Club, Tiverton, Devon
Panel: David Pipe, Tom Scudamore, Tom Malone, Simon Nott

March 3: Pagham Cricket Club, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (8pm)
Panel: Niall Houlihan, Mattie Batchelor, Sam Hart, Jack Dawling

March 6: Oddschecker at The George IV Pub, Chiswick, London (6.45pm)
Panel: Rishi Persad, Sam Turner, Johnny Ward, Pat Cooney

March 6: Old Railway Club, Aintree, Liverpool (7.45pm)
Panel: John Parrott, Andy Holding, Dan Barber, John Morris, Jerry Williams

March 7: St Andrews Town Hotel, Droitwich, Worcestershire (6.15pm)

March 7: Baildon Cricket Club, Shipley, Yorkshire (7.30pm)
Panel: Paddy Aspell, David Carr, Keith Melrose, Ross Brierley, Ashley Free, Ross Todd

March 8: The Coniston Hotel, Skipton, Yorkshire (6.30pm)
Panel: Warren Greatrex, Ryan Mania, Harry Bannister, Mark Howard, Jonathan Doidge, Matt Hulme

March 8: Hexham racecourse @ Hexham Auction Mart, Northumberland (7pm)
Panel: Rebecca Menzies, Andrew Thornton, Danny McMenamin, Gordon Brown, Ian Hamilton

March 8: Sporting Life @ Doncaster racecourse, Yorkshire (7pm)
Panel: Ed Chamberlin, Fran Berry, Oli Bell, Graham Cunningham

March 8: London Racing Club, Holiday Inn London, Kensington High Street (7pm)

March 8: Banbury Cricket Club, Banbury, Oxfordshire (7pm)
Panel: Charlie Longsdon, Tom Messenger, Richard Hoiles, Paul Jones

March 9: Pyramid Parr Hall, Warrington, Cheshire (6.30pm)
Panel: Donald McCain, Noel Fehily, David Crosse, Ian Cox

March 9: Warwick racecourse, Warwickshire (7pm)
Panel: Dan Skelton, Stan Sheppard, Tom Ryall, Tommy Williams, Neil Phillips

March 9: Room 43, Battersea, London (7pm)
Panel: George Daly, Jess Stafford

March 9: Newbury racecourse, Berkshire (7.30pm)
Panel: Oliver Sherwood, Seamus Mullins, Oliver Signy, James Burn, Lee MacKenzie

March 9: Rawdon Cricket Club, Yorkshire (7.30pm)
Panel: Dan Barber, David Carr, Jonathan Doidge, Michael Shinners

March 10: Club 100, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire (7pm)
Panel: Paul Carberry, Paul Ferguson, James Griffin, Ian Robinson, Paul Costello, Gordon Brown

March 10: Tynemouth Cricket Club, North Shields, Newcastle (7pm)
Panel: John Dance, Rebecca Menzies, Gareth Topham, Will Smith

March 10: Chapter Edgbaston, Birmingham (7pm)
Panel: Ian Williams, David Crosse, Johnny Burke

March 12: Uttoxeter racecourse, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire (6.30pm)
Panel: Fergal O’Brien, Milton Harris, Paddy Brennan, Johnny Dineen, Robert Cooper

March 12: The Centaur @ Cheltenham racecourse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (7pm)
Panel: Sir Anthony McCoy, Ruby Walsh, Barry Geraghty, Megan Nicholls, Oli Bell

March 12: Christ The King Club, Coventry, Warwickshire (7.45pm)
Panel: Richard Johnson, Robbie Dunne, Derek Thompson

March 13: Cheltenham Town FC, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (7.30pm)
Panel: Davy Russell, Noel Fehily, Dave Crosse, Andy Gibson, Michael Shinners

Irish Cheltenham Festival preview nights

February 16: The Arches Bar, Mallow, County Cork (8pm)
Panel: Shark Hanlon, Sean Flanagan, Darragh O’Keeffe, Mick Winters, Eugene O’Sullivan, Paddy Merrigan, Brian Arnold

February 24: Barberstown Castle, Straffan, County Kildare (8pm)
Panel: Ruby Walsh, Barry Geraghty, Davy Russell, Gavin Lynch

February 24: Bardic Theatre, Dungannon, County Tyrone (7.30pm)
Panel: Gordon Elliott, Peter Fahey, David Casey, David Jennings, Johnny Dineen

February 28: Quinlans Pub, Cork City (7.30pm)
Panel: Brendan Powell, Darragh O’Keefe, Johnny Dineen, Joe Seward

March 2: Trinity College Horse Racing Society, Horse Show House, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Panel: Jamie Codd, Fran Berry, Denis O’Regan, David Mullins, Kevin O’Ryan

March 3: The Rock Bar, Cloyne, County Cork (8pm)
Ruby Walsh, Gary O’Brien, Davy Russell, David Casey

March 11: Matchbook at Lyrath Estate, Lyrath, Kilkenny (7pm)
Panel: Tony Mullins, JJ Slevin, Luke McMahon, Lisa O’Neill, Ian Fortune, Jane Mangan

March 11: Moynalvey GFC, Kiltale Clubhouse, County Meath (9pm)
Panel: Gordon Elliott, Gavin Cromwell, Robbie Power, Joe Corrigan

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