Cheltenham Festival preview nights 2023: full list and key details

Get Cheltenham Festival ready by attending a preview night featuring expert guests and unmissable insight for the four biggest days in jump racing. The evenings can be found all over Britain and Ireland and involve a panel going through the key races, horses and talking points. Expect to hear plenty of big-race tips ahead of the four-day bonanza that starts on Tuesday, March 14.

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Cheltenham Festival preview nights: Britain

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 2: The Club, Shepton Mallet, Somerset (7pm)
Panel: Joe Tizzard, Daryl Jacob, Harry Cobden, Ryan Bliss and Bobby Burns

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

March 5: Coral Racing Club @ Newbury racecourse, Berkshire
Panel: Tom Scudamore, Joe Tizzard, Paul Kealy, Simon Clare

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: Racing Breaks @ M' Restaurant60, Threadneedle Street, London (6.30pm)
Panel: Mick Fitzgerald, Paul Kealy, Matt Chapman, Rishi Persad

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: The Lilley Brook Golf Club, Cheltenham (6.45pm)
Panel: Emma Lavelle, Richard Phillips, Jonjo O'Neill Jr., Gordon Clarkson

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 8: North and Midlands Racing Club @ Tetley Walker Club, Warrington, Cheshire (7.45pm)
Panel: Paul Ferguson, Andy Gibson, Gordon Armistead

March 9: Sunningdale Heath, Ascot, Berkshire (6.30pm)
Panel: Jamie Osborne, George Baker, Josh Moore

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: The Claddagh Ring, London (7.30pm)
Panel: Daryl Jacob, Richard Johnson, Noel Chance, Sean Boyce, Mark Johnson, Ed Nicholson

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 9: Fomo, Coventry, Warwickshire (8pm)
Panel: Charlie Longsdon, Lawney Hill

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 10: DragonBet @ Whitchurch rugby club, Cardiff, Wales (7.30pm)
Panel: Tim Vaughan, Sam Thomas, Sean Bowen, Harry Findlay, James Lovell

March 12: Market Rasen racecourse, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire (5.30pm)
Panel: Steven Powell, Olly Murphy, John Hunt

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

Cheltenham Festival preview nights: Ireland

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 4: Cottage Inn, Laytown, County Meath (7pm)
Panel: John McConnell, Chris McGuinness

March 10: CRY 104FM @ Youghal GAA Club, Youghal, County Cork (8pm)
Panel: Davy Russell, Johnny Dineen, Tommy Lyons and Martin Murphy

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: Sportsman Bar Cappoquin, Cappoquin, County Waterford (8pm)
Panel: Jimmy Mangan, Bob Murphy, Richie Condon, Ken Whelan, Stephen Cass

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

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