Timeform Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening Also been provided with these, courtesy of Fat Jockey PREVIEW EVENING SCHEDULE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH Venue: Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan at 7.30pm in aid of Balbriggan Cancer Support Group Panellists: Tony Martin, Andrew Lynch, John ‘Shark’ Hanlon, Kevin O’Ryan; Chair: Gary O’Brien Contact: BCSG PH (01) 841 0116 --------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20th Venue: Warwick Racecourse Contact: 01926 405560 Full details to be confirmed ------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26th Venue: Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse at 7.00pm Contact: 01978 780323 Full details to be confirmed --------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, MARCH 2nd Venue: Towcester Racecourse sponsored by Sky Bet at 7.30pm Panellists: Nick Scholfield, Jamie Lynch, Oli Bell, Ben Linfoot, Niall Hannity; Chair: David Ord Entry: TBC Contact: 01327 353414 Venue: The Railway Club in Liverpool Panellists: John Parrott, Charlie Longsdon, Ben Pauling, Andy Holding; Chair: John Morris Entry: TBC Contact: jumpingprospects.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd Venue: London Racing Club at Holiday Inn in Kensington at 7.00pm Panellists: Phil Smith, Lydia Hislop, Paul Jones; Chair: Lee Mottershead Entry: TBC Contact: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------ TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd Venue: Exeter Racecourse at 6.30pm after racing Panellists: Paul Nicholls, David Pipe, Philip Hobbs, Nick Schofield; Chair: Luke Harvey Entry: £18 in advance or £20 on the door; (£25 Grandstand & Paddock admission and preview evening; £30 premier admission and preview evening) includes a one-course hot meal Contact: 01392 832599 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd Venue: Newcastle Racecourse Full details to be confirmed Venue: Jedburgh Town Hall at 7.30pm Panellists: Ryan Mania, Brian Harding, Michael Shinners, Ed Watson, John Budden; Live link to Paul Nicholls and David Pipe Entry: £15 including a free £5 bet. In aid of the Injured Jockeys’ Fund Contact: [email protected] 07591 212972 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd Venue: Wetherby Racecourse at 6.30pm for 7.15pm start sponsored by Star Sports Panellists: Jim McGrath, Niall Hannity, Sean Quinn, Trevor Harris (Star Sports) Chair; Darren Owen Entry: £10 including pie and peas Contact: 01937 582035 ----------------------------------------------- TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd Venue: Ballinrobe Racecourse at Westport Hotel in conjunction with The Mayo News Full details to be confirmed ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4th Venue: Sky Bet Preview Evening at Leeds Town Hall at 7.30pm Panellists: Rich Ricci, Jason Maguire, Mark Howard, Donn McClean, Ed Chamberlin, Alex Hammond, Niall Hannity, Michael Shinners; Chair: Dave Ord Entry: £10 includes pie and peas and a free £5 bet Contact: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sky-b...ts-15351011288 ----------------------------------------------------------- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4th Venue: SWAY Bar at Holborn, London at 7.00pm in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund Panellists: Lydia Hislop, Tony Calvin, Tanya Stevenson, Liam Dye, 1 TBC; Chair: Rishi Persad Entry: £20 includes drink on arrival ---------------------------------------------------------------- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4th Venue: The Dog & Gun by Chelmsford Racecourse Panellists: Dan Skelton, Oli Bell, Graham Cunningham, Luke Tarr Entry: TBC Contact: [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, MARCH 5th Venue: Midlands Racing Club at Old Oscott Working Men’s Club in Birmingham at 7.15pm Panellists: Steve Mellish, Sam Turner, Lydia Hislop, Jon Ivan-Duke; Chair: Chris Pitt Entry: £10 Contact: 07742 195968 ----------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, MARCH 5th Venue: The Aegus Bowl near Southampton sponsored by Star Sports at 7.30pm Panellists: Tom Segal, Ben Pauling, John Morris; Chair: Bill Esdaile Entry: £12.50 Contact: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, MARCH 5th Venue: Wincanton Racecourse at 12 noon before racing Panellists: Paul Nicholls, others TBC Entry: £52 including three-course lunch Contact: 01963 435840 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, MARCH 6th Venue: Almada Suite at Hamilton Council Buildings at 7.15pm Panellists: Mark Howard, Ian Taylor (Gary Owen from The Daily Record), Ian Robinson (Imperial Racing), Trevor Harris (Star Sports), Leading Trainer TBA; Chair: Gordon Brown; Live link to David Pipe and two jockeys Entry: £12 in advance or £15 on the night and a free £50 match bet with sponsors Star Sports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FRIDAY, MARCH 6th Venue: JPFestival.com at Function Room, Copa 66 Regent Street in Cheltenham at 7.00pm sponsored by Star Sports Panellists: Steve Jones (Templegate), Rory Delargy, Cathryn Fry, James Walsh, Luke Tarr; Chair: Jonathan Polinger Entry: £15 including a drink; £5 for jpfestival.com community members Contact: Book online: http://bookwhen.com/jpfestival or call JP on 07966 452380 to pay over the phone.: Tweet @JPFestival, email [email protected] or phone 07966 452380 ----------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, MARCH 6th Venue: The Sydney Arms in Chelsea Panellists: Tom Segal, John McCririck, Mick Fitzgerald, TBC x1; Chair: Emma Spencer Full details to be confirmed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SATURDAY, MARCH 7th Venue: Jonjo Bright Trust at Minerstown Tavern in Minerstown at 4.00pm following East Down point-to-point at Tyrella sponsored by Toals Bookmakers Panellists: Steven Crawford, Colin McBratney, Brian Hamilton, Jim Monaghan (owner of Carsonstown Boy), Mark McQuoid (Toals Bookmakers), Sean ‘Sadie’ McLaughlin (famous local punter); Chair: Richard Pugh Entry: £5 Contact: 07725 984952 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUNDAY, MARCH 8th Venue: Cheltenham Racecourse at 6pm for 7pm start sponsored by Ladbrokes Panellists: TBC Entry: £6 in advance, £10 on the door, free to annual members Contact: www.cheltenham.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUNDAY, MARCH 8th Venue: The Lygon Arms in Chipping Campden at 7.30pm in aid of racing charities sponsored by Sean Graham Bookmakers Panellists: Trainer & Jockey TBC, Richard Hoiles, Ken Pitterson, Ronan Graham; Chair: Stewart Machin Entry: £25 Contact: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, MARCH 9th Venue: Let’s Live Racing Preview Evening at Cheltenham Football Club (Robins Club). Doors Open 6.30pm, Bar Open 7.30pm in aid of racing charities sponsored by Fitzdares Bookmakers Panellists: Richard Johnson, Davy Russell, Nigel Kane (Fitzdare Bookmakers), 2x TBC; Chair; Mark Ball Entry: £15 Pre paid ticket only Contact: 07702 895428 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONDAY, MARCH 9th Venue: The Hollow Bottom at Guiting Power Full details to be confirmed Venue: Plumpton Racecourse at 12.30 before racing Panellists: TBC Entry: Free after racecourse admission Contact: 01273 890383 Full details to be confirmed -----------------------------------------------------------------
Top post Ron, always enjoy reading the reviews of these which are very helpfully provided by people that have attended. I'm attending both the Wetherby one on the Tuesday and the Leeds one on the Wednesday before the Festival so will provide anything I think might be of interest after. Enjoyed the Wetherby one in particular last year, that man Jim McGrath, I could listen to him talk racing for hours!
