The build-up to the Cheltenham Festival is always lively with constant debate over one of biggest weeks on the horse racing calendar and each year the Prestbury Park hype train always starts with a stack of Cheltenham Preview nights.
What Are Cheltenham Preview Nights?
The Cheltenham Festival is undoubtedly the biggest week of National Hunt racing on the British Isles and discussion never stops regarding the 28-race fixture, which this year will run from Tuesday, 12th March to Friday, 15th March.
These exchange of views always get going with Cheltenham Festival Preview season – which is generally the two or three weeks before the first race.
Preview nights offer horse racing fans a chance to get inside the heads of expert pundits, trainers and jockeys before the festival and it’s good preparation if you’re planning to stake a few quid on the Cheltenham Festival 2024.
The panels, which are filled with some of the biggest names in racing, discuss the key races, horses and talking points whilst giving the audience an opportunity to ask some questions too.
Over the years these have been a great place to pick up some inside stable gossip and many a Cheltenham Festival gamble has been won and lost with the best UK horse racing betting sites based on the rumours.
Plus, a lot of the preview nights 2024 will also be recorded or broadcast live for viewers that can’t make it in person to the venues.
So, if you are thinking of attending a preview night – we’ve detailed below the best ones scheduled for across Britain and Ireland below, with plenty on offer in 2024.
Cheltenham Preview Nights 2024 In Britain
Monday, March 4 (6:15pm)
Cheltenham Preview 2024 – Worcester Rugby Football Club, Hindlip
- Panel: Richard Newland, Jamie Insole, Harry Skelton, Ian Popham
- Entry: £36 (includes two-course dinner)
Wednesday, March 6 (7pm)
Cheltenham Festival Preview Night – Tynedale Farmer Function Suite, Hexham
- Panel: Rebecca Menzies, Henry Brooke, Tim Reed, Andrew Thornton, Gordon Brown
- Entry: £12
Thursday, March 7 (7:15pm)
Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening with Rhino Bet – Mister Shenanigans, Coventry
- Panel: Harry Skelton, Fergus Gregory, Derek ‘Tommo’ Thompson
- Entry: £10
Thursday, March 7 (7:30pm)
Cheltenham Preview Night with William Hill – Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
- Panel: AP McCoy, Barry Geraghty, Leonna Mayor, Lucinda Russell
- Entry: £35
Friday, March 8 (7pm)
Scotland’s No. 1 Cheltenham Preview Night – Club 100, Motherwell
- Panel: Gordon Brown (MC), Paul Carberry, Ian Robinson, Paul Ferguson, James Griffin (plus phone calls from Danny Mullins, Harry Fry + Fergal O’Brien)
- Entry: £15
Friday, March 8 (7:30pm)
2024 Cheltenham Festival Preview Night – Baildon Cricket Club, Shipley
- Panel: Derek ‘Tommo’ Thompson, Richard Johnson, Tom Scudamore, David Carr
- Entry: £15
Friday, March 8 (7:45pm)
Cheltenham Preview Night with Fitzdares – Tetley Walker Recreation Club, Warrington
- Panel: Paul Ferguson, Andy Gibson
- Entry: £10
Sunday, March 10 (7pm)
The Official Sporting Life Cheltenham Preview Evening – The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse
- Panel: Oli Bell (MC), Ruby Walsh, Barry Geraghty, Megan Nicholls
- Entry: £10
Sunday, March 10 (7:30pm)
Cheltenham Festival and Midlands Grand National Preview Evening – Uttoxeter Racecourse
- Panel: Paddy Brennan, Johnny Dineen, Liam Harrison, Fergal O’Brien
- Entry: £17.50 (includes pie + pea supper)
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Cheltenham Preview Nights 2024: Ireland
Thursday, February 22 (8pm)
The Arches Bar Cheltenham Festival Preview Night – Mallow, County Cork
- Panel: Darragh O’Keefe, Sean Flanagan, Brian Arnold (MC), Mark Landers, Eugene O’Sullivan, Shark Hanlon, Paddy Merrigan
- Entry: €20 (includes €5 free bet + pint of Guinness/Rockshore)
Friday, February 23 (7:30pm)
Bardic Theatre Cheltenham Festival Preview Night with Boylesports – Donaghmore, County Dungannon
- Panel: David Jennings, Johnny Dineen, Tony Keenan, David Casey, Robert Power, Gavin Cromwell, Paul Nicholls
- Entry: €25 (in aid of St Vincent de Paul)
Saturday, February 24 (8pm)
Crookstown Inn Cheltenham Festival Preview Night – Crookstown, County Kildare
- Panel: Shark Hanlon, Nina Carberry, Gavin Lynch, Kate Harrington, Bryan Cooper
- Entry: €20 (charity auction on the night)
Tuesday, February 27 (6:30pm)
The Teahouse Cheltenham Festival Preview Night – Adare, County Limerick
- Panel: Brian Arnold (MC), Jane Mangan, Ted Walsh, Johnny Dineen, Eric McNamara, Darragh O’Keefe, Cathal Byrnes
- Entry: €25 (free drink + €10 matched bet)
Friday, March 1 (6:30pm)
Manor Hotel Cheltenham Festival Preview Night – Abbeyleix, County Laois
- Panel: David Jennings (MC), Johnny Dineen, Ian Amond, Gavin Cromwell, Shark Hanlon, Mikey O’Sullivan, Frank Hickey
- Entry: €75 (includes three-course meal + entry into draw for All-Ireland tickets)
Friday, March 1 (8pm)
The Farmers Kitchen Cheltenham Festival Preview Night with Chieftans Bookmakers – Drinagh, County Wexford
- Panel: Liam Spratt (MC), Jamie Codd, Sean O’Keefe, Sean Flanagan, J.J. Slevin, Conor Stone-Walsh, Sean Doyle
- Entry: €10
Saturday, March 2 (8pm)
Barberstown Castle Cheltenham Festival Preview Night – Straffan, County Kildare
- Panel: Oli Bell (MC), Ruby Walsh, Barry Geraghty, Johnny Dineen
- Entry: €25
Saturday, March 9 (6:30pm)
Headfort Arms Hotel Cheltenham Festival Preview Night – Kells, County Meath
- Panel: AP McCoy, Ruby Walsh, David Casey, Gordon Elliott, Jane Mangan, Kevin O’Ryan, Robbie Power
- Entry: €100 (tables of 10 available for €1,000)
Cheltenham Preview Nights 2024: Digital
There are also a number of preview nights on offer which are exclusively streamed online with star-studded panels.
Wednesday, February 28 (7pm)
At The Races Cheltenham Preview Night
- Panel: Sean Boyce (MC), Matt Chapman, Jamie Codd, Kevin Blake
- Stream: At The Races YouTube channel
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