2025 Cheltenham Festival preview nights: full list and dates for events near you

The Cheltenham Festival is edging closer and we're approaching that time of the year with preview nights taking place. In Britain and Ireland you can find events near you to watch some of the biggest names in the sport dive into the key races and battles ahead of the star-studded four-day meeting.

Britain

February 28 – Lavery's, Belfast, Northern Ireland (7.30pm)
Bryan Cooper, Kevin Blake, Tony Keenan, Pamela Ballentine

March 4 – Old Gold Racing at The Farmer's Dog, Burford (5.30pm)
Francesca Cumani, Charlie Longsdon, Kielan Woods, Fergal O'Brien, Nicky Henderson, Tom Scudamore, Ben Pauling

March 4 – The Durell Arms, Fulham, London (6.30pm)
Luke Harvey, Paddy Brennan, Charlie St Quinton, Liam Harrison, Gary Wiltshire

March 4 – Wild Thyme & Honey, Cirencester, Gloucestershire (7pm)  
“An evening with the Baileys” Kim and Archie Bailey in conversation with Roger Hart 

March 5 – Let's Talk Racing at The Tiger Inn, Easington (7pm)
Andrew Blair White, Joshua Stacey, Bob Champion, Adam Nichol

March 5 – The Greig Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire (7.30pm)
Gordy Clarkson, Dan Skelton, Harry Skelton, Olly Murphy

March 5 – Clavell & Hind, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (7pm)
Jamie Snowden, Alan Johns, Fergal O'Brien, Tom Drinkwater, Andrew Staines, James Lovell

March 5 – Tynedale Farmer Function Suite, Hexham (7pm)
Andrew Thornton, Gordon Brown, Rebecca Menzies, Ian Hamilton, Craig Nichol

March 5 – Rawdon Cricket Club, Rawdon, Leeds (7.30pm)
Jonathan Doidge, Daryl Jacob, David Carr, Michael Shinners

March 5 – London Racing Club at the Holiday Inn, High Street Kensington
Lydia Hislop, Matt Tombs, Lee Mottershead, Jamie Benson 

March 6 – West Berkshire Racing Club in the Owners and Trainers Suite at Newbury Racecourse, Newbury, Berkshire (7.30pm)
Toby Lawes, Seamus Mullins, Harry Bannister, Liam Headd

March 6 - Micky Quinn's preview night at Mister Shenanigans, Coventry (7.45pm)
Micky Quinn, Derek Thompson, Tom Ellis

March 6 – Let's Talk Racing at the Regency Hotel, Solihull
Andrew Blair White, Joshua Stacey, Chris Pitt, Charlie Poste

March 6 – The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire (6.30pm)
TBC

March 6 – The Victory Club, Burlington House, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
James Stevens, Ash Symonds, Paul Binfield, Vicky Gibbins, David Massey

March 7 – Club 100, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire (6.30pm)
Gordon Brown, Paul Carberry, Ian Robinson, Paul Ferguson, James Griffin, Paul Costello

March 7 – Tynemouth Cricket Club, North Shields, Tyne and Wear (7pm)
Dave Armstrong, Rebecca Menzies, Matt Rennie, Will Smith

March 7 – East Garston Village Hall, East Garton, West Berkshire (7.30pm)
Jamie Snowden, Stan Moore, Pat Murphy, Colin Brown, Marcus Armytage, Ed James

March 7 – Races Now at The Globe Inn, Standish, Wigan (7.30pm for 8pm start)
Adam Smith, Paul Garritty, Stephen Darbyshire, Lee Jones

March 7 – Baildon Cricket Club, Baildon, Shipley (7.30pm)
Derek Thompson, David Carr, Richard Johnson and Tom Scudamore

March 11 – Cheltenham Cricket Club, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (7pm)
Ciaran Gethings, Rupert Bell, Lizzie Kelly, James Stevens

Ireland

February 27 - Woodlands House Hotel, Limerick, Co Limerick (7pm)
David Jennings, Ted Walsh, Darragh O'Keefe, Johnny Dineen, Eric McNamara, Davy Russell, Cathal Byrnes

February 27 – Rody Bolands, Rathmines, Dublin (7.30pm)
Bryan Cooper, Kevin Blake, Tony Keenan

February 28 – The Farmers Kitchen, Drinagh (8pm)
Liam Spratt, JJ Slevin, Sean O'Keeffe, Keith Donoghue, Conor Stone-Walsh, Jamie Codd

March 6 – Ratoath GAA clubhouse, County Meath (8pm)
Tom Gannon, Paul Callaghan, John McConnell, Nina Carberry, Keith Donoghue, Gavin Lynch

March 6 – Monroes Live, Galway (8pm)
AP McCoy, Kevin O'Ryan, David Casey, Gary O'Brien, Busty Amond, Johnny Dineen, Joseph O'Brien, Ross O'Sullivan

March 7 – Crookstown Inn, Crookstown, County Kildare (8pm)
John McConnell, Johnny Dineen, Shark Hanlon, Gavin Lynch, Darragh Fitzpatrick

March 7 – Arkle Bar, Navan Racecourse (8pm)
David Jennings, Jack Kennedy, Gordon Elliott, Nina Carberry, Noel Moran

Online

March 3 – Racing Post Unibet Cheltenham Preview Show 2025 (4pm)
David Jennings, Paul Kealy, Tom Segal, Nicky Henderson, Nico de Boinville and Ed Nicholson

March 4 – Only Fools Love Horses, on YouTube (7.30pm)
Ash Symonds, Harry Beard, Lee Gibson, Nick Pearce, Matty Gill, 

March 6 – The Final Flight Podcast, on YouTube (7.45pm)
James Woods, Rich Long, Joe Wildmore, Harry Swan, George Gorman

March 10 – BetGoodwin, on YouTube (12.30pm)
Tom Cannon, Mike Cattermole, Aidan Coleman, Dave Orton, Chris Gordon, Julian Head, Charlie Poste, Alan King

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