Big names, big sweeping statements but, most of all, big laughter
David Jennings gets the lowdown from the expert panel in Swords, Dublin
Cheltenham Festival preview night
Kettles Country House, Swords, County Dublin
Davy Russell is to Cheltenham preview nights what greasy sausages are to a fry-up. You can have one without him, but it will always feel like the best part is missing. He's here and he looks fairly fresh. He was at Ffos Las only a few hours ago. Five rides. No winner. No matter.
"Just to warn you about Jack [Kennedy]," he's off already. "Jack is from Kerry and he . . . taaaaaalks . . . very . . . very . . . very . . . slowwwww-ly. It . . .will . . take . . .him . . . ages . . . to . . . get . . . out . . . every . . . word."
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