Your Favourite Uncle Smart Arse's Three Golden Rules On Cheltenham Festival Preview Nights

[Ian_Davies]

1. Under no circumstances should you ever attend one. They are the blind leading the blind - and at a price (to you).

2. If you break Rule 1, under no circumstances should you ever admit to having attended one. Such an admission is like wearing a t-shirt with "LOSER" emblazoned upon it front and back.

3. If you know anyone who had ever attended, or plans to attend, one of these monstrosities, immediately drop them as a friend like the bad habit they obviously are.

There is absolutely no need to thank Your Favourite Uncle Smart Arse for this.

He's all about helping the naive, credulous and generally easily led keep their money in their pocket and avoid public humiliation.

 

[Truncheon]

I guarantee Jamie Codd will tip 6 different winners of the Supreme over 6 preview nights

 

[Basil Pinenuts]

They used to do them at very plush London hotels, now the podcast game has killed them off

 

[maureen]

I guarantee Jamie Codd will tip 6 different winners of the Supreme over 6 preview nights

I’ll be forever grateful to him for tipping Labaik though…

 

[Double J]

I only watch a couple.

David Casey was putting up Jimmy De Seuil for the Coral everywhere last year, but would then nap Vroum Vroum Mag for the Ryanair in the next sentence.

Hard to dissect all the shite sometimes.

 

[Truncheon]

List of preview nights here

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I must say having a preview night 2 weeks before is mindless

 

[notsodancingbrave]

Would love to see a panel of forum members from TH doing a preview, the only problem is the shortlist of people to be on it would be at least a dozen.

 

[Basil Pinenuts]

List of preview nights here

2026 Cheltenham Festival preview nights: full list and dates for events near you

With the Cheltenham Festival just a few weeks away, preview nights for jump racing's biggest event are getting into full swing. With a host of events... Read More

www.racingpost.com

I must say having a preview night 2 weeks before is mindless

Ctrl + Fs "Couch" and "Winstanley", ends up disappointed

 

[Truncheon]

Would love to see a panel of forum members from TH doing a preview, the only problem is the shortlist of people to be on it would be at least a dozen.

We used to have one on the Sunday before on the old forum, there was a chatbox when everyone chipped in

 

[Len Madeiros]

We used to have one on the Sunday before on the old forum, there was a chatbox when everyone chipped in

Yes, they were great nights. A bit sweary, with quite a few pissed regulars chipping in .

 

[Barnestormer]

List of preview nights here

2026 Cheltenham Festival preview nights: full list and dates for events near you

With the Cheltenham Festival just a few weeks away, preview nights for jump racing's biggest event are getting into full swing. With a host of events... Read More

www.racingpost.com

I must say having a preview night 2 weeks before is mindless

Sorely tempted to attend on the 7th of March at Ashton-under-Lyne Golf Club to find out what snooker pundit John Parrott fancies for the festival.
His insight will be priceless!!!

 

[Basil Pinenuts]

Sorely tempted to attend on the 7th of March at Ashton-under-Lyne Golf Club to find out what snooker pundit John Parrott fancies for the festival.
His insight will be priceless!!!

When I was at university and didn't know much about racing, I saw Jeremy Kyle pop up on one of the channels making Dodging Bullets his nap for the Champion Chase. Was good enough for me, a 9/2 winner