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Places I wouldn't be seen dead at....

Walsworth, my great long-standing online friend, I routinely took six tiny sachets to put in my cappuccino, sachets so tiny they wouldn't amount to two teaspoons.

Over that, they managed to lose a two- to three-grand a year customer....forever!

Ian doesn't forgive and Ian doesn't forget!
 
It's fast approaching that time of year.

You might be tempted to attend a Cheltenham Festival Preview Night.

For the love of God just say "no" - don't do it.

You'll learn more reading this forum (nap).
 
"The Cheltenham Festival itself"

I'll be there Ian, on the friday, I would say I wouldn't be seen dead again in my bright yellow Galopin Des Champs baseball cap. But its that bright I'm sure I'll still be seen.
Don't worry if you miss me. I'll send photos... :p
 
You better not be taking Angela - she's meant to be doing the Fakenham Jumps/Southwell evening AW Double Header with me that day!
 
Places the next two weeks where you can be absolutely certain I WON'T BE 😂 if you fancy a night out (or a night in for the online ones) -

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 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 6 – West Berkshire Racing Club at 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 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)
TBC

March 10 – BetGoodwin, on YouTube
Tom Cannon, Mike Cattermole, Aidan Coleman, Dave Orton, Chris Gordon, Julian Head, Charlie Poste, Alan King
 
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Four down, goodness knows how many to go - is it wrong (as well as deeply sad - that's a given) that I'm taking savage joy out of working out how much I am saving by not going to any of them? 😂
 
Ian_Davies said:
Places the next two weeks where you can be absolutely certain I WON'T BE 😂 if you fancy a night out (or a night in for the online ones) -

Britain

February 28 – Lavery's, Belfast, Northern Ireland (7.30pm)
Bryan Cooper, Kevin Blake, Tony Keenan, Pamela Ballentine
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Could find yourself in a bit of bother in Lavery's by telling them they are a part of Britain!!
 
If, like me, you've swerved all those God-awful Previews, hosted by people who might be in racing but talk in tedious cliches and couldn't pick their own noses, you're probably four figures up on Cheltenham before it even begins.

Always take the positives!
 
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