Cheltenham Festival preview evening after the races

Visitors to Huntingdon Racecourse’s second February meeting are in for a treat with a Cheltenham Festival preview evening following afternoon racing.

Visitors to Huntingdon Racecourse’s second February meeting are in for a treat with a Cheltenham Festival preview evening following afternoon racing.

Champion jump jockey Richard Johnson will be joined by his weighing room colleague Harry Skelton, ITV Racing pundit Matt Chapman, broadcaster and commentator Richard Hoiles and Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival betting guide author Mark Tombs for the event.

A joint ticket for the afternoon’s racing on Thursday, 23rd February, and the preview night – which will be held in the Cromwell Stand – costs just £20, including a food voucher. A preview night ticket only is £10, including the food voucher. The evening starts at 6.30pm.

Liam Johnson, General Manager, Huntingdon Racecourse, said: “For jump racing fans this is the most exciting time of the year and at Huntingdon Racecourse we’re playing our part. There will be Cheltenham Festival pointers during the afternoon’s races and then we are delighted to have a fantastic line-up of experts to guide our visitors and guests through the major races of The Festival at our preview evening.”

Thursday, 23rd February is the latest #GoRacing Day at Huntingdon Racecourse … when there is one set advance admission price for adults with a 33% saving. Admission purchased in advance is just £10 (£15 on the day). Tickets are on sale at http://huntingdon.thejockeyclub.co.uk or on 0844 579 3007. On all racing days, accompanied children aged 17 years and under are admitted free of charge. Young adults, aged 18 to 24 years, can get half-price admission by registering at RacePass18to24.co.uk to receive a free RacePass membership card. Senior citizens can obtain discounted admission by joining The Diamond Club, with details available online.

The feature race is the Listed 188Bet Lady Protectress Mares’ Steeple Chase. Racing is between 2pm and 4.55pm.

After Thursday 23rd February, there are further #GoRacing Days on the following dates: Wednesday, 15th March; Monday, 3rd April; Friday evening, 28th April; Thursday, 5th October; Tuesday, 17th October; and Tuesday, 14th November.

Huntingdon Racecourse was voted ‘Best Small Racecourse’ in the South Midlands and East Anglia by the Racegoers Club in 2012 and 2014. More information is available at http://huntingdon.thejockeyclub.co.uk.

Huntingdon Racecourse is part of The Jockey Club, which has been at the heart of British racing for more than 260 years. Today the largest commercial group in the sport, The Jockey Club runs the largest racecourse group in the UK by turnover (2015: £183.3m), courses (15) including those at Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom Downs and Newmarket, attendances (2015: 1.95m), total prize money (2015: £43.9m), contribution to prize money (2015: £19.9m) and quality racing (Group and Graded races); more than 3,000 acres of world-class training grounds in Newmarket, Lambourn and Epsom Downs; The National Stud breeding enterprise and education provider; and the charity for racing's people in need, Racing Welfare. Governed by Royal Charter, every penny The Jockey Club makes it puts back into British racing.

More information is available at www.thejockeyclub.co.uk.