An Evening with Peter Scudamore and his panel of racing experts
Monday 8th March 2010 at 7pm

The ‘From the Horse’s Mouth’ evening at Castle House in Hereford, chaired by champion jockey and commentator Peter  Scudamore, has become something of a popular fixture in the pre-Cheltenham Festival lead-up. This year’s event is  on Monday 8th March at 7pm and is sponsored by Isle of Skye Blended Scotch Whisky.

Peter Scudamore and fellow racing professionals will be talking and answering questions about the runners. riders  and races in this year’s Cheltenham National Hunt Festival. The panel includes the racing journalist and author  Carl Evans, trainer Lucinda Russell, Channel 4’s Tom Lee and the prize-winning jockeys Richard Johnson, Sam Thomas  and Tom Scudamore.

Here are some comments about what they are looking forward to at this year’s festival:

Peter Scudamore: “ Every year, Cheltenham sets the pulse racing. With the likes of Kauto Star v Denman and  Masterminded going there to defend his two-mile Champion Chase crown, this year’s Cheltenham Festival looks to be
exceptional.”

Lucinda Russell: “The Gold Cup could be one of the great races of all time and I am looking forward to the four  days’ racing.”

Carl Evans: “Cheltenham’s Festival is the highlight of my sporting year, so the opening race is like the first  present on Christmas Day – eagerly anticipated. This year it is the target for a brilliant young Irish horse,  Dunguib, who could become racing’s next great champion. I’m also looking forward to seeing Kauto Star win a third  Totesport Gold Cup, and I’ll have fingers crossed that tiny Chesnut Annie, who is trained at the head of a Welsh  mining valley by Beth Roberts, runs a big race in the Christie’s Foxhunter Chase.”

Richard Johnson: “I am very much looking forward to riding Menora in the Supreme Novices Hurdle on the 1st day of  the festival. He is potentially one of the best Novice Hurdlers he has ridden.”

Sam Thomas: “I’m looking forward to riding Tell Massini as he’s been very impressive so far; a horse going to  Cheltenham with a real live chance is very exciting.”

Tom Scudamore: “I’m looking forward to having some good rides in the handicaps that I can tell everyone about at  Castle House on the night.”

Tom Lee: “The four days are going to be electric. Everyone is looking forward to the heavyweight decider between  stablemates Kauto Star and Denman, plus a truly mouth-watering renewal of the Champion Hurdle which I expect to be  played out between Go Native and Khyber Kim. If you are looking for a banker it just has to be Quevega in the  Mare’s Hurdle. See you there!

Tickets are £20 and the tapes are down at 7pm. Price includes a nip of Isle of Skye blended Scotch Whisky, a glass  of wine or Butty Bach and canapés. There is an optional buffet on the night for £15 which must be pre-booked. For  tickets contact 01432 356321.

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