With the Dublin Racing Festival now in the books, the focus sharpens on Cheltenham as the countdown continues. Week five of #NotLongNow sees the Racehour panel turn their attention to the Mares Division and the key races shaping up for the Festival.

Rory Jiwani is joined by Ed Quigley and bet365’s Pat Cooney to run the rule over the three major mares’ contests at Cheltenham, assessing the market leaders, questioning the hype, and identifying where the real value might lie. There are strong opinions across the board, including a confident shout from Ed Quigley, who believes Wodhooh could be a standout play in the Mares Hurdle.

Expect straight-talking analysis, plenty of debate, and a few juicy prices along the way — all brought to you in association with bet365.

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The Racehour Podcast is back, once again powered by bet365 and Gambling.com, and this week it’s all about looking back on a blockbuster 2026 Dublin Racing Festival.

With Stephen Cass away embracing the Arctic Circle in Lapland, Dean Ryan steps back into the host’s chair and joins Diarmuid Nolan and Tony Keenan to pore over every major talking point from two cracking days at Leopardstown. Big performances, hard races, and a few eye-catching winners all get the full post-mortem treatment.

With Cheltenham now looming just five weeks away, the conversation inevitably shifts to Festival fortunes. There’s strong confidence around a potential 2026 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase contender, Dean is adamant that Fact To File is the one to beat in the Gold Cup, while Tony highlights a handful of Dublin runners who may have paid a price for their weekend exertions.

Plenty to chew over as the road to Cheltenham really starts to narrow.

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Timestamps:

00:00 #Racehour Review Show

03:11 Novice Hurdlers

25:13 Novice Chasers

41:19 Senior Hurdlers

48:16 Senior Chasers

1:08:47 DRF Notebook horses

The countdown to the Cheltenham Festival keeps ticking, and even with the Dublin Racing Festival taking centre stage this weekend, our focus remains firmly on the ever-evolving ante-post landscape at Prestbury Park. Week four of #NotLongNow sees the Racehour team dive into one of the most thrilling divisions across the four days at Cheltenham: the novice chasers.

Rory Jiwani is joined once again by Ed Quigley and bet365’s Pat Cooney, and this week they welcome top judge Gary Connolly to the panel. Together, they assess the leading novice chasing talent around, including a couple of eye-catching outsiders for the Arkle at 33/1 and 40/1.

As always, expect forthright views, lively debate, and no shortage of big-priced angles — all in association with bet365.

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In association with bet365 and Gambling.com, it’s time for the 2026 Dublin Racing Festival, and Stephen Cass teams up with our regular duo Diarmuid Nolan and Tony Keenan to dissect all of the headline races from Leopardstown.

The lads are also joined by our old friend and Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Paddy Aspell, who drops in with his expert insight and strong opinions across the weekend.

There’s a 50/1 shot put up for the Irish Gold Cup, Tony is sweet on a serious bumper fancy on both days, Dermo thinks he’s landed on a very well-handicapped runner in the JP McManus colours, and Paddy flags up one he likes for Charles Byrnes

The Cheltenham Festival is edging closer, and week three of #NotLongNow sees the Racehour team turn their attention to one of the most exciting divisions of the 4 days at Prestbury Park. In association with bet365 and The Panel at Gambling.com, our panel assess the ante-post landscape with value firmly in mind.

Hosted by Rory Jiwani, Ed Quigley and bet365’s Pat Cooney are joined this week by Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Paddy Aspell, as the discussion centres on the Novice Hurdle division, a minefield of talent, hype and opportunity. This includes at 33/1 Supreme fancy and a 25/1 Albert Bartlett selection.

Plenty of strong opinions, and more than a few big-priced selections.

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In association with bet365 and Gambling.com. It's podcast time as Stephen Cass teams up with Diarmuid Nolan and Tony Keenan to break down the hottest topics in horse racing.

On the agenda: assessing a talented crop of novice chasers ahead of Cheltenham, examining the Champion and Stayers Hurdle races, celebrating Old Park Star's recent brilliance, and hearing Tony's fancy for Thursday's card at Gowran Park.

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Welcome to week 2 of our new Racehour Cheltenham focussed show, NotLongNow, in association with bet365 and The Panel at Gambling.com. Each week our expert team will get stuck into a few Cheltenham Festival shows from an antepost point of view.

Our host Rory Jiwani will be joined weekly by NotLongNow creator, Ed Quigley, alongside bet365 guru Pat Cooney. This supreme trio will be joined by a guest each week to find some big priced winners!

This week the panel discuss the Champion Chase, Ryanair Chase and the Gold Cup! Of course, there were some huge priced tips!

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In association with bet365 and Gambling.com, Stephen Cass is joined by #Racehour regulars Diarmuid Nolan and Tony Keenan to delve into all the latest action from the world of horse racing.

This week, the panel reviews a seriously competitive bunch of Novice Hurdlers, focusing on what novices might win at the Cheltenham Festival! They also review the week that was, discuss Harry Cobden's new gig and answer some more listener questions.

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Welcome to our new Racehour Cheltenham focussed show, NotLongNow, in association with bet365 and The Panel at Gambling.com. Each week our expert team will get stuck into a few Cheltenham Festival races from an antepost point of view.

Our host Rory Jiwani will be joined weekly by NotLongNow creator, Ed Quigley, alongside bet365 guru Pat Cooney. This supreme trio will be joined by a guest each week to find some big priced winners!

This week the panel discuss the Champion Hurdle and the Stayers Hurdle and some huge priced tips have been shared!

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We're back! In association with bet365 and Gambling.com, Stephen Cass is joined by #Racehour regulars Diarmuid Nolan and Tony Keenan to delve into all the latest action from the world of horse racing.

This week, the panel reviews a packed Christmas period of racing, focusing on the senior chasers over the festive period, answer some more listener questions and much, much more!

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