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Assessing the 2025 Cheltenham Festival Favourites

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Show Notes

The lads are back, with a Dub added in.

The usual trio of Stephen Cass, Diarmuid Nolan and Tony Keenan return once again, and this week are joined by special guest Declan Carroll from the Take A Pull Podcast.

This week we pick apart the festival favourites and decide whether we would "back", "lay" or "leave" them. In association with Betfred and Gambling.com.

Like the entrire racing world, we would like to offer our condolences to the friends and family of Michael O'Sullivan. RIP.

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