Previews becoming a pre-requisite for punters’ Festival planning

THE WAITING is nearly over, the preparations are almost complete and, it seems, an entire nation is holding its breath for the start of the 2003 Cheltenham Festival tomorrow.

For many punters there are still many searching questions to pose before their pencils are sent into action on betting slips throughout the land and you can be sure millions of euro will be lost on last-minute changes of mind.

For some, though, such decisions have been set in stone for many days now. They have listened to those 'In The Know' and are willing to act on their every word.