Irish bookmaker Paddy Power are back with yet another hilarious advert to promote the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.
Colm Meaney and Peter Crouch star alongside Abbey Clancy in the 'Gangs of New York' inspired advert.
The basis of the skit is essentially Ireland v England at Cheltenham.
The Irish have dominated in recent years, something which Meaney alludes to when he calls it Ireland's patch.
Crouch and his English bretheran fire back cheeky insults of their own in a good natured spot of banter.
Things get serious however when Shaun Williamson (Barry from Eastenders) pops up and makes fun of Tayto crisps.
Thankfully tensions cool down after this viscous insult, with both Meaney and Crouch standing side by side (well, sort of) as they welcome fans to the famous course.
Speaking about the campaign, having also starred in Paddy Power’s prequel, Meaney admitted: “ These are so enjoyable to do because good humoured sports banter like that between rivals is always going to be fun.
“Peter Crouch was terrific. I was obviously familiar with his football career having followed it for years, so I was delighted to meet him - not forgetting our friend Shaun Williamson, who is so funny. He is terrific in the ad.”
Spokesperson for the bookmaker, Paddy Power gushed: “ Colm Meaney is a larger-than-life actor, so we knew we needed someone of equal stature to take him on in our ad. Crouchy was the only one who could possibly measure up.
“If I am honest, nobody really knows how ‘Barry’ ended up in there. I think he just wandered onto set and got caught up in the heat of the moment when he heard Colm firing insults at Crouchy .”
The Cheltenham festival kicks off on March 14th.
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