Dublin Racing Festival Recap from Day One at Leopardstown
The Dublin Racing Festival takes place at Leopardstown this weekend. Willie Mullins runs four horses in the second race, Chacun Pour Soi, Min, Cilaos Emery and Duc Des Genievres. Henry De Bromhead saddles A Plus Tard. There is also the PCI Irish Champions Hurdle, where unbeaten Honeysuckle will test her mettle against seasoned hurdlers.
12.50 Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors ' 50,000 Cheltenham Bonus For Stable Staff' Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 6f. 1.25 Ladbrokes Dublin Steeplechase (Grades 1 and 2), 2.00 ERSG Arkle Novices' Steepinglehase, 2:1, 1f, 3.35 Matheson Handicap Steepslekase 2 m 1 f, 4.20 Goffs Future Stars (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race (grade 2) 2 :1.45.
Appreciate It won the Goffs Future Stars (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race at Leopardstown. Risk Factor came second and Lieutenant Command came third.
Dublin Racing Festival is coming to an end.
Honeysuckle won the PCI Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. Henry de Bromhead's mare has six wins in as many starts over hurdles. She was the 8-11 favourite. Rachael Blackmore was tracking stablemate Petit Mouchoir into the straight. Honeyysuckles jumped the last awkwardly, but she got back up to win by half a length from Darver Star. Petite Mouchoir finished in third place.
Honeysuckle won the PCI Irish Champion Hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival.
Dublin Racing Festival is at Leopardstown. They are at the start for the Irish Champion Hurdle.
Notebook cut from 4/1 into as short as 5/2 as Arkle Chase favourite. 87% of bets have backed De Bromhead-hope since the Leopardstown trial finished. Fakir Doudairies is now 11/4 to win the Arkles. Bapaume (12/3), Cash Back ( 12/5), Brewinupastorm (11/12), Melon (14/15), Global Citizen (16/20) are also in the betting.
Dublin Racing Festival is in its first day.
Dublin Racing Festival is in its second day. Fakir Doudairies is a non-runner in the first race. The ground is good to yielding but too quick for some.
Chacun Pour Soi won the Ladbrokes Dublin Chase on Day One at Leopardstown.
Chacun Pour Soi is just a few minutes away from the start of the Ladbrokes Dublin Steeplechase.
Dublin Racing Festival is taking place at Leopardstown. Chacun Pour Soi is 11/8, Min 7/4, Cilaos Emery 9/2, Duc Des Genievres 20/1, Ordinary World 90/1000, Castlegrace Paddy 125/100 and Ornua 125-1.
Latest Exhibition wins the Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown.
