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Leopardstown cancelled on Saturday
Mark Costello
Day one of the Dublin Racing Festival has been transferred to Monday, but Sandown goes ahead on Saturday
31 January 2026 Previews
RORY DELARGY PREVIEW: Don't be Scilly with Sandown selections
It's Scilly Isles Chase day at Sandown, and Rory has highlighted his top picks, along with a few selections from Musselburgh
31 January 2026 Previews
DONN McCLEAN: Two Sandown double figure selections
Donn finds two value bets on the big Grade 1 meeting which needs to pass a morning inspections
IRISH GOLD CUP: Can anyone stop Galopin Des Champs in historic bid for four?
Mark Boylan gives his runner-by-runner guide to one of the best chases ever run at Leopardstown - now rescheduled to Monday
30 January 2026 Previews
RACING CENTRAL: 'If it's on, we'll run' - Connell says Marine will take beating
Marine Nationale must prove himself on heavy ground in Sunday's Ladbrokes Dublin Chase, but his trainer reports the star two-miler to be "absolutely bouncing right now'
30 January 2026 Previews
RACING CENTRAL: Meade managing expectations
“We're under no illusions about the task ahead of him," Noel Meade ahead of Affordale Fury's Irish Gold Cup bid
30 January 2026 Previews
SPRING JUVENILE HURDLE: Will Triumph favourite Narciso Has post a statement win?
Monday's Gannon's City Recovery & Recycling Services Juvenile Hurdle looks a clash between Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins
30 January 2026 Previews
LEOPARDSTOWN SATURDAY: Best bets for the day-one handicaps and Grade 2 bumper
Mark Boylan casts his eye over some of the most competitive contests on day one of the 2026 Dublin Racing Festival
30 January 2026 Previews
LEOPARDSTOWN MONDAY: Positive prognosis for Closutton’s Cheltenham favourite
Amy Lynam previews the first of eight Grade 1s, with a runner-by-runner guide of the nine-strong field
30 January 2026 Previews
IRISH ARKLE: No Kopek no problem? Romeo Coolio puts unbeaten record on the line
Only three go to post for the Arkle on Monday, after Kopek Des Bordes was not declared on Thursday
30 January 2026 Previews
'The truth is that the small days are getting tougher'
Statistics issued this week by HRI indicate a thriving industry but it's hard work for smaller racecourses to survive
30 January 2026 News
BIG INTERVIEW: KEITH DONOGHUE: 'I didn't study the Cross Country, it's instinct'
In a wide-ranging interview, the leading National Hunt rider chats to Mark Boylan about his relationship with Gavin Cromwell, racecourse sauna closures and harsh handicapping
30 January 2026 Features