Into the home straight in the Dublin Racing Festival countdown

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GET ready for the Dublin Racing Festival this Saturday and Sunday, 4-5 February in a bonanza that is set to include two days of world-class National Hunt racing, live music from Mundy and Paddy Casey and live entertainment across Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin Ireland.

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Go racing for the new Bank Holiday weekend at Leopardstown Racecourse Dublin Ireland

Racing over the new Bank Holiday will bring all the best horses, trainers and jockeys for eight Grade 1 races, chasing over €2 million in prize money. Feature races include The Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle and The Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup, where star names will be on course for the win.

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Mundy will headline at the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse

Look for Galopin Des Champs, Honeysuckle, State Man, Might Potter, Facile Vega and Lossiemouth, just some of the big names aiming for Grade 1 races at the festival. Local travel to and from the racecourse will be complimentary via shuttle bus, and pre-booking online is essential at https://www.leopardstown.com.

Be entertained at the Dublin Racing Festival when two of Ireland’s best homegrown acts, Mundy and Paddy Casey headline after racing in the festival marquee. Get all the live action of all opening Six Nations rugby matches on screens around the enclosure, where Paddy Power, Ruby Walsh, Nina Carbury and Ulster rugby player Ian Madigan will be live with Saturday morning previews of racing and rugby in the festival marquee.

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World class National Hunt racing is on this weekend at the Dublin Racing Festival along with Six Nations rugby on the big screens

For world-class racing and entertainment this weekend, head for the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse.

 

Tags: Sports Horse Racing Fashion Arts & Culture

Image credits: Horse Racing Ireland, Leopardstown Racecourse

Kim Mullahey

Kim Mullahey is Pynck.com’s Ireland Correspondent. She holds an honours undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Chicago and has taught Adult Education Creative Writing Studies. Through a media career spanning nearly 25 years Kim has written and photographed regional news, national and international horse sports, fashion and lifestyle. Kim lives with her husband and son in Kildare Ireland, and a stray marmalade cat who has adopted the family.

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