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Brighterdaysahead, with Sam Ewing up, jump the last on their way to winning the Neville Hotels Hurdle

Brilliant Brighterdaysahead leaves State Man for dust

Brighterdaysahead produced a sensational display to again take the scalp of State Man in the Neville Hotels Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Racing • 28 Jan

July Flower, with Rachael Blackmore up, on their way to winning the Beat The Bank.ie Irish EBF Mares Hurdle

Leopardstown: Blackmore bags first win since injury

July Flower provided Rachael Blackmore with her first winner since returning from injury in the Beat The Bank.ie Irish EBF Mares Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Racing • 29 Dec 24

Home By The Lee (L) with JJ Slevin up, jumps the last alongside Bob Olinger, with Rachael Blackmore up, on their way to winning the Savills Hurdle

Leopardstown: Home By The Lee regains Savills Hurdle

Home By The Lee regained his Savills Hurdle title in good style at Leopardstown, as Joseph O'Brien's Christmas hot streak continued apace.

Racing • 28 Dec 24

Dinoblue, with Mark Walsh up, en route to victory at Leopardstown

Dinoblue rewards supporters in Mullins clean sweep

Dinoblue led home a one-two-three for trainer Willie Mullins and owner JP McManus in the Paddy's Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 27 Dec 23

Michael O'Sullivan and Marine Nationale win the Supreme Novices back in March

O'Sullivan hopes to end dream year on Leopardstown high

Michael O'Sullivan is looking to end a brilliant 2023 on a high when Marine Nationale makes his eagerly-awaited chasing debut at Leopardstown.

Racing • 26 Dec 23

Jack Kennedy celebrates with Conflated after winning the Savills Chasr

Conflated cruises to Savills in A Plus Tard's absence

Conflated put himself firmly in the Cheltenham Gold Cup picture with a dominant success in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 28 Dec 22

Home By The Lee and JJ Slevin on their way to winning the Jack de Bromhead Christmas Hurdle

Leopardstown: Home By The Lee bags Christmas Hurdle

Home By The Lee proved his surprise victory at Navan last month was no fluke with a battling success in the Jack de Bromhead Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Racing • 28 Dec 22

Kemboy boasts an impressive record at Leopardstown

Kemboy and Flooring Porter line up at Leopardstown

Kemboy will bid to continue his Leopardstown love affair in the Savills Chase today, while Flooring Porter attempts to get back on the winning trail in the Jack de Bromhead Christmas Hurdle at the Dublin circuit.

Racing • 28 Dec 22

Paul Townend celebrates after winning the Ladbrokes Dublin Steeplechase on Chacun Pour Soi at Leopardstown last February

Chacun Pour Soi primed for familiar Leopardstown test

Chacun Pour Soi bids to prove he is still a force to be reckoned with in the two-mile division in the Paddy's Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown today.

Racing • 27 Dec 22

Sharjah lands a record-equalling fourth Matheson Hurdle

Sharjah (5-6F) continued his love affair with Leopardstown at Christmas as Willie Mullins' charge recorded a battling win in the Matheson Hurdle for a fourth consecutive year, equalling the records of Hurricane Fly and Istabraq.

Racing • 29 Dec 21

Leopardstown round-up: Fury Road records Grade One win

Fury Road (7-1) led home stablemate Run Wild Fred to provide Gordon Elliott with a one-two in the Neville Hotels Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 29 Dec 21

Racing goes ahead at Limerick after inspection

Following a precautionary inspection this morning, the track at Limerick was found to be fit for racing and the fixture scheduled for today goes ahead.

Racing • 29 Dec 21

Sharjah (R) and Patrick Mullins winning the Morgiana at Punchestown

Sharjah can match Fly and Istabraq with fourth Matheson

Patrick Mullins hopes Sharjah can match Istabraq and Hurricane Fly in winning a fourth Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown on Wednesday (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 1pm).

Racing • 29 Dec 21

Klassical Dream, with Paul Townend up, led from the start

Klassical Dream sets too hot a pace in Christmas Hurdle

Klassical Dream ran the opposition into the ground under Paul Townend to win the Dornan Engineering Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Racing • 28 Dec 21

Rachael Blackmore hopes to retain the Savills Chase on A Plus Tard after his second to Minella Indo in the Cheltenham Gold Cup

A Plus Tard will be 'hard to beat' at Leopardstown

A Plus Tard is expected to prove "hard to beat" when he defends his crown in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 27 Dec 21

Patrick Mullins rode Sharjah to victory at Punchestown in November

Sharjah bids for fourth Matheson Hurdlle title

Sharjah will face five rivals when he bids to equal hurdling greats Istabraq and Hurricane Fly with a fourth Matheson Hurdle title at Leopardstown on Wednesday.

Racing • 27 Dec 21

Chacun Pour Soi last won in April this year

Updated Lame Chacun Pour Soi misses Leopardstown

Chacun Pour Soi is understood to have sustained the equivalent of a hamstring injury after pulling out of his stable lame on Monday morning.

Racing • 27 Dec 21

Rachael Blackmore and Envoi Allen on their way to winning the Paddy's Rewards Club Steeplechase

Updated Envoi Allen and Mighty Potter take Leopardstown honours

Envoi Allen returned to winning ways when taking the Grade One Paddy's Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown for Rachael Blackmore and Henry de Bromhead.

Racing • 27 Dec 21

Sean Flanagan celebrates after winning the Paddy Power Steeplechase on School Boy Hours

Leopardstown: School Boy Hours shows rest how it's done

School Boy Hours took the three-mile Paddy Power Chase at 12-1 for Sean Flanagan and Noel Meade.

Racing • 27 Dec 21

Ferny Hollow, with Paul Townend up, on their way to winning The Racing Post Novice Steeplechase from Riviere D'etel and Jack Kennedy

Ferny brings Christmas cheer to Townend and Mullins

Ferny Hollow came out on top in a terrific battle with Riviere D'etel for the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 26 Dec 21

Eventual winner Fil Dor, left, with Davy Russell up, on their way to winning The Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle

Updated Leopardstown: Fil Dor and Sir Gerhard on the mark

Fil Dor cemented his position at the head of the betting for the JCB Triumph Hurdle with a stylish display in the Grade Two Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle.

Racing • 26 Dec 21

Racegoers will return to Leopardstown's Christmas Festival, in limited numbers, for the first time since 2019

Leopardstown to admit all who already bought tickets

Leopardstown will be able to accommodate all racegoers who have already purchased tickets for their Christmas festival, but no more tickets will be sold for the four-day meeting.

Racing • 20 Dec 21

Delta Work and Galvin primed to take on A Plus Tard

Gordon Elliott will take on A Plus Tard in the Savills Chase at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival with both Delta Work and Galvin.

Racing • 29 Nov 21

Abacadabras, with Jack Kennedy up, at last year's festival

Leopardstown Day 4 Tips: Abacadabras can finish on high

Brendan Duke looks ahead to the last day of the 2020 Leopardstown Christmas Festival, with the Grade 1 Matheson Hurdle the feature on Tuesday.

Racing • 28 Dec 20

Simply Ned will go in the Chase at Leopardstown on Friday

Simply Ned ready for Friday Leopardstown mission

Simply Ned bids to take down another Willie Mullins big gun and claim a third straight victory in the Paddy's Rewards Club "Loyalty's Dead, Live For Rewards" Chase at Leopardstown on Friday.

Racing • 26 Dec 19