Day One of €2 million festival clashes with Ireland-England rugby international in Dublin
Dublin Racing Festival continues to be big draw for British fans despite lack of cross-channel runnersConstitution Hill survives scare at the last in another dominant display at Cheltenham
On Monday, Leopardstown’s chief executive Tim Husbands said cross-channel tickets were tracking at about 30 per cent of total sales. “In terms of the UK market there are a fair number going to that but a lot of them are coming over here for the Sunday. So, it’s kind of swings and roundabouts. Day One may end up being a little bit less and Day Two a little bit more.
A surfeit of rainfall was giving top British trainer Paul Nicholls a headache after a weekend deluge left much of his gallops underwater.
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