Who To Follow On The First Day Of The Dublin Racing Festival

Willie Mullins looks to be the man to follow on the first day of the Leopardstown meeting with good chances in most of the events across the afternoon.

In the first event of the day he fields Whatdeawant, Minella Cocooner and Bronn who hold each way shouts at nice prices.

Next is the Spring Juvenile Hurdle and the exciting Vauban is looking to get off the mark for the yard having ran exceptionally well to finish second on hurdles/stable debut.

Having a three pronged attack in the Irish Arkle, Blue Lord, Haut En Couleurs and Saint Sam all hold leading claims in the event for the Closutton maestro.

Mullins is mob handed in the Irish Gold Cup aswell having four of the eight runners, with last year's winner Kemboy leading the betting.

He is looking to pick up the 2m1f Handicap Chase with Mt Leinster but in the finale he holds his best chance of the day for a winner with Facile Vega looking to make it 2/2 in the bumper.

Davy Russell is one of the most experienced riders in the game and on the first day of the Dublin Racing Festival has three rides to get himself in the winners enclosure.

In the first event of the day he sits on the favourite Hollow Games in the 2m6f Grade One and the six year old has a huge chance if bouncing back to form.

He sits on another favourite in the next with Fil Dor looking to make it 4/4 and take his first Grade One event of his career.

Russell gets the mount of Conflated in the Irish Gold Cup but being the outsider of the field it looks a tough task for him to win, but he will be trying for place money.