{"id":32845,"date":"2026-01-28T16:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=32845"},"modified":"2026-01-29T07:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:40:51","slug":"dublin-racing-festival-2026-race-times-schedule-and-tv-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/dublin-racing-festival-2026-race-times-schedule-and-tv-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin Racing Festival 2026, Race Times, Schedule and TV Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Dublin Racing Festival 2026 is one of the biggest jumps meetings in Ireland and will take place over two days this weekend (31st Jan and 1st Feb). <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See below the full 2026 Dublin Racing Festival dates, race times and schedule &#8211; plus how to watch the action that all takes place at Leopardstown racecourse.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dublin Racing Festival 2026 Date, Race Times and Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Dublin Racing Festival 2026<\/strong> will see fifteen races over the two-day meeting, which this year will be held on Saturday 31st January and Sunday 1st February.<\/p>\n<p>See below the full <strong>Dublin Racing Festival 2026 race times and running<\/strong> order for both days.<\/p>\n<p>With some of the Leopardstown Saturday races expected to be shown on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/itv-racing-schedule-today\/\">ITV Racing schedule<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Saturday 31st January 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ITV Racing will also show the Irish Gold Cup on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 1:15: Nathaniel Lacy &amp; Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m6\u00bdf RTV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 1:50: Gannon&#8217;s City Recovery &amp; Recycling Services Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo) 2m RTV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2:25: Race And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) (4yo+ 0-150) 3m\u00bdf RTV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2:55: Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m1f RTV \/ ITV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 3:30: Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) 3m\u00bdf RTV \/ ITV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 4:05: Barberstown Castle Handicap Chase (Listed Race) (5yo+ 0-150) 2m1f RTV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 4:40: DRF Future Stars (C &amp; G) I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2) (4-7yo) 2m RTV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>See here some top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/dublin-racing-festival-betting-specials-2026-leopardstown\/\">Dublin Racing Festival betting specials<\/a> &#8211; that include from Leopardstown\/Cheltenham doubles.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sunday 1st February 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There will be four races LIVE on ITV Racing at the DRF on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 12:40: Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy And Maureen Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) (4yo+) 2m2f RTV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 1:10: Ladbrokes Novice Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m5\u00bdf RTV \/ITV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 1:40: Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m RTV \/ ITV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2:10: Ladbrokes Dublin Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m1f RTV \/ ITV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2:45: O&#8217;Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (5yo+) 2m5\u00bdf RTV \/ITV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 3:20: Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+) 2m RTV \/ITV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 3:52: Timeless Sash Windows Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) (4yo+ 0-150) 2m RTV<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 4:27: Coolmore N.H. Sires Luxembourg Irish EBF Mares I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2) (4-7yo) 2m RTV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, there will be seven races to kick-off the biggest Irish horse racing jumps meeting on the calendar, which are spearheaded by the <strong>Irish Gold Cup (3:30pm)<\/strong> that Galopin Des Champs will be trying to win for a fourth year on the spin.<\/p>\n<p>Another win for the Willie Mullins-trained top-class staying chaser will see him firm up even further for the Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 13th &#8211; where he&#8217;s favourite with most betting firms at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"FULL RACE AND REACTION: Relentless Galopin Des Champs completes Irish Gold Cup hat-trick\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOExDI2J3wg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then on Sunday, we&#8217;ve eight more Dublin Racing Festival 2026 races, with the <strong>Irish Champion Hurdle (3:20pm)<\/strong> one of the highlights.<\/p>\n<p>And this year it&#8217;s an all-girl affair as top mares Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead lock horns.<\/p>\n<p>Lossiemouth will bid to make amends for her fall in the race 12 months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Both will also putting their Cheltenham Festival Champion Hurdle credentials on the line.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"STATE MAN wins third Punchestown Champion Hurdle with Constitution Hill a bitter disappointment\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M_gk3xvex_0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where Is Leopardstown Racecourse?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Leopardstown Racecourse is situated in Dublin &#8211; towards the south of the city centre (approx 8 km).<\/p>\n<p>The address is Carmanhall And Leopardstown, Foxrock, Co. Dublin, 18, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Leopardstown racecourse is one of the premier tracks in Ireland and stages both top jumps and flat meetings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32851 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Leopardstown-races.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Leopardstown-races.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Leopardstown-races-560x240.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Leopardstown-races-350x150.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How To Watch The Dublin Racing Festival 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 2026 Dublin Racing Festival will be shown LIVE on the RTE channel.<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/itv-racing-schedule-today\/\">ITV Racing<\/a> team are also expected to be showing several of the main races &#8211; including the Irish Gold Cup and Irish Champion Hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>If wagering on the action, you can also stream the Dublin Racing Festival races via the best betting sites in the UK.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Willie Mullins Trained SEVEN Dublin Racing Festival Winners Last Year (2025)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5034 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/WillieMullins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/WillieMullins.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/WillieMullins-560x352.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/WillieMullins-350x220.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dublin Racing Festival has also been called<em> &#8216;The Willie Mullins Festival&#8217;<\/em> in recent times as the Irish Champion trainer has dominated.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the Closutton handler mopped up a staggering nine of the 15 races &#8211; which means he won 60% of them.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, of those nine wins &#8211; eight of them came in ALL the Grade One contests.<\/p>\n<p>While last year in 2025, there Willie Mullins sent out SEVEN more Dublin Racing Festival winners.<\/p>\n<p>These included Galopin Des Champs (Irish Gold Cup) and State Man (Irish Champion Hurdle).<\/p>\n<p>This year there are again many big runners for the Mullins yard to look for.<\/p>\n<p>Notably four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/willie-mullins-dublin-racing-festival-runners-bankers-leopardstown-2026\/\">Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival bankers<\/a> &#8211; Final Demand, Lossiemouth, Narciso Has and Galopin Des Champs &#8211; who can be backed in a 10\/1 acca.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival Winners 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Final Demand (Nathaniel Lacy &amp; Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Majborough (Irish Arkle Chase)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Galopin Des Champs (Irish Gold Cup)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Ballyburn (Ladbrokes Novice Chase)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Kopek Des Bordes (Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> State Man (Irish Champion Hurdle)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Bambino Fever (Coolmore NH Sires Irish EBF Mares I.N.H Flat Race)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dublin Racing Festival 2026 is one of the biggest jumps meetings in Ireland and will take place over two days this weekend (31st Jan and 1st Feb). 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