{"id":77458,"date":"2026-01-28T17:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=77458"},"modified":"2026-01-29T07:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:39:54","slug":"willie-mullins-dublin-racing-festival-runners-bankers-leopardstown-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/willie-mullins-dublin-racing-festival-runners-bankers-leopardstown-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Back FOUR Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival Bankers in 10\/1 Acca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>With the 2026 DRF on the horizon punters will be starting to look ahead to the Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival runners, and in particular his potential &#8216;BANKERS&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, with this in mind we&#8217;ve highlighted FOUR of the best Willie Mullins DRF hot-pots, which you can either dismiss, back individually &#8211; or plonk in a 10\/1 ACCA.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival Runners and Bankers 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Over the two-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/dublin-racing-festival-2026-race-times-schedule-and-tv-coverage\/\">2026 Dublin Racing Festival<\/a> meeting at Leopardstown there will be 15 races for punters to get stuck into.<\/p>\n<p>And based on recent years &#8211; it will be a huge shock if Willie Mullins isn&#8217;t winning at least five.<\/p>\n<p>Having sent out seven last year and nine in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Some are also suggesting his chances at the fixture have been increased this season, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/gordon-elliott-recent-form-strike-rate-dublin-racing-festival-2026\/\">Gordon Elliott form<\/a> at the moment a little bit suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, let&#8217;s look at FOUR of the main Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival runners.<\/p>\n<p>Ones that the bookies will certainly NOT want to see all winning.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Back The FOUR Willie Mullins DRF Bankers in 10\/1 Acca\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_77461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77461\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-77461 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Mullins-Banker-ACCA.jpg\" alt=\"Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival 10\/1 Banker Acca\" width=\"696\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Mullins-Banker-ACCA.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Mullins-Banker-ACCA-423x560.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Mullins-Banker-ACCA-264x350.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival 10\/1 Banker Acca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Dublin Racing Festival &#8211; Saturday 31st January 2026 <strong>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>NARCISO HAS: New Kid On The Block Puts Triumph Hurdle Credentials On The Line\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This JP McManus-owned 4yo shot to the head of the Triumph Hurdle market at the Cheltenham Festival with an easy win at Leopardstown over Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>That win came in the Grade Two Changing Times Brewery Juvenile Hurdle &#8211; bolting up by 11 lengths.<\/p>\n<p>Next up is a trip to the Dublin Racing Festival for the Gannon&#8217;s City Recovery &amp; Recycling Services Juvenile Hurdle, which will be run on Saturday 31st January.<\/p>\n<p>The layers are making Narciso Has odds-on to win again and if he can then his 4\/1 Triumph Hurdle odds are also sure to vanish without trace.<\/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> Leopardstown: Gannon&#8217;s City Recovery &amp; Recycling Services Juvenile Hurdle &#8211; 4\/6<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Cheltenham Festival: Triumph Hurdle &#8211; 4\/1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><em>Note: All odd featured on this page are subject to change\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Narciso Has outlines Triumph Hurdle credentials at Leopardstown | Racing TV\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0L2IAEk__Ew?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<h3><strong>GALOPIN DES CHAMPS: DRF Legend Eyes Fourth Irish Gold Cup Success<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Galopin Des Champs needs no introduction.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s been a powerhouse staying chaser for the past five years &#8211; and he might not be finished yet.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, he was beaten on his return run in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown over the festive period, but that was his first run for eight months.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also always been a horse that has tended to need a run back each season.<\/p>\n<p>So, with that outing under his belt, it will be a brave punter that says he can&#8217;t win the Irish Gold Cup for a fourth time.<\/p>\n<p>Galopin is now aged 10 and will be looking to become only the third double-figure aged Irish Gold Cup winner since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>With Beef Or Salmon (11, 2007) and Carlingford Lough (10, 2016) the others.<\/p>\n<p>But despite losing at Leopardstown last time (3rd), he still brings a formidable chase record at the track to the table.<\/p>\n<p>Having run at the Dublin venue eight times over fences &#8211; winning seven.<\/p>\n<p>If he can get back to winning ways he&#8217;ll have to conquer the Savills Chase winner Affordable Fury, but many feel with that run under his belt he can.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also 6\/1 for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March &#8211; a race he&#8217;s won twice before but was runner-up in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Galopin will be hoping to become the first double-figure Gold Cup winner since Cool Dawn (1998) and the first to win back the race since Kauto Star did just that in 2009.<\/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> Leopardstown: Irish Gold Cup &#8211; 5\/4<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Cheltenham Festival: Gold Cup &#8211; 6\/1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><em>Note: All odd featured on this page are subject to change\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"What a racehorse - GALOPIN DES CHAMPS claims third Irish Gold Cup triumph\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NxWudSxQ72A?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<h2>Dublin Racing Festival &#8211; Sunday 1st February 2026 <strong>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>FINAL DEMAND: Unbeaten Chaser All The Rage In Ladbrokes Novice Chase\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Heading into Sunday, and if the day one Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival runners already mentioned have won &#8211; then the bookies will be starting to panic.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>As next up is Final Demand &#8211; a horse that many feel is the &#8216;super Willie Mullins banker&#8217; of the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>His only career defeat came in the Turners Novices&#8217; Hurdle (3rd) at the Cheltenham Festival last season.<\/p>\n<p>But has been switched to chasing this term and has looked a natural and possible future Gold Cup winner in the making.<\/p>\n<p>Final Demand will head to the DRF two-from-two over fences after facile wins.<\/p>\n<p>The first at Navan and last time at Limerick (watch below), when taking the Faugheen Novice Chase.<\/p>\n<p>Next up is the Ladbrokes Novice Chase. Which was a prize Ballyburn won last year.<\/p>\n<p>And a pot Willie Mullins has won a massive 12 times &#8211; including five times in the last six.<\/p>\n<p>A win here will then see him head to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/new-cheltenham-festival-2026-running-order-schedule\/\">2026 Cheltenham Festival<\/a> for the Brown Advisory Novices&#8217; Chase, where he&#8217;s already as short as 5\/4.<\/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> Leopardstown: Ladbrokes Novice Chase &#8211; 2\/5<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Cheltenham Festival: Brown Advisory Novices&#8217; Chase &#8211; 5\/4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><em>Note: All odd featured on this page are subject to change\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Final Demand sparkles in Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick | Racing TV\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zqsC3gvDKic?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<h3><strong>LOSSIEMOUTH: Can She Bounce Back From Irish Champion Hurdle Fall Last Year?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The last of the so-called Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival runners with &#8216;banker&#8217; status is Lossiemouth.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;ll he heading to Sunday&#8217;s Irish Champion Hurdle to take on old rival Brighterdaysahead.<\/p>\n<p>But with Lossiemouth having the measure of that Gordon Elliott mare at Leopardstown in the December Hurdle (watch below) &#8211; many will back her to confirm that form.<\/p>\n<p>That win gave Lossiemouth a remarkable nine Grade One wins and has now won 13 of her 16 starts.<\/p>\n<p>However, those against here at the DRF will point to her falling in the Irish Champion Hurdle last season when ridden by Danny Mullins.<\/p>\n<p>But regular rider Paul Townend will be back in the plate at the DRF. Having won 11 times on the popular grey mare.<\/p>\n<p>Willie Mullins will also be looking for his tenth Irish Champion Hurdle win.<\/p>\n<p>Win, lose or draw at Leopardstown, it will then be off to the Cheltenham Festival, with the Mares Hurdle the expected route.<\/p>\n<p>Lossiemouth is unbeaten at Prestbury Park with four wins (Unibet Hurdle, Triumph, Mares Hurdle x2).<\/p>\n<p>And despite Woodhooh looking a big threat to her title, the two-time Mares Hurdle winner will be hard to topple come March.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget the Mares&#8217; Hurdle has now also been moved to the Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Which is also the same day as the Mares&#8217; Novices&#8217; Hurdle.<\/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> Leopardstown: Irish Champion Hurdle &#8211; 11\/10<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Cheltenham Festival: Mares&#8217; Hurdle &#8211; 7\/4<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Cheltenham Festival: Champion Hurdle &#8211; 13\/2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><em>Note: All odd featured on this page are subject to change\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Nine Grade Ones wins for Lossiemouth with December Hurdle glory | Racing TV\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HFDUeuIUMwg?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<h2><strong>When Is The Dublin Racing Festival? \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0fDATE: <\/strong>Sat 31st Jan and Sun 1st Feb, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0fCOURSE: <\/strong>Leopardstown<br \/>\n<strong>\ud83d\udcfaTV:<\/strong> RTV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/itv-racing-schedule-today\/\">ITV Racing Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Many Winner Did Willie Mullins Have at the DRF in 2025? \ud83c\udfc7<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34577 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Willie-Mullins-560x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Willie-Mullins-560x327.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Willie-Mullins-924x539.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Willie-Mullins-350x204.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Willie-Mullins-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Willie-Mullins.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Willie Mullins sent out a massive NINE DRF winners over the two-day meeting.<\/p>\n<p>And even though he wasn&#8217;t able to match that in 2025 &#8211; twelve months ago, Willie Mullins still fired in SEVEN more.<\/p>\n<p>Meaning in the last two seasons, the Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival runners have notched up 16 wins.<\/p>\n<p>Last year his two-time Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs brought the house down after winning his third Irish Gold Cup.<\/p>\n<p>While State Man also made it three.<\/p>\n<p>Winning the Irish Champion Hurdle for a third time and giving Mullins a ninth success in the race (watch below).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Willie Mullins DRF Winners 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\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<h2><strong>WATCH: State Man Winning The Irish Champion Hurdle in 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"STATE MAN wins third Irish Champion Hurdle as Lossiemouth falls\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6MKyGRSiwYU?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the 2026 DRF on the horizon punters will be starting to look ahead to the Willie Mullins Dublin Racing Festival runners, and in particular his potential &#8216;BANKERS&#8217;. 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