Willie Mullins has been the dominant force at the Dublin Racing Festival since it’s inception. The maestro has plenty of huge chances on Day 2 at Leopardstown on Sunday once again. With this in mind, we’ve combined his five best chances on the day into mega accumulator. It’s fair to say the bookies won’t want this one coming in! Check out our free tips page for daily content across British and Irish racing.
Gaelic Warrior (11-10, William Hill) has always been a smart horse and he has made a faultless start to his chasing career so far. The six-year-old bolted up on his debut over the larger obstacles at Punchestown in November and followed that up with a Grade 1 success at Limerick over Christmas. Going left-handed here isn’t ideal but he’s got one hell of an engine.
Ballyburn (EVS, William Hill) was a little disappointing on hurdles debut at Fairyhouse but made amends in fine style here next time. The drop back to two miles shouldn’t be an issue and he possesses more than enough ability to win this, perhaps without breaking a sweat.
El Fabiolo (2-5, William Hill) appears to be the Champion Chase winner in-waiting. Plenty of improvement is expected from his seasonal reappearance win and he’s unlikely to run into any difficulties here. This is the best two-mile chaser around and by some margin too.
State Man (1-3, William Hill) is by far the second best two-mile hurdler and the rest are someway behind him. A winner of seven Grade 1s in his last eight starts, the only horse that can beat him is Constitution Hill and he isn’t here. Mullins’ seven-year-old is clearly the one to beat.
Aurora Vega (7-4, William Hill) is sister to Facile Vega and she’s made a similarly impressive start to her career in bumpers. Unbeaten in three starts so far, the most recent of those came in a Listed race at Gowran and the step into Grade 2 company is the next logical step.
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