Review of the 2026 Dublin Racing Festival

February 4
1h 19m

Episode Description

The Racehour Podcast is back, once again powered by bet365 and Gambling.com, and this week it’s all about looking back on a blockbuster 2026 Dublin Racing Festival.

With Stephen Cass away embracing the Arctic Circle in Lapland, Dean Ryan steps back into the host’s chair and joins Diarmuid Nolan and Tony Keenan to pore over every major talking point from two cracking days at Leopardstown. Big performances, hard races, and a few eye-catching winners all get the full post-mortem treatment.

With Cheltenham now looming just five weeks away, the conversation inevitably shifts to Festival fortunes. There’s strong confidence around a potential 2026 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase contender, Dean is adamant that Fact To File is the one to beat in the Gold Cup, while Tony highlights a handful of Dublin runners who may have paid a price for their weekend exertions.

Plenty to chew over as the road to Cheltenham really starts to narrow.

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Timestamps:

00:00 #Racehour Review Show
03:11 Novice Hurdlers
25:13 Novice Chasers
41:19 Senior Hurdlers
48:16 Senior Chasers
1:08:47 DRF Notebook horses
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