Willie Mullins fancied to land four-timer on Sunday at Dublin Racing Festival

04 February 2023 , 17:15

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Vauban is Newsboy's tip in the Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown (Image: PA)

VAUBAN can gain his revenge on his Willie Mullins stablemate State Man to lift the Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle (3.10) at Leopardstown.

Four and a half lengths separated the pair when State Man won the Grade 1 Matheson Hurdle at the Foxrock track over Christmas. But Vauban, a three-time winner at the highest level as a juvenile hurdler, will have derived a considerable benefit from his first start since the spring and is no forlorn hope to turn things round.

Mullins’ BLUE LORD should return on building-society odds for a seventh success over fences in the Grade 1 Ladbrokes Dublin Chase (2.10). And Ireland’s champion trainer should again be on target with FACILE VEGA in the Grade 1 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (3.40).

Gordon Elliot can at least break the Mullins monopoly on the top-tier events with MIGHTY POTTER in the Ladbrokes Novice Chase (1.40).

The Bulmers Leopardstown Handicap Chase (2.40) has attracted a bumper field, with preference for the Stuart Crawford-saddled NOW WHERE OR WHEN.

Newsboy’s Daily Double plus tips on every race from Thursday’s four meetings

The ITV4 cameras are also rolling at Musselburgh, where RETURN TICKET is the selection to build on the green shoots of a last-time-out Kelso second to capture the bet365 Scottish Champion Handicap Chase (1.55). Paul Nicholls’ TOOTHLESS rates a worthy market leader for the bet365 Scottish Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (2.25), while FILS DE ROI looks good in the opening bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (1.22).

Tips for Sunday at the Dublin Racing Festival plus Musselburgh and Hereford

LEOPARDSTOWN

1.10 BANNTOWN GIRL

1.40 MIGHTY POTTER

2.10 BLUE LORD

2.40 NOW WHERE OR WHEN

3.10 VAUBAN

3.40 FACILE VEGA

4.10 ALL THOSE YEARS

4.40 FUN FUN FUN

Newsboy’s Daily Double plus tips on every race from Friday’s four meetings

MUSSELBURGH

1.22 FILS DE ROI

1.55 RETURN TICKET

2.25 TOOTHLESS

2.55 COOLBANE BOY

3.25 DR SHIROCCO

3.55 CREATIVE CONTROL

4.25 GARDE DES CHAMPS

HEREFORD

1.33 SAGEBURG COUNTY

2.03 SPOTTY DOG

2.33 ASTRA VIA (NAP)

3.03 STRIKING OUT (NB)

3.33 ARDMAYLE

4.03 JASMIYA

4.33 MR MACKAY

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