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THE UNSTOPPABLE Willie Mullins can sweep the first four races at Leopardstown on ITV Racing on Sunday when EL FABIOLO (2.10) and STATE MAN (2.45) can dominate the headlines.
Queen Mother Champion Chase favourite El Fabiolo defeated Jonbon in last year’s Arkle and is unlikely to be troubled in the Ladbrokes Dublin Chase.
State Man’s only defeat in his last 10 starts was at the hands of the brilliant Constitution Hill in the Champion Hurdle.
He put young pretender Impaire Et Passe in his place last time and it will be a major surprise if he doesn’t do it again.
FACT OR FILE (1.10) can emerge victorious in an intriguing face-off against Gaelic Warrior for the Ladbrokes Novice Chase.
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El Fabiolo is tipped by Newsboy to win at the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown on Sunday (©INPHO/Morgan Treacy)Last year’s Champion Bumper runner-up was unusually sent straight over fences this term and the move was rewarded with an impressive victory in December.
BALLYBURN (1.40), the 25-length winner of a maiden hurdle at Christmas, should be too classy for his rivals in the Grade 1 novice hurdle.
INDIANA JONES (3.20), a Grade Three winner as a novice chaser who finished third in the Haldon Gold Cup in November, can run well at big odds in the valuable 2m 5f handicap chase.
At Musselburgh, AN BRADAN FEASA (1.20, nb) can supplement his last- time-out Cheltenham victory by winning the bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle.
The four-year-old chased home Burdett Road before getting off the mark for trainer Jack Jones in December and can take this on the way to the Fred Winter under Tom Bellamy (below).
There is £80,000 up for grabs in the bet365 Scottish Champion Chase and the bulk of the money can stay in Scotland.
Lucinda Russell’s CORRIGEEN ROCK (3.35) is an improving chaser and could be hard to peg back if allowed to dominate from the front.
Donald McCain skilfully placed TITANIUM MOON (2.25) to post two wins each at Cartmel and Stratford over the summer and the form has been boosted since.
He can land a five-timer in the bet365 Scottish Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.
ABSOLUTE NATIONS (3.00) bolted up by 12 lengths at Fairyhouse in November and may still be ahead of the handicapper in the Pertemps qualifier.
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GANAPATHI (1.50) can take advantage of a drop in the weights in the 2m handicap chase.
Sunday tips
LEOPARDSTOWN
12.40 SPLASHING OUT
1.10 FACT TO FILE
1.40 BALLYBURN
2.10 EL FABIOLO
2.45 STATE MAN
3.20 INDIANA JONES
3.50 LORD ERSKINE
4.25 MONGIBELLA
MUSSELBURGH
1.20 AN BRADAN FEASA (NB)
1.55 GANAPATHI
2.25 TITANIUM MOON
3.00 ABSOLUTE NATIONS
3.35 CORRIGEEN ROCK
4.05 DANCE THIEF
4.35 WICKED THOUGHTS
NEWCASTLE
5.00 GULLIVER
5.30 ADMIRAL NELSON
6.00 MOON FLIGHT
6.30 TOURNELLE
7.00 INTERVENTION
7.30 AUTUMN FLIGHT
8.00 URBAN DANDY
8.30 PHOENIX STAR
LINGFIELD
1.00 TWISTALINE
1.32 ARTISAN DANCER
2.02 MUSCIKA
2.37 DEAR MY FRIEND (NAP)
3.12 COACHELLA
3.45 BLUE PRINCE
4.17 VICTORS DREAM
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