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Dublin Racing Festival: Donn McClean best bets
By Donn McClean
15:49 · SAT February 06, 2021
Three bets for our man on the opening day of the Dublin Racing Festival including a 40/1 chance trained by Gordon Elliott.
Racing betting tips: Saturday, February 6
1.05 Leopardstown – Cape Gentleman at 7/1
3.15 Leopardstown – Abacadabras at 8/1
3.50 Leopardstown – Eclair De Beaufeu at 40/1 (each-way)
It is only three years since the Dublin Racing Festival came into being in its current guise. The races were there all right, but they were scattered across disparate weekends, three meetings spread across five or six weeks. It was only in 2018 that they were all brought together and presented in one weekend of top class National Hunt racing, and perfectly positioned at the mid-point in the run between Christmas and Cheltenham.