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Leopardstown tips: Donn McClean on day two of the Dublin Racing Festival
By Donn McClean
16:27 · SUN February 07, 2021
Donn McClean has three strong fancies on day two of the Dublin Racing Festival, where the Gigginstown silks are expected to shine.
Racing betting tips: Sunday, February 7
There may be only five horses in the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup, but it is still a cracking contest.
If you were asked which of the five is most likely to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup this year, you would say Minella Indo. Henry de Bromhead’s horse was a high-class staying novice hurdler, he won the Albert Bartlett Hurdle and the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle at Punchestown, and he was one of the top staying novice chasers around last season. He was impressive in each of his first two runs this season too over fences, before he fell in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown last time.
At the last, Faugheen jumps it brilliantly, Samcro back in second. The old warrior still has plenty of life left in him yet! Faugheen strides up to the line to win…
The 26th of December 2019 will be forever tattooed into my memory. Riding Faugheen to victory over Samcro and the roaring reception he received from the large Limerick crowd was something very special indeed.
But the future is always more intriguing than the past, and this Christmas is about trying to notch another mark in the post.
Paul Townend has decided to head south to ride Asterion Forlonge in the now named ‘Faugheen Novice Chase’. Our, at times, wayward grey was electric on his fencing debut at Punchestown. He did jump to his right at the last two fences when the accelerator was pressed down so it made sense to come to Limerick’s right-handed track. The heavy ground will pose no problem and the trip should be ideal also.