Leopardstown Course Guide
Leopardstown is the best dual-purpose course in Ireland, with numerous top-class events taking place throughout the year in the south Dublin location.
National Hunt Highlights:
Leopardstown plays host to fifteen Grade 1 races with seven taking place during the 'Christmas Festival' meeting, including the Paddy Power Chase, which has seen top-class winners down the years.
The likes of Douvan, Sizing Europe, Big Zeb, Moscow Flyer and Papillon have all won the PP Chase before going on to further glory at the Cheltenham/Aintree festivals.
Additionally, during the Christmas Festival is the Future Champions Novice Hurdle, a Grade 1 that has been a springboard for many a good type, and also the Christmas Hurdle, a Grade 1 previously won by the likes of Apples Jade and Vroum Vroum Mag.
The Savills Chase (formerly known as the Lexus Chase) is usually a Cheltenham Gold Cup pointer with numerous winners here going on to take the 'blue riband' in March.
Just going back to the last 20 years or so, the list is endless: Imperial Call, Best Mate, Denman, Synchronised and Bob's Worth, plus numerous other top-class winners who went on to further Grade 1 glory at the major festivals.
Other Grade 1 races during the Christmas Festival are the Racing Post Novice Chase, Paddy's Rewards Club Chase and the December Festival Hurdle.
Flat Highlights:
Leopardstown hosts nineteen Group races and six Listed races on the flat here; the Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial and Derby trial kick off the early season flat meetings and can be informative pointers for the classics on either side of the Irish Sea.
The undoubted highlight of the Leopardstown flat calendar is the Irish Champion Stakes run in September over ten furlongs for three-year-olds and upwards.
The best middle-distance runners cross swords with plenty of English and Irish Derby winners on the roll of honour down the years.
The list is staggering, but to name a few, there have been Sea The Stars (producing top-quality progeny of his own now), Golden Horn, New Approach, High Chaparral, Fantastic Light, Giants Causeway, Pilsudski, Swain, Daylami and Roaring Lion (2018).
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Leopardstown
Leopardstown Outright Favourite Statistics
- Flat Handicaps: 47-222 (21%) -42.33
- Flat Non-Handicaps: 50-149 (34%) -38.95
- Handicap Chases: 5-32 (16%) -10.00
- Handicap Hurdles: 13-56 (23%) -7.01
- Non-Handicap Chases: 32-62 (52%) -6.81
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 53-106 (50%) +0.58
Leopardstown Racecourse Map
Flat Course - A wide, left-handed oval track of around a mile and three-quarters in extent.
The course is fairly level except for a slight rise from the last bend, and the turns are easy. It is essentially galloping in character.
National Hunt Course - A wide, left-handed oval track, about a mile and three-quarters in length. The course is fairly level with easy turns except for a slight rise from the last bend.
It provides a fair test, although three of the fences in the back straight are close together and occasionally catch out the less-accomplished chaser, and the finishing straight is relatively short.
The inner hurdles course, used occasionally, is rather sharper in character than the chase track and tends to provide a significant test of tactical speed.
Leopardstown Racecourse Address: Leopardstown Racecourse, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 C9V6, Ireland
Leopardstown Racecourse Telephone: 1 289 0500
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Dublin Racing Festival
The February Bank Holiday weekend means it's Dublin Racing Festival time at Leopardstown, around 25k fans will be in attendance at Leopardstown over the two days to enjoy some top-class racing, and there are eight Grade 1 races to look for too, with over €2m in prize money.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle Day 1 (Saturday) | Final Demand (IRE) 6yo - 11/8 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Irish Arkle Novice Chase Day 1 (Saturday) | Majborough (FR) 5yo - 8/11 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| Irish Gold Cup Day 1 (Saturday) | Galopin Des Champs (FR) 9yo - 1/2 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Spring Juvenile Hurdle Day 1 (Saturday) | Hello Neighbour (IRE) 4yo - 85/40 | Gavin Cromwell Keith Donoghue |
| Dublin Chase Day 2 (Sunday) | Solness (FR) 7yo - 6/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Danny Mullins |
| Irish Champion Hurdle Day 2 (Sunday) | State Man (FR) 8yo - 5/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Ladbrokes Novice Chase Day 2 (Sunday) | Ballyburn (IRE) 7yo - 8/13 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Leopardstown Handicap Chase Day 2 (Sunday) | Backtonormal (IRE) 7yo - 11/4 | Gavin Cromwell Conor Stone-Walsh |
| Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle Day 2 (Sunday) | Kopek Des Bordes (FR) 5yo - 4/5 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Timeless Sash Windows Handicap Hurdle Day 2 (Sunday) | McLaurey (IRE) 6yo - 3/1 | Emmet Mullins Mark Walsh |
Irish Champions Festival
Saturday at the Irish Champions Festival
Leopardstown hosts the opening day of the Irish Champions Festival, the highlight of the day being the Irish Champions Stakes, a race dominated by Aidan O'Brien in recent years, with him winning six of the last seven renewals and having won the race a total of thirteen times.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champions Juvenile Stakes | Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) 2yo - 1/2 | A P O'Brien Christophe Soumillon |
| Irish Champion Stakes | Delacroix (IRE) 3yo - 2/1 | A P O'Brien Christophe Soumillon |
| Matron Stakes | Fallen Angel (GB) 4yo - 9/4 | K R Burke James Doyle |
| Petingo Handicap | Happy Pharoah (IRE) 3yo - 9/1 | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien Paddy Harnett |
| Solonaway Stakes | Alakazi (FR) 3yo - 7/2 | J P Murtagh Ben Coen |
| Sovereign Path Handicap | Rahmi (IRE) 6yo - 14/1 | J P Murtagh Rory Mulligan |
What ways can I use the betting tips for Leopardstown on OLBG to my advantage?
Each day on OLBG, you’ll see a list of runners along with jockey colours and the latest betting odds updated regularly for your convenience.
The most popular tipped horse for each race at Leopardstown is highlighted, and you’ll notice the number of tips made on this selection, along with the number of comments made by the OLBG tipsters.
To read the comments left on a particular race, click on the ‘All Tips’ icon to bring you to the page.
If there is more than one comment, you’ll see the option to view all comments to the right of the screen.
You’ll see the 6-month strike rate & LSP for the tipster along with their monthly profit trend.
There’s also more information on the runners on this screen, such as form, weights, trainer, age, and draw number.
OLBG’s star rating system combines the popularity of a tip with the latest betting odds, and we also offer a price comparison feature where you can see the latest best betting odds for your selections at Leopardstown.
Click ‘Add To Betslip’ to see the best odds and repeat to see what the best prices for your combination bets, such as doubles, trebles, Lucky 15s and Lucky 31s.
For predictions on races from other racecourses today, head over to the main racing predictions page to see what the OLBG racing tipsters are backing.
How to win using Leopardstown betting tips
You have the knowledge at your fingertips, and it’s up to you how you use it, but let’s see what you can do more concisely.
- You can use the most popular Leopardstown tips today to put into singles or put into a combo such as a double, treble or Lucky 15
- View and follow the tips of the most profitable tipsters from Leopardstown racecourse to narrow down your options further
- Use the OLBG star rating system to see the most valuable betting selections today at Leopardstown
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Leopardstown Draw Bias
✅ The most profitable stall at Leopardstown in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 3 over a trip of 7f, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a profit of +40.20.
❌ The stall with the worst loss at Leopardstown in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 8 over a trip of 1m, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a loss of -85.37.
Here we have the draw bias for Leopardstown taken into consideration in races with ten or more runners. We will break down the figures by race trips. Draws can be much more important in shorter trips, where runners do not have time to find their position during the race, meaning the draw is probably more important than in races over longer distances.
- Sprints (5f to 7½f)
- Mile (1m to 1m1½f)
- Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)
The following table shows a breakdown of a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example, in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12). The positions will always be the lowest stall number to the highest.
Leopardstown 'Flat' Jockey & Trainer Statistics
Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Leopardstown?
A P O'Brien is the leading trainer here at Leopardstown with ninety-eight winners, but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their runners, whilst following Mrs John Harrington would have returned the most winners (forty-two) from a profitable trainer. With an eachway LSP of +40.33 at Leopardstown, John James Feane leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their seven placings, which include a total of five winners. The trainer with the worst record at Leopardstown based on LSP is J S Bolger, who has only a 9% strike rate with twenty-three winners from two hundred fifty-five runners, which have returned an LSP of -104.20.
Backing all of the C T Keane rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Leopardstown, with sixty-one, but you would have returned a loss by doing so. R P Whelan leads the way for profitable jockeys with an LSP of +28.07 from their nineteen winners. If you are more of an eachway player, then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Leopardstown, and that would be M P Sheehy, who shows the best eachway LSP, which is +40.53, thanks to their seventeen placings (eight winners). With an LSP of -127.80 at Leopardstown, Ben M Coen heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of nineteen winners from two hundred sixty-six rides, which is a strike rate of 7%.
Leopardstown Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Leopardstown for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 7-15 (47%) +11.75 - Backing P Twomey runners when in a Maiden race
Leopardstown Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Leopardstown based on the number of winners:
- 47 Wins: A P O'Brien & Ryan Moore
- 37 Wins: G M Lyons & C T Keane
- 34 Wins: Mrs John Harrington & Shane Foley
- 22 Wins: A P O'Brien & W M Lordan
- 19 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & Dylan B McMonagle
Leopardstown Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs John Harrington | 349-42-115 | +2.05 | -20.21 |
| P Twomey | 45-12-27 | +11.81 | +6.25 |
| Darren / O'Leary Bunyan | 34-6-16 | +6.33 | +8.88 |
| Ross O'Sullivan | 49-5-14 | +5.83 | +8.53 |
| John James Feane | 27-5-7 | +77.13 | +40.33 |
| Thomas Mullins | 77-4-11 | +61.00 | +22.93 |
| Matthew J Smith | 35-3-8 | +15.00 | +4.72 |
| M C Grassick | 35-3-7 | +2.00 | +10.17 |
| Kevin Coleman | 32-3-4 | +57.00 | +15.94 |
| K R Burke | 9-3-6 | +6.75 | +5.70 |
Leopardstown Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| R P Whelan | 197-19-49 | +28.07 | +4.68 |
| J A Powell | 90-8-29 | +0.50 | +4.62 |
| M P Sheehy | 75-8-17 | +86.07 | +40.53 |
| P A Harnett | 38-5-13 | +14.50 | +14.39 |
| Scott McCullagh | 59-4-13 | +7.25 | +0.06 |
| Amy Jo Hayes | 17-4-6 | +25.50 | +15.23 |
| S D Bowen | 17-4-7 | +8.25 | +10.74 |
| P McGettigan | 18-3-7 | +9.00 | +5.99 |
| Tom Marquand | 11-3-3 | +13.00 | +5.05 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 9-3-9 | +0.50 | +5.80 |
Leopardstown 'National Hunt' Jockey & Trainer Statistics
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Leopardstown?
Whilst W P Mullins is the most successful trainer at Leopardstown with a total of one hundred nine winners, if you backed all of their runners, you would be showing a loss. Joseph Patrick O'Brien is the most successful trainer at Leopardstown for those who show a profit if backing all their runners, thanks to a total of twelve winners and an LSP of +9.68. When looking at trainers and looking for some eachway value at Leopardstown, then the trainer who shows the best eachway profit is S R B Crawford, that LSP is +14.11, which has been accumulated by a total of nine placings, which includes three winners. Henry De Bromhead does not have a great record at Leopardstown; their LSP of -171.26 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from sixteen winners from two hundred sixty-one runners, which is a 6% strike rate.
P Townend is the leading jockey here at Leopardstown with fifty-nine winners, but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides, whilst following Sam Ewing would have returned the most winners (ten) from a profitable jockey. With an eachway LSP of +21.76 at Leopardstown, Miss J Townend leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their ten placings, which include a total of five winners. A total of eleven winners from one hundred forty-one rides at Leopardstown has Rachael Blackmore at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 8% strike rate and worst LSP of -96.01.
Leopardstown Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Leopardstown for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 18-36 (50%) +23.79 - Backing P Townend rides when on horses aged 7yo
Leopardstown Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Leopardstown based on the number of winners:
- 59 Wins: W P Mullins & P Townend
- 23 Wins: Gordon Elliott & J W Kennedy
- 19 Wins: W P Mullins & Mr P W Mullins
- 11 Wins: Henry De Bromhead & Rachael Blackmore
- 11 Wins: W P Mullins & D E Mullins
Leopardstown Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 115-12-35 | +9.68 | -15.00 |
| S R B Crawford | 31-3-9 | +37.50 | +14.11 |
| Padraig Roche | 26-3-5 | +23.83 | +4.55 |
| Miss Elizabeth Doyle | 22-3-5 | +11.50 | -0.30 |
| Jonathan Sweeney | 12-3-7 | +14.00 | +9.65 |
| Oliver McKiernan | 34-2-9 | +1.00 | -5.75 |
| Eoin Griffin | 20-2-4 | +6.00 | -2.30 |
| E Bolger | 13-2-4 | +9.50 | +1.35 |
| G O'Loughlin | 11-2-3 | +144.33 | +84.00 |
| Eugene M O'Sullivan | 5-2-2 | +22.50 | +12.95 |
Leopardstown Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Ewing | 81-10-18 | +45.19 | -2.59 |
| D N Russell | 37-9-17 | +48.19 | +21.00 |
| Mr J C Gainford | 42-6-11 | +14.25 | +5.40 |
| Miss J Townend | 16-5-10 | +34.50 | +21.76 |
| Simon Torrens | 79-4-13 | +1.00 | -31.30 |
| Mr J J Codd | 17-4-10 | +4.00 | +1.68 |
| R A Doyle | 35-3-4 | +141.33 | +73.50 |
| Mr C P Millar | 24-2-6 | +10.50 | -1.50 |
| Conor McNamara | 21-2-4 | +54.00 | +19.20 |
| R J Condon | 16-1-1 | +1.00 | -7.00 |
With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell.
*All of the data for Leopardstown Racecourse, which includes the trainer and jockey statistics, has been created using statistics available from HorseRaceBase. The data includes all races throughout the last five years (2021 to 2025).
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