Dublin Racing Festival Competition 2025

[Nathan Hughes]

Competition date

1st & 2nd February

Race Schedule

Day 1

1.20pm – The Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
1.50pm – The Gannon’s City Recovery and Recycling Centre Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1)
2.25pm – The Race and Stay at Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle (Listed)
2.55pm- The Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Steeplechase (Grade 1)
3.30pm – The Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1)
4.05pm – The Ryanair Handicap Steeplechase (Listed)
4.35pm – The Future Stars I.N.H Flat Race (C&G) (Grade 2)

Day 2

12.40pm – The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy and Maureen Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle
1.10pm – The Ladbrokes Novice Steeplechase
1.40pm – The Ladbrokes Dublin Chase
2.10pm – The O’Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Steeplechase
2.45pm – The Irish Champion Hurdle
3.20pm – The Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle
3.50pm – The Timeless Sash Windows Handicap Hurdle
4.25pm – The Coolmore N.H Sires Luxembourg Mares Flat Race

Rules

You select 1 horse in each race over the course of the meeting
In one race per day you can select 2 horses
You may chose 1 nap per day (please make clear)
NAP selections score double for WIN ONLY
You can pick a next best (NB) as a reserve for your Nap in case of being a non runner
If Nap is a N/R and your NB is a non runner the reserve of your Nap will become the Nap.
(no reserve no nap)

Entries have to be in before first race of each day, if for whatever reason you are late
post your entries still for later races which will be accepted but you will get hit with
10% point deduction for that day Strictly no Edits after the off time of 1st race, all
points on that day will be deducted You may included as many reserves as you like but
cannot add any after the time of the first race

Any disputes my decision will be final

The Winner will be the competitor who amasses the most points from the two days
in the event of a tie the highest price individual day score
if still tied highest nap
if still tied joint winners

Charles Darwin to conquer the World

[Nathan Hughes]

Scoring

In all races of up to 4 runners – only the winner scores
In all races of 5, 6 or 7 runners – the first two score
In all races of 8 to 15 runners – the first three score
In all races of 16 to 21 runners – the first four score
In all races of 22 or more runners – the first five score

*please note these places are for both handicap and no handicap

POINTS SCORING (SP’s)

1/2 or shorter – 1st: 2 pts – 2nd: 1 pt – 3rd: 1 pt – 4th: 0 pts

8/15 to 10/11 – 1st: 4 pts – 2nd: 2 pts – 3rd: 1 pt – 4th: 1 pt

Evens to 2/1 – 1st: 8 pts – 2nd: 4 pts – 3rd: 3 pts – 4th: 2 pt

85/40 to 4/1 – 1st: 14 pts – 2nd: 6 pts – 3rd: 4 pts – 4th: 3 pts – 5th: 1 pt

9/2 to 15/2 – 1st: 17 pts – 2nd: 8 pts – 3rd: 6 pts – 4th: 4 pts – 5th: 2 pts

8/1 to 11/1- 1st: 22 pts – 2nd: 10 pts – 3rd: 8 pts – 4th: 6 pts – 5th: 3 pts

12/1 to 20/1- 1st: 27 pts – 2nd: 14 pts – 3rd: 10 pts – 4th: 8 pts – 5th: 4 pts

21/1 to 25/1 – 1st: 32 pts – 2nd: 16 pts – 3rd: 12 pts – 4th: 10 pts – 5th: 5 pts

26/1 to 32/1 – 1st: 40 pts – 2nd: 18 pts – 3rd: 14 pts – 4th: 12 pts – 5th: 6 pts

33/1 & 50/1 – 1st: 50 pts – 2nd: 20 pts – 3rd: 16 pts – 4th: 14 pts – 5th: 7 pts

66/1 and above 1st 60pts – 2nd: 30pts – 3rd: 18pts – 4th: 16pts – 5th: 9pts

**IN THE EVENT OF A DEAD HEAT FULL POINTS WILL AWARDED TO BOTH (OR MORE) HORSES**

MISTAKES

Please check your own scores, whilst every attempt is made to get scores 100% accurate
mistakes do take place from time to time, please bring to my attention as soon as possible
any differences between my scoring and your own. Thanks

Charles Darwin to conquer the World

[Nathan Hughes]

Previous

2024
Winner – Kendicate
Runner up – Broadsword
Third – Greenasgrass
Fourth – Euroalien

2023
Winner – Nathan Hughes
Runner Up – Greenasgrass
Third – Hot Fuss

Charles Darwin to conquer the World

[Landafar]

Lets get started..Day One
Race 1 Final Demand
Race 2 Hello Neighbour NAP
Race 3 Flikker Of Hope 2nd Selection Supreme Gift
Race 4 Majborough
Race 5 Gaolpin Des Champs
Race 6 Midnight it is
Race 7 I started a Joke

Good luck to all..

[Landafar]

Thanks for doing this Nathan…

[BigG]

I don’t know how I missed this one Nathan, but I’m definitely in

[TakeYourTime]

Thanks for running this, Nathan. I’ll get my entries in early for tomorrow:

Jasmin De Vaux & I Am Lorenzo (Sommesky)
Hello Neighbour NAP (Bacchanalian)
Gaoth Chuil NB (Patter Merchant)
Jeannot Lapin (Firefox)
Fact To File (Embassy Gardens)
Fascile Mode (My Mate Mozzie)
He Can’t Dance (Classical Creek)

[silent assassins]

13:15 Final Demand
13:50 Saint Lucie
14:25 Meetingofthewaters
14:55 IlAntique
15:30 Montys Star
16:05 My mate Mozzie and Fascile Mode
16:35 He Can Dance NAP

[robnorth]

1.15 Supersundae (Wingmen)
1.50 Willy De Houelle (Bacchanalian)
2.25 Effernock Fizz & Good Time Jonny (Potter Merchant)
2.55 Touch Me Not (Majborough)
3.30 I Am Maximus (Embassy Gardens)
4.05 Dont Go Yet (A Law Of Her Own)
4.35 Classical Greek (Friary Road)

[Hot Fuss]

1:15 – Supersundae

1:50 – Hello Neighbour

2:25 – Gaoth Chuil & Glen Kiln

2:55 – Ile Atlantique

3:30 – Fact To File

4:05 – My Mate Mozzie *Nap

4:35 – Sortudo

[Eezer]

1315 Joystick (Wingmen)
1350 Galileo Dame (Wendrock)
1425 Mordor nap and Meetingofthewaters (Glen Kiln)
1455 Firefox (Majborough)
1530 Galopin Des Champs (Fact To File)
1605 Lisnanult Lad nb (Captains Nephew)
1635 Sortudo (Classical Creek)

[mike2084]

Saturday

1:15 Supersundae
1:50 Sainte Lucie
2:25 Gaoth Chuil
2:55 Ile Atlantique
3:30 Galopin Des Champs NAP
4:05 Shanbally Kid & My Mate Mozzie
4:35 He Can’t Dance

[wyldesyde]

Pray Tell
Lady Vega Allen
Perceval Legallois & Gaoth Chuil
Touch Me Not
Fact To File
My Mate Mozzie(Nap)
Classical Creek

[Nathan Hughes]

Joystick (Wingman)
Saint Lucie *NAP (Willy De Houelle)
Meetingofthewaters *NB (Glen Kill)
Firefox (Majborough)
Fact to File (Monty’s Star)
Fascile Mode (Ha D’or)
Koktail Brut AND Green Splender (Sortudo)

Charles Darwin to conquer the World

[Triptych]

Must get these on as family Invasion tomorrow…

1315 Final Demand (Supersundae)
1350 Sainte Lucie (Lady Vega Allen))
1425 Meetingofthewaters (Gaoth Chill)
1455 Firefox (lle Atlantique)
1530 Fact To File (Galopin Des Champs)
1605 A Law Of Her Own (Captains Nephew)
1635 COLCANNON **NAP** & He Can’t Dance (I Started A Joke)

Thanks Nathan

Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...

[Red Rum 77]

1.15 Final Demand (Res Supersundae)

1.50 Hello Neighbour (Res Lady Vega Allen)

2.25 Perceval Legallois NAP (Meetingofthewaters)NB

3.30 Galopin Des Champs and Fact To File (Res Inothewayurthinkin)

4.05 Midnight It Is (Res My Mate Mozzie)

4.35 Green Splendor (Res Colcannon)

Thank you Nathan

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.

[dfward]

Final Demand (NB) (Wingmen)
Saint Lucia (Hello Neighbour)
Meetingofthewaters + Gaoth Chuil (Backmersackme)
Ile Atlantique (Firefox)
Galopin Des Champs (Fact To File)
An Peann Dearg (My Mate Mozzie)
GREEN SPLENDOUR (NAP) (Colcannon)

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