Good ground in Leopardstown for Irish Champions Festival Leopardstown remains good after 1mm of rain in the last 24 hours. A blustery and mainly dry day is expected. Those travelling to Leopardstown are advised of potential delays on the M50 between 8am-9am and 12pm-1pm due to the US presidential trip. There are nine races on the opening day of Irish Champions Festival with the action commencing at 1.35pm. Top-weight Tokenomics is a non runner in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap (2.10) which allows first-reserve Oro Blanco into the race. British-raider Blue Bolt is a warm order for the Group 1 Coolmore America 'Justify' Matron Stakes (3.55) in her bid for a five-timer. The Group 1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (5.00) features a rematch between Item, Almaqam and Constitution River who were the first three home respectively in the Juddmonte International at York last month.
