Ireland's best horses were out in force as punters look for Cheltenham Festival clues a month before The Greatest Show on Turf at Prestbury Park.
And it's no surprise legendary trainer Willie Mullins enjoyed success on day one of the Dublin Racing Festival as he looks to attack the Festival in March.
The Irishman landed a hat-trick - including the big one, the Irish Gold Cup on odds-on shot Galopin Des Champs 1/2.Many of the leading Cheltenham contenders are ramping up their preparations at Leopardstown this weekend - not to mention more than £1.5million in prize money that is up for grabs.
Punters flocked to the course and here are the results and placings in FULL from a thrilling first day across the Irish Sea.1.
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