Tote Guide – Dublin Racing Festival 2026: Day 2

Day 1 delivered. Brighterdaysahead (£3.75) and Bowensonfire (£12.90) both won for the blog, with the data pointing towards both horses well before the off. Royal Hillsborough should have made it three winners after rallying best into the final furlong of the bumper, only for a misjudged finish to see him touched off for second. The Tote would have paid £10.00 on that horse, so that one stings. Still, a profitable day and exactly the kind of results we look for when the numbers align with proven ground and track form.

Now onto Day 2. Seven more races, five of them at Grade 1 level, and the ground remains Heavy. Leopardstown took a battering earlier in the week and credit to the groundstaff for getting the show on the road. Conditions will once again be the defining factor, and our ratings have been filtered accordingly.