Eight millimetres of rain fell overnight leaving parts of the course waterlogged.

There's also one more exciting announcement coming soon!

Fixture information and cancelled events this weekend.

The real Trials Days take place at Leopardstown and you can bet the tank it will produce a share of Cheltenham winners, writes Pat Keane

Leopardstown has announced the two music headliners for the Dublin Racing Festival: Damien Dempsey and Stockton’s Wing.

A measure of the growth possibilities offered by the video games industry in Ireland was underlined in last week’s major acquisition by Dublin headquartered Keyword Studios of US-based VMC Consulting for $66m (€57m).

The first of his family to enter third-level education, the socially liberal Frank Clarke is set to become the country’s next chief justice.

The UCC Don’t Step On The Crest Handicap Hurdle was the feature event on Students’ Raceday in Mallow, writes Tommy Lyons, and local trainer Eoghan O’Grady landed the spoils with the game Westerner Point, ridden by Philip Enright.

More than €1m was placed in bets as the rain held off to give festival-goers a thrilling first day at the races in Leopardstown.

Leopardstown hosts this evening’s flat racing fare, while the national hunt action takes place in Tramore, where Trade Marked can carry top weight to victory in the Tramore Golf Club Handicap Hurdle.

The Dermot Weld-trained Harzand earned quotes ranging from 16/1 to 25/1 for the Investec Derby in Epsom following his workmanlike victory in the Group 3 P W McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes in Leopardstown yesterday.

Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Don Cossack is set to be one of the stars on show at the annual post-racing gallops at Leopardstown tomorrow.

The loss of yet another meeting to the weather this week - Limerick on Wednesday - highlighted one of the problems National Hunt racing has in this country.

Joseph O’Brien is keen to see how Ivanovich Gorbatov performs at Leopardstown today before committing to the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.

First Lieutenant could now head for the Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Leopardstown’s Christmas meeting following his fine effort in the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday.

Leopardstown has annnounced it is to invest €12m in the next phase of the revelopment of its facilicites.

Golden Horn and Gleneagles head a star field of eight horses declared for the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown tomorrow, a race that will have an earlier start time due to weather concerns.

A host of big names have been entered for the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 12.

Pique Sous has been ruled out of the Ascot Gold Cup due to a setback.

Flemenstar will make his long-awaited return in Saturday’s Webster Cup at Navan.

I Shot The Sheriff will be expected to land the Micheal O Murchadha Memorial Rated Hurdle in Wexford for Tony Martin and Ruby Walsh today.

Fran Flood was thrilled to see Miss Xian narrowly oupoint Bothair Clei in a pulsating climax to the Woodlands Park 100 Club Leinster National at Naas yesterday.

Gold Cup hero Lord Windermere is on course to have his final outing before the defence of his Cheltenham crown in Sunday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown, where he will face eight possible rivals.

Willie Mullins admits conditions at Leopardstown are "probably not ideal" for Hurricane Fly as he goes in search of a record fifth victory in tomorrow’s BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle.

Vautour, Clarcam and Valseur Lido all appear among a classy entry of 10 for the Leopardstown Killiney Novice Chase on Sunday.

Vautour could try to get his season back in track in the Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown at the end of the month.

Fears that Willie Mullins would completely dominate the National Hunt campaign have proved largely unfounded.

A quality field of 15, including the last two winners of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, remain in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28.

Willie Mullins appears to hold most of the aces in the Navan Novice Hurdle on Sunday, with Shaneshill, Outlander, Killultagh Vic and Killer Crow among the 12 entries.

Dethroned at Cheltenham last March and beaten again by his arch-rival at the Punchestown Festival, former dual-champion Hurricane Fly turned the tables on reigning champion Jezki in the Grade 1 Stanjames.com Morgiana Hurdle in Puncehstown yesterday.

Pádraig Harrington muscled his way towards ending a six-year winless drought and then revealed he has set himself a goal of representing Ireland in the 2016 Olympics.

There is no doubt that the inaugural Champions’ Weekend was a success and HRI, Leopardstown and the Curragh can be well pleased with their collective efforts.

Aidan O’Brien’s domination of the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes continued as Dick Whittington caused a minor upset in the Curragh feature.

Wayne Lordan produced Wannabe Better with a well-timed late surge to collar Eastern Rules and Brendan Brackan in the featured Ballycorus Stakes in Leopardstown last night.

Ger Lyons will wait until later in the week before deciding whether to let exciting colt Obliterator make his seasonal return in Sunday’s Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial.

Horse Racing Ireland chief executive Brian Kavanagh believes Irish Champions Weekend is an ideal chance to put racing in Ireland in the spotlight.

Pass The Hat threw his cap into the ring for the Irish Grand National when holding the challenge of Kylecrue to capture the Carrickmines Handicap Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.

A total of 115 entries, the highest since 2009, have been attracted to the first £1m Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree on April 5.

A total of 115 entries, the highest since 2009, have been attracted to the first £1m (€1.2m) Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree on April 5.