Paul Townend hunting novice clues at Dublin Racing Festival

The jockey facessome tricky choices at Leopardstown on the first weekend of February 
Paul Townend hunting novice clues at Dublin Racing Festival

TWO CHAMPIONS: Paul Townend and 2017 Irish Gold Cup winner Sizing John look down over Dublin Bay at a launch to promote this year's Dublin Racing Festival. The two-day racing extravaganza takes places on February 3 and 4. Picture: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Paul Townend will have an enviable book of rides at the Dublin Racing Festival as he seeks to find the top novice prospects to partner alongside proven stars.

The two-day meeting was created in 2018 and has quickly become a real highlight of the National Hunt calendar, with eight Grade One races across the weekend including the Irish Gold Cup and Irish Champion Hurdle.

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