Dublin Racing Festival: Opportunity knocks for JJ Slevin 

Although James Joseph ‘JJ’ Slevin’s surname differs from uncle Aidan and cousin Joseph, he still carries the same sense of humility associated with the O’Brien family.

SMART PROSPECT: An easy winner of her Irish debut at Punchestown on New Year’s Eve, Sainte Lucie can put down a Triumph Hurdle marker by winning the Gannon’s City Recovery & Recycling Services Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown today. Pic: Healy Racing

Battle of the giants

It’s not often that two competitors in the same event seem like different species, but sometimes it happens.