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Leopardstown Christmas Festival

Sat 26 - Tue 29 Dec 2026Leopardstown

Four days from St Stephen's Day at Leopardstown, Ireland's premier Christmas jumps meeting. Seven Grade 1s across the week, headed by the Savills Chase, with four-day crowds above 60,000.

Leopardstown Christmas at a glance

79 days away
DatesSat 26 - Tue 29 Dec 2026
Duration4 days
CodeJumps
Feature raceSavills Chase (G1)
Course established1888
Capacity—
DirectionLeft-handed
Nearest stationLuas Green Line (Sandyford stop, with complimentary race-day shuttle)

Where it is

CourseLeopardstownFoxrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Nearest stationLuas Green Line (Sandyford stop, with complimentary race-day shuttle)
Every race with a book at 9 festivals, added up and ranked: the dearest, Galway, charged 43% more than the cheapest, St Leger Festival. Leopardstown Christmas runs Sat 26 - Tue 29 Dec 2026 and joins this table once the week is settled.Rendered from data to 13 September 2026.
What this shows, in words

A bar chart of 9 race meetings ranked by the bookmakers' overround, the margin over a fair book. St Leger Festival 21.4% on an average field of 11.5; Killarney July 23.0% on an average field of 10.6; Irish Derby 23.8% on an average field of 11.8; Epsom Derby 23.9% on an average field of 12.4; Glorious Goodwood 24.8% on an average field of 13.4; Irish Champions Festival 25.3% on an average field of 13.6; Ebor Festival 28.1% on an average field of 15.1; Royal Ascot 29.0% on an average field of 18.2; Galway 30.5% on an average field of 14.6. The dearest charged 43% more than the cheapest, race for race, across 269 races. The average field is shown beside each bar; the dearer meetings tend to run bigger fields, though not in strict order. Data to the end of the newest meeting in the set. Research, not tips.

Headline races

The feature raceSavills Chase (G1)
Matheson Hurdle (G1)
Racing Post Novice Chase (G1)
Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (G1)

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