Leopardstown's Christmas Festival is the meeting everyone bets on and almost nobody researches properly. We analysed all 309 races at Leopardstown in the festival window across 11 years (2015–2026) — here are the trainers, jockeys and market patterns that actually repeat.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 486 | 95 | 19.5% |
| Gordon Elliott | 460 | 59 | 12.8% |
| Henry De Bromhead | 301 | 28 | 9.3% |
| Joseph Patrick OBrien | 149 | 16 | 10.7% |
| Gavin Cromwell | 161 | 10 | 6.2% |
| Noel Meade | 117 | 9 | 7.7% |
| Mrs John Harrington | 143 | 6 | 4.2% |
| Thomas Mullins | 56 | 5 | 8.9% |
| Martin Brassil | 29 | 3 | 10.3% |
| A J Martin | 108 | 3 | 2.8% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 129 | 37 | 28.7% |
| Jack Kennedy | 145 | 31 | 21.4% |
| Mr P W Mullins | 59 | 24 | 40.7% |
| Mark Walsh | 146 | 22 | 15.1% |
| Davy Russell | 102 | 15 | 14.7% |
| R Walsh | 44 | 15 | 34.1% |
| Rachael Blackmore | 130 | 12 | 9.2% |
| Sam Ewing | 45 | 9 | 20.0% |
| Sean Flanagan | 109 | 8 | 7.3% |
| J J Slevin | 84 | 7 | 8.3% |
| Year | Races | Favourite SR |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 34.5% |
| 2024 | 28 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | 35.7% |
| 2022 | 28 | 46.4% |
| 2021 | 28 | 46.4% |
| 2020 | 28 | 39.3% |
| 2019 | 28 | 32.1% |
| 2018 | 28 | 17.9% |
| 2017 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2016 | 28 | 50.0% |
| 2015 | 28 | 32.1% |
We score every UK & Irish runner each morning. When the meeting comes round you get the model's pick for each race on Telegram before the off — the same engine behind these 309 races of data.
Verified 34.8% strike on our maximum-confidence bets — every result logged, win or lose.
Get free picks on Telegram →The meeting's largest-priced winners in our window: Jeannot Lapin (FR) (50/1, 2024), Favori De Champdou (FR) (50/1, 2025), Ellie Mac (IRE) (50/1, 2017), Winsome Bucks (IRE) (50/1, 2015), Uisce Beatha (IRE) (33/1, 2020), Benruben (IRE) (33/1, 2018). Outsiders land every single year — which is exactly why our model rates every runner rather than following the market.
When the 2027 Leopardstown's Christmas Festival arrives, our model publishes a rated pick for every race before the off — no race skipped, every result logged win or lose. Start here:
Data: all races at Leopardstown in the festival month(s), 2015–2026, our settled-results database (309 races). Trends describe the past, not the future. 18+.
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015–2026. Historical patterns are not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.