The ground at Leopardstown remains Yielding for day one of the Dublin Racing Festival after no rain yesterday.

The weather is overcast with a strong breeze, and rain is forecast to arrive this afternoon into tonight (10mm approximately). A damp start to Sunday is expected followed by a breezy and partly cloudy day.

The festival gets under way with a Grade One novice hurdle at 1.05pm for which Gordon Elliott's Hollow Games heads the market. Whatdeawant is a notable non runner.

The feature on day one is the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup at 3.15pm. Last year's winner Kemboy clashes with seven rivals including Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Minella Indo British-raider Frodon and Asterion Forlonge