AHEAD of the two-day flat racing bonanza at Leopardstown and the Curragh this weekend, Mark Boylan is joined by Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam to discuss all of the Group 1 action at the Irish Champions Festival.

Trainer Clive Cox gives the lowdown on his Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes contender Ghostwriter, while Robson Aguiar of the Amo Racing/Adrian Murray operation speaks about the team’s exciting Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes hope Hill Road.

Pick up a copy of this weekend's Irish Champions Festival edition of The Irish Field in shops on Saturday, or get early access online on Friday evening at theirishfield.ie.