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Punchestown Racecourse

Punchestown Racecourse

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About Punchestown Racecourse

Punchestown Racecourse is most famous for its five days of exhilarating National Hunt action which takes place at the end of May every year as the jumps season reaches a crescendo. The festival is rich in quality and the highlight is undoubtedly the Punchestown Gold Cup. National Hunt legends, including Moscow Flyer, Hurricane Fly and Honeysuckle have all enjoyed success at the Punchestown Festival.

Home to jumps racing only, the chase course is right-handed and noticeably undulating. The course consists of fair fences and horse and rider face a slight uphill finish. The hurdle course is more testing in terms of undulations and sharp bends which suits horses who race handily.

History of Punchestown Racecourse

Punchestown has a long tradition of horse racing dating back to 1824 and it was the owners of the land, the Kildare Hunt Club, who began to oversee operations in 1850. Plans to build a grandstand came to fruition prior to the inaugural two-day meeting in 1854.

Crowds have long been bountiful at Punchestown and even since the 1860s, crowds in excess of 40,000 have attended the popular track, including a royal visit from the Prince of Wales, after whom the year?s showpiece was named. The Kildare Hunt Cup, the Corinthian Cup, Conyngham Cup, the farmers race and the National Hunt Steeplechase worth 300 pounds were among other notable events during this era.

Punchestown Racecourse boasts modern facilities following a #9m re-development in 1998 and remains one of Ireland?s top venues for star-studded racing and an atmospheric day out.

Punchestown Fixtures

  • Tue, 30th April, 2024 (e)
  • Wed, 1st May, 2024 (e)
  • Thu, 2nd May, 2024 (e)
  • Fri, 3rd May, 2024 (e)
  • Sat, 4th May, 2024
  • Sat, 8th June, 2024
  • Sun, 9th June, 2024
  • Tue, 17th September, 2024
  • Tue, 15th October, 2024
  • Wed, 16th October, 2024
  • Thu, 14th November, 2024
  • Sat, 23rd November, 2024
  • Sun, 24th November, 2024
  • Tue, 10th December, 2024
  • Tue, 31st December, 2024

Punchestown Latest Results

Wednesday, 21st Feb 2024

4.55 Punchestown
1st
9L
8/15fav
2nd
2L
22/1
3rd
10L
14/1
4th
10L
18/1
1657280306
Tote Win €1.54 ; Plc €1.50, €5.20
Trainer , Gordon Elliott
Owner , Robcour
Breeder , Mme Sergine Humeau, M Alain Humeau, M Alexandre Humeau & M Xavier Humeau
Stewards Enquiry - Amended Result
4.25 Punchestown
1st
Balum  (1)
7/1
2nd
9L
9/4fav
3rd
nk
11/4
4th
7L
16/1
16303484014
Tote Win €9.40 ; Plc €2.50, €1.50, €1.10
Jockey , Mr J P Sutton
Owner , R J Sutton
Breeder , Kieran & Cathy Mariga
3.50 Punchestown
1st
11/4fav
2nd
1.5L
13/2
3rd
2L
25/1
4th
2.75L
9/2
15564500810
Tote Win €3.75 ; Plc €1.40, €2.00, €5.50
Trainer , C Byrnes
Jockey , P Byrnes
Owner , Mrs Cora Byrnes
Breeder , Charles Byrnes
3.15 Punchestown
1st
7/4
2nd
4L
Tareze  (8)
8/15fav
3rd
33L
200/1
4th
4.5L
80/1
1515392028
Tote Win €2.75 ; Plc €1.10, €1.10, €11.00
Trainer , W P Mullins
Jockey , P Townend
Owner , Martin DoddMichael Songer, Martin Hill & Terry Dodd
Breeder , M Robin Van Haaren & M Edgar Van Haaren
2.45 Punchestown
1st
11/2
2nd
8L
6/1
3rd
10L
2/7fav
4th
7L
40/1
1447346074
Tote Win €7.30
Jockey , D J O'Keeffe
Owner , M K Mariga
Breeder , S A S Mulungu Bloodstock
2.15 Punchestown
1st
7/2
2nd
4.5L
2/5fav
3rd
4.5L
16/1
4th
0.75L
40/1
1415357046
Tote Win €4.50 ; Plc €2.50, €1.02
Owner , Mr Duncan Angove
Breeder , Brian and Mrs Bronagh Lawler
1.45 Punchestown
1st
9/1
2nd
nk
10/3
3rd
11L
15/8fav
4th
2.5L
Pax  (14)
13/2
13452770516
Tote Win €10.00 ; Plc €2.60, €1.40, €1.10
Trainer , W P Mullins
Jockey , B Hayes
Owner , N D Kennelly
Breeder , M Antoine Cabaret & Mme Servane Crespel

Punchestown Favourite Statistics

Flat Non-Handicap
TypeRacesFav Wins%Win
2-y-o18633
3-y-o11545
4-y-o+17529
Total461635
Flat Handicap
TypeRacesFav Wins%Win
2-y-o4250
3-y-o12650
4-y-o+16319
Total321134

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Punchestown Racecourse Info

one of Ireland's top National Hunt racecourses and stages an important five-day Festival at the end of each season in late April. Punchestown has a long tradition of horse racing dating back to 1824 and boasts modern facilities following a £9m re-development in 1998. The race track is an undulating 2 mile right-handed oval. There is also a cross country banks course containing stone walls, grass banks, brush fences and hurdles. This course is jumped in both directions. Punchestown is located close to the town of Naas in Co. Kildare, 20km south of Dublin.

Punchestown Racecourse Contact Details

Punchestown Racecourse
Naas
Co. Kildare
Tel:045 897704
Website: www.punchestown.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
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