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Thu 30th Apr 2026

Padraig Dawn has Michelin-starred chef dreaming of Guineas glory

Part-owner Niall Keating knows all about pressure at top of his profession and now he is confident he will see something special at Newmarket on Saturday when his colt Padraig Dawn takes his chance in the Betfred 2000 Guineas.

12.08PM
Willie Mullins pictured at Punchestown yesterday

Willie Mullins hits the front in Trainers' Championship

12.42PM

Raaheeb seen winning at Sandown last week

Derby deemed to be coming too soon for Raaheeb

11.19AM

Caballo De Mar (red)

Caballo De Mar out to test Gold Cup credentials in Sagaro Stakes

9.50AM

Bow Echo (yellow)

Bow Echo and Gstaad lead 15 declarations for 2000 Guineas

9.43AM

Donn McClean previews the Stayers' Hurdle - 'He's bred for stamina being by Tunis'

9.52AM

Teahupoo (Sam Ewing) winning at Punchestown last year

Stayers take centrestage on day 3 at Punchestown

9.00AM

Wed 29th Apr 2026

Even Tho wins Grade 3 bumper under Jody Townend

Jody Townend enjoyed further big race success at the Punchestown Festival when partnering the Willie Mullins trained Even Tho to an emphatic success in the concluding Grade 3 Weatherbys General Stud Book Irish EBF Mares INH Flat Race.

6.59PM
Gaelic Warrior lands over the 5th last behind Fact To File

Gaelic Warrior leads home Mullins 1-2-3 in Gold Cup

6.46PM

Nouvotic and Darragh O'Keeffe

Nouvotic makes all to win Grade 3 Handicap Chase under O'Keeffe

5.51PM

With Nolimit Josh Halford blue cap

Josh Halford lands Grade 1 bumper on With Nolimit

5.17PM

Oxagon will wear cheekpieces on his next start

Cheekpieces backed to keep Oxagon competitive in Classic mission

4.13PM

Le Frimeur and J J Slevin

Le Frimeur too strong for 'home' team in Novice Grade 1

4.44PM

Quinta Do Lado and Donagh Meyler right

Quinta Do Lago another festival winner for Harrington

4.05PM

Raise You Up and Danny Gilligan

Raise You Up leads home O'Sullivan 1-2 in RED MILLS Final

3.42PM

Jacovec Cavern and Richard Condon

Jacovec Cavern draws first blood on day two at Punchestown

2.59PM

Teahupoo and Jack Kennedy

Teahupoo goes in search of Punchestown hat-trick

1.51PM

Kopek Des Bordes is expected to get the job done at Punchestown

Kopek Des Bordes expected to deliver at Punchestown

1.18PM

Sosie

Fabre looking towards Epsom and Ascot with globetrotting Sosie

11.47AM

Francis-Henri Graffard (left)

Samangan ruled out of 2000 Guineas outing

9.34AM

Gold Cup winner Gaelic Warrior runs at Punchestown

Wednesday going update

8.44AM

Tue 28th Apr 2026

Watering recommences at Punchestown

Watering has recommenced at Punchestown after the opening day of the festival.

7.51PM
Delamotte comes widest to land the finale

Delamotte completes Mullins hat-trick in finale

6.57PM

Il Etait Temps and Paul Townend

Temps on top again in Champion Chase at Punchestown

6.24PM

Abbeyglen and John Gleeson

Abbeyglen makes impressive debut in Defender bumper

5.51PM

Western Fold (right) leads over the last

Western claims top level honours for Elliott

5.12PM

John and Thady Gosden

Saxon Street impresses at Epsom to enter Derby discussion

3.58PM

Eachtotheirown and Sean Flanagan

Each comes into his Own in Champion Novice

4.51PM

Kalix Delabarriere (right) tackles I'm Slippy (centre) and Messerschmitt (left) at the last

Cleary-Farrell collects again with Kalix

4.11PM

Gaelic Warrior (left) and Fact To File (right)

Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File in mouthwatering third clash

3.02PM

Powerful and Simon Torrens

Punchestown hat-trick for Powerful

3.41PM

Fountain House and Rob james (right) give chase to the leaders

Fountain kicks off Punchestown festival in style

3.02PM

Forever Young

Forever Young adds significant spice to Prince of Wales’s Stakes entries

1.45PM

Zanoosh

Prolific Zanoosh taking on the boys at Punchestown

12.32PM

Oisin Murphy (centre)

Fabre books Murphy for Classic ride aboard My Highness

10.55AM

Il Etait Temps (nearest) has been well supported for today's feature

Going report from Punchestown

11.48AM

Mon 27th Apr 2026

Glyfada another nice three-year-old filly for Donnacha

Donnacha O'Brien has a nice bunch of three-year-old fillies this season and Glyfada (6/4 favourite) gave him another winner in that category in the Race & Stay Fillies' Maiden at Naas.

8.50PM
Bobby McGee (second from right)

A short head is good enough for Meade and Bobby McGee

8.29PM

Mission Central (centre)

Mission Central lands Listed sprint at Naas

7.36PM

Force Noir

Force Noir makes no mistake on second start

7.05PM

Keke has it sewn up inside the final furlong

Win number seven for Lynam's Keke

6.47PM

Amiata (yellow cap)

Amiata strikes for Lyons & Keane

6.13PM

Double Rush

Double Rush out to double up at Newmarket

4.41PM

Victorious (navy)

Victorious debut for Ballydoyle juvenile

5.32PM

Two horses to follow at Punchestown this week from Paddy Flood and Emma Nagle

5.20PM

Paul Townend - 'It's going to take a serious performance to stop him'

4.56PM

Hugo Palmer will train Bunting Mental

Littler enjoying first foray into racehorse ownership

3.54PM

Gstaad (centre)

O’Brien Guineas team still subject to change

3.14PM

Bow Echo

Bow Echo all guns blazing ahead of Guineas bid

2.23PM

Fleur In The Park will face a strong challenge from Willie Mullins' team

Slattery’s Fleur taking on the might of Mullins - 'He will love the ground, which a lot might not'

2.12PM

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