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Punchestown Festival 2026

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About 219 articles

Wed 28th Jan 2026

Fairyhouse 29 11 25 Skylight Hustle and Jack Kennedy win for trainer Gordon Elliott

Dublin Racing Festival: Horses I'll be watching ahead of Cheltenham

12.39PM

Tue 27th Jan 2026

Sean Cleary Farrell

Paddy Flood - \"If anybody knows this young lad you know he's the salt of the earth\"

3.44PM

Mon 26th Jan 2026

Social Media: A problematic online sales complex for ex-racehorses and ex-broodmares?

2.55PM

Wed 21st Jan 2026

Racing fans have expressed what they want for Irish Racing

What Do Horse Racing Fans Want? irishracing.com's state of racing survey reveals key changes demand

2.16PM

The team discuss Barry Connell and his outspoken nature

Barry Connell's 'Mickey Mouse' comments on the Clarence House Chase

9.57AM

Tue 20th Jan 2026

Jonbon and James Bowen

Paddy Flood - 'Young James Bowen is a cracking rider and I was delighted he rode Jonbon'

3.52PM

Cheltenham 11 March 2025 Crowd scenes on Day 1 of The Festival

'My Angles for Finding Winners at the Cheltenham Festival'

11.26AM

Thu 15th Jan 2026

The team discussed the impact of poor prize money

Prize money levels in Ireland: 'We can't keep relying on government handouts'

10.35AM

Wed 14th Jan 2026

Fairyhouse

Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle NAP and NB: Sound Judgement Can Deliver

10.28PM

Fact To File Gold Cup omission a surprise to the team

'His run the last day was too bad to be true' - Cheltenham entries and omissions

2.26PM

Ruby Walsh on Final Demand: 'I did the same thing on Denman and he came out and won the Brown Advisory'

10.42AM

'He presents a horse very well' - Paddy Flood on Harry Cobden's new job with JP

9.37AM

Tue 13th Jan 2026

Ruby Walsh on the Cheltenham Gold Cup: 'He's worth a punt each-way for me in a Gold Cup'

5.00PM

Cheltenham Ante-Post: 'The horses I'm removing from my Festival portfolio'

3.17PM

Paddy Flood feels racing should be honest with viewers

Kempton claims three lives: 'Investigate the ground, the fences, the timing - whatever needs to be looked at'

11.54AM

Mon 12th Jan 2026

Barry Geraghty on Harry Cobden: \"I think he is the right type of person to ride for JP\"

5.03PM

Fri 9th Jan 2026

Paul Nicholls

Celebrate like Paul Nicholls: 'He's every right to get excited and puff his chest out'

1.50PM

Thu 8th Jan 2026

Leopardstown 28 December 2025 A packed enclosure on Day 3

Bumper crowds: 'You can come and have fun and not make gambling a dirty word'

10.26AM

Wed 7th Jan 2026

'He started out in the English point-to-point scene which is unusual for a really good horse to come out of there'

5.49PM

Five JP McManus Horses to Follow after Christmas Performances

2.28PM

Three Must-Watch January Racedays To Mark In Your Calendar

2.24PM

Gold Cup Wide Open after Christmas racing - 'Odds of around 6/1 look very tempting'

2.14PM

Tue 6th Jan 2026

Paddy Flood doesn't believe a switch to the Flat would suit

Constitution Hill on the Flat? 'I wouldn't even back him at 20-1'

1.56PM

Ballyfad

Novice Hurdlers who caught my eye over Christmas with a view to Cheltenham

1.22PM

Fri 2nd Jan 2026

The title races are proving fascinating this National Hunt Season

The Championships: 'Gordon could really be licking his lips'

9.57AM

Wed 31st Dec 2025

A mixed reaction form the team on the 2025 Savills Chase

Mixed feelings on the Savills Chase: 'People are backing this horse because he won a Gold Cup'

2.59PM

Tue 30th Dec 2025

Leopardstown 28 December 2025 A packed enclosure on Day 3 of The Christmas Festival

Savills Chase Day at Leopardstown: 'I've never experienced a crowd like it'

3.38PM

Chepstow 27 December 2025 Mossy Fen Road and Paul O Brien win

'Five horses I'm definitely backing for Cheltenham after Christmas'

11.39AM

'They're crumbling under pressure' - Paddy Flood on the King George and Mullins form

10.48AM

Wed 17th Dec 2025

Oh My Word

'Oh My Word' - A bumper horse that excites everyone for Tom Cleary

12.31PM

Thu 11th Dec 2025

'Once you're on the lower scale it is an absolute hardship' - Paddy Flood on Alice Haynes

12.12PM

Wed 10th Dec 2025

Team horses to follow: 'He looks a main contender in an Albert Bartlett'

4.46PM

Tue 9th Dec 2025

Paddy Flood on Majborough - 'He's a jockey's nightmare to ride at the minute'

12.27PM

Fri 5th Dec 2025

Saturday's Form Horse: Sean O'Keeffe on Thedeviluno's chances

2.43PM

'Majborough might be worth taking on' - Hilly Way Chase Tips

3.28PM

Horses to follow from last week

Our team's horses to follow: 'The horse looked really good and was a beautiful type'

12.56PM

Thu 4th Dec 2025

Sir AP McCoy: I'd be way too stubborn to give up on Constitution Hill over Hurdles

12.37PM

Tue 2nd Dec 2025

Paddy Flood on Constitution Hill - 'He is never going for it. It's negative, negative, negative'

1.00PM

Sat 29th Nov 2025

Hatton's Grace Tips - 'Teahupoo is the best horse in the race'

5.40AM

Drinmore Novice Chase NAP and NB: His trainer pinpointed this race immediately

5.38AM

Thu 27th Nov 2025

Fear, Pressure and a Nine-Year Ban: “You Can't Condone What He Did”

12.11PM

'He's an all-time great' - Five legendary winners of the Royal Bond

8.46AM

Tue 25th Nov 2025

Punchestown received great praise from former jockey Paddy Flood

'Punchestown is probably the best chase track I've ridden anywhere in the world'

4.00PM

Mon 24th Nov 2025

'Well set to start earning his keep' - Five Punchestown runners to follow

2.24PM

Fri 21st Nov 2025

Why It's Right To Replace Racing League With New Initiative

2.44PM

Thu 20th Nov 2025

'Extraordinary Circumstances' - Should Reserves Trigger Automatic Inquiries?

3.17PM

Centreofattention and Mark Walsh white cap 2nd left running instead of Dont Tell Jack

'Somebody's going to get in a lot of trouble' - What went wrong in Punchestown mix-up?

10.05AM

Wed 19th Nov 2025

Paddy Flood: 'If I Showboated Like Harry Skelton, I'd Have Been Sacked'

2.17PM

Sun 16th Nov 2025

Lulamba and Nico de Boinville

All eyes on Lulamba for first start over fences at Exeter

12.14PM

Wed 12th Nov 2025

Is It Time to Address Small Fields in Graded Races?

10.42AM

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