Racecard Punchestown Wed, 29th Apr, 2026

2.30

Adare Manor Opportunity Final H´cap H´dl 4-y-o plus of €30,000.00 . 2m. 3f. 58yds.
1st - €18,000.00 2nd - €6,000.00 3rd - €3,000.00 4th - €1,500.00
Race Conditions - An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (120 = 11st 12lbs) Allowances - Allowances - (which are not cumulative, up to and including 25th April) Riders who have not ridden the winners of 25 *races allowed...........4lb; Those who have not ridden the winners of 40 *races allowed..........2lb; No allowance under Rule 52 may be claimed. *Including races under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing. Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race or hurdle races after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper. Riders - Confined to Professional Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules who have not lost the right to claim the allowance under Rule 52. Allowances - (which are not cumulative, up to and including 25th April) Riders who have not ridden the winners of 25 *races allowed...........4lb; Those who have not ridden the winners of 40 *races allowed..........2lb; No allowance under Rule 52 may be claimed. *Including races under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing. Upcoming Race Conditions Week Commencing Monday 27th April

3.05

Connolly´s RED MILLS EBF Auct.Hdle Final 4-y-o plus of €75,000.00 . 2m. 3f. 58yds.
1st - €45,000.00 2nd - €15,000.00 3rd - €7,500.00 4th - €3,750.00
Race Conditions - A novice hurdle for four years old and upwards that are EBF eligible and which had been purchased as an unraced three or four year old at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for #45,000 or less at a recognised National Hunt Store Sale and that have not been purchased at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for any more than #45,000 at any time and which, in the current season, have run in or been balloted from at least one qualifier race in the Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series and which have not, at any time, won a Listed or weight-for-age Grade 1, 2 or 3 Hurdle race or which have not, at any time, won a Listed or Grade 1, 2, or 3 I.N.H. flat race or N.H. flat race Weights - 4-y-o 11st 1lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 7lbs. Mares allowed 7lbs. Allowances - Allowances - (which are not cumulative) If purchased for not more than #36,000 allowed 2lb If purchased for not more than #27,000 allowed 4lb If purchased for not more than #18,000 allowed 6lb If purchased for not more than #9,000 allowed 8lb Penalties - Penalties (Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles excluded) - Winner of a hurdle race 5lb extra Of two or more hurdle races 7lb extra

3.40

Louis Fitzgerald Hotel H´dle 4-y-o plus of €20,000.00 . 2m. 3f. 58yds.
1st - €12,000.00 2nd - €4,000.00 3rd - €2,000.00 4th - €1,000.00
Race Conditions - A hurdle for four years old and upwards which have not won more than one hurdle race (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) and have not finished first, second or third in a Grade 1 or Grade 2 weight-for-age hurdle race Weights - 4-y-o 10st 12lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 6lbs. Mares allowed 7lbs. Penalties - Penalty (Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles excluded) - Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra

4.15

Channor Real Estate Group Novice H´dle (Grade 1) 4-y-o plus of €125,000.00 . 2m. 7f. 190yds.
1st - €75,000.00 2nd - €25,000.00 3rd - €12,500.00 4th - €6,250.00
Race Conditions - A novice hurdle for four years old and upwards Weights - 4-y-o 11st 5-y-o and up 11st 10lbs. Mares allowed 7lbs.

4.50

Race & Stay At Punchestown INH Flat Race (Grade 1) 4/6-y-o of €100,000.00 . 2m. 132yds.
1st - €60,000.00 2nd - €20,000.00 3rd - €10,000.00 4th - €5,000.00
Race Conditions - An I.N.H. flat race for four, five and six years old only mares and geldings only that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) other than I.N.H. Flat Races or N.H. Flat Races or a combination of such races Weights - 4-y-o 11st 6lbs 5 and 6-y-o 12st. Mares allowed 7lbs.

5.25

Colm Quinn BMW H´cap S´chase (Grade 3) 5-y-o plus of €100,000.00 . 2m. 4f. 80yds.
1st - €60,000.00 2nd - €20,000.00 3rd - €10,000.00 4th - €5,000.00
Race Conditions - An extended handicap steeplechase for five years old and upwards that have run at least four times in steeplechases up to and including 19th April 2026 Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase or steeplechases after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.

6.05

Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1) 5-y-o plus of €300,000.00 . 3m. 213yds.
1st - €180,000.00 2nd - €60,000.00 3rd - €30,000.00 4th - €15,000.00
Race Conditions - A steeplechase for five years old and upwards Weights - 5-y-o 11st 8lbs 6-y-o and up 11st 10lbs. Mares allowed 7lbs.

6.35

Weatherbys GSB EBF (Mares) INH Flat Race (Grade 3) 4/6-y-o of €55,000.00 . 2m. 132yds.
1st - €33,000.00 2nd - €11,000.00 3rd - €5,500.00 4th - €2,750.00
Race Conditions - An I.N.H. flat race for four, five and six years old mares only that are EBF eligible that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) other than I.N.H. flat races or N.H. flat races or a combination of such races and that have not won a Grade 1 I.N.H. flat race or N.H. flat race Weights - 4-y-o 11st 3lbs 5 and 6-y-o 11st 11lbs. Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules. (The winning owner of this race will receive a €5000 bonus (€7500 bonus if Irish bred and has not previously won a bonus payment in an Academy Hurdle) should the winning filly be eligible for the Weatherbys Ireland/I.T.B.A. N.H. Fillies Bonus Scheme and has not previously won a bonus payment (other than in an Academy Hurdle)) Upcoming Race Conditions Week Commencing Monday 27th April