Punchestown Course Guide
Considered by many as the home of National Hunt racing in Ireland, Punchestown has several meetings throughout the season culminating in the five-day Punchestown Festival in the Spring (late April).
It has, of course, the unique ‘banks’ cross country course and hosts the cream of national hunt racing throughout the October to June season.
The John Durkan Memorial Chase is a popular race, the Grade 1 Chase attracts some top-class types with previous winning honours going to the likes of Djakadam (x2), Sizing John, Min (x3) and Allaho.
For fans of the Grand National, Punchestown also hosts a Grand National Trial in February, two months before the big race itself not many of the winners go on to run at Aintree next time out, the last to do so was Dounikos in 2019 who failed to finish the race.
Each season the Racing Fixtures at Punchestown are published and available in advance so you can plan either if you want to go racing at Punchestown or plan your betting. The dates of the Punchestown Festival and ticket information will also be available.
If you are off to Punchestown races today then why not download the OLBG app to keep up to date with all the Punchestown tips at the course?
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Punchestown
Punchestown Outright Favourite Statistics
- Handicap Chases: 16-72 (22%) -10.36
- Handicap Hurdles: 40-138 (29%) +19.17
- Non-Handicap Chases: 65-120 (54%) +15.99
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 119-240 (50%) -4.89
Punchestown Racecourse Map
Punchestown is an undulating 2 mile oval course on the right hand turn.
The majority of the Cross Country Chase course with the famous banks is inside the main circuit until joining on the final turn for the home straight.
Punchestown Racecourse Address: Punchestown, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 VCX4
Punchestown Racecourse Telephone Number: +353 (0) 45 897704
To buy tickets for a race day at Punchestown, head over to their official ticket booking webpage.
Punchestown Festival
| Races - Day 1 (Tuesday) | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champion Novice Hurdle | Facile Vega (IRE) 6yo - 4/6 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Goffs Defender Bumper | Predators Gold (FR) 4yo - 4/1 | W P Mullins Mr P W Mullins |
| Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle | Bialystok (IRE) 5yo - 14/1 | W P Mullins Danny Mullins |
| Punchestown Champion Chase | Energumene (FR) 9yo - 2/7 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Punchestown Champion Novice Chase | Feronily (IRE) 6yo - 7/1 | Emmet Mullins Donagh Meyler |
| Races - Day 2 (Wednesday) | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champion INH Flat Race | A Dream To Share (IRE) 5yo - 8/11 | John E Kiely Mr J L Gleeson |
| Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle | Gaelic Warrior (GER) 5yo - 4/5 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Punchestown Gold Cup | Fastorslow (FR) 7yo - 20/1 | Martin Brassil J J Slevin |
| Punchestown Handicap Chase | Hereditary Rule (IRE) 8yo - 14/1 | John C McConnell Shane O'Callaghan |
| Races - Day 3 (Thursday) | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Barberstown Castle Novice Chase | El Fabiolo (FR) 6yo - 1/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Champion Stayers Hurdle | Klassical Dream (FR) 9yo - 3/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle | Kilbeg King (IRE) 8yo - 12/1 | Anthony Honeyball Aidan Coleman |
| Pigsback Handicap Chase | Dinoblue (FR) 6yo - 11/4 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| Races - Day 4 (Friday) | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Chase | Kilcruit (IRE) 8yo - 11/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Punchestown Champion Hurdle | State Man (FR) 6yo - 2/5 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle | Impaire Et Passe (FR) 5yo - 1/3 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Races - Day 5 (Saturday) | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champion Four Year Old Hurdle | Lossiemouth (FR) 4yo - 1/2 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle | Echoes In Rain (FR) 7yo - 13/8 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| Punchestown Handicap Hurdle | Seddon (IRE) 10yo - 13/2 | John C McConnell Ben Harvey |
What is the best way to use the Punchestown tips?
Depending on the time you have arrived on this page you will see the list of races on the card at Punchestown today, ordered by time, and with the most tipped selection highlighted and named.
You can see the latest betting odds for this selection at Punchestown, and then some data on what the OLBG tipsters are saying.
The number of tips for this selection in physical and percentage terms, how many comments have been left for this tip, and also a star rating which is created using the popularity of the tip and the current odds available.
This data is dynamic and can change as more tips for the race are entered and added.
You can click on the comments bubble to read the specific comments for the highlighted Punchestown runner, or you can go to the right-hand side and click on all tips, where you will see an expanded view of all runners, all tips and all comments that have been added.
Also for ease of use, you will note on the right-hand side, on this page, and the expanded view a “Add to Betslip” button. Just as you would on a bookmaker site, this adds the selection to your OLBG betslip and provides an odds comparison to find the best odds at the best bookmaker for these Punchestown tips.
How to win using Punchestown betting tips
How you use these Punchestown betting tips to win is up to you.
You could use elements of the information on this page to find, the most popular Punchestown tips, the most profitable Punchestown tipsters perhaps, or even use the star ratings to choose the best value Punchestown tips from our member's tip recommendations.
Best Punchestown Odds - Which bookies to bet on Punchestown
Whilst most people have at least one betting App on their phone, it might be that it is not the app from the bookmaker offering the best odds for Punchestown.
It would be an idea to check out an in-depth report as to who the best bookmakers for horse racing are and ensure you have an account with one of them.
Having access to the best betting odds when betting at Punchestown can mean the difference between profit and loss.
Punchestown Jockey and Trainer Statistics
Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Punchestown?
Whilst W P Mullins is the most successful trainer at Punchestown with a total of one hundred fifty-one winners, if you backed all of their runners you would be showing a loss. Martin Brassil is the most successful trainer at Punchestown for those who show a profit if backing all their runners thanks to a total of eleven winners and an LSP of +28.91. When looking at trainers and looking for some eachway value at Punchestown then the trainer who shows the best eachway profit is Conor O'Dwyer, that LSP is +118.30 which has been accumulated by a total of nine placings which includes two winners. At the other end of the spectrum is Gordon Elliott who has a terrible record at Punchestown, of all the trainers their LSP of -185.42 is the worst, they have a 14% strike rate with ninety-five winners from six hundred seventy-three runners.
P Townend is the leading jockey here at Punchestown with seventy-seven winners but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides whilst following Mr P W Mullins would have returned the most winners (twenty-nine) from a profitable jockey. With an eachway LSP of +128.25 at Punchestown, Charlie O'Dwyer leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their five placings which include a total of three winners. Darragh O'Keeffe does not have a great record at Punchestown, their LSP of -148.21 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from twelve winners from two hundred fifty-six rides which is a 5% strike rate.
Punchestown Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Punchestown based on the number of winners:
- 77 Wins: W P Mullins & P Townend
- 37 Wins: Gordon Elliott & J W Kennedy
- 27 Wins: Henry De Bromhead & Rachael Blackmore
- 23 Wins: W P Mullins & Mr P W Mullins
- 17 Wins: Gordon Elliott & D N Russell
Punchestown Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Brassil | 72-11-23 | +28.91 | +2.19 |
| Peter Fahey | 110-8-32 | +51.25 | +11.15 |
| Thomas Gibney | 92-6-19 | +28.75 | -9.05 |
| Colin Bowe | 33-6-10 | +50.75 | +19.24 |
| Timothy Doyle | 29-4-12 | +4.00 | +3.20 |
| Edward and Patrick Harty | 22-4-6 | +24.50 | +4.95 |
| N J Henderson | 15-4-7 | +18.63 | +9.04 |
| Robert Widger | 8-4-4 | +19.75 | +8.85 |
| Anthony Mullins | 31-3-6 | +3.25 | -9.50 |
| E Sheehy | 26-3-7 | +67.00 | +30.20 |
Punchestown Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr P W Mullins | 112-29-59 | +0.26 | -8.25 |
| K C Sexton | 86-6-23 | +102.90 | +42.72 |
| Aidan Kelly | 61-5-16 | +59.75 | +30.67 |
| Ms Lisa O'Neill | 31-5-9 | +5.28 | -3.53 |
| Sam Ewing | 59-4-16 | +43.00 | +26.36 |
| Mr R W Barron | 24-4-12 | +24.25 | +9.09 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 37-3-5 | +288.50 | +128.25 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 34-3-6 | +4.00 | -5.40 |
| Mr M J O'Hare | 16-3-7 | +3.50 | -4.02 |
| Mr B O Walsh | 15-3-8 | +16.50 | +6.41 |
With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for Punchestown Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.
