Punchestown Track Guide
Considered by many as the home of National Hunt racing in Ireland, Punchestown has a number of meetings throughout the season culminating in the five days Punchestown Festival in the Spring (late April).
It has, of course, the unique ‘banks’ cross country track and hosts the cream of national hunt racing throughout the October to June season.
* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Punchestown
Punchestown Outright Favorite 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 track on the right-hand turn.
The majority of the Cross Country Chase tracks with the famous banks is inside the main circuit until joining on the final turn for the home straight.
Punchestown Racetrack Address: Punchestown, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 VCX4
Punchestown Racetrack Telephone Number: +353 (0) 45 897704
What is the best way to use the Punchestown picks?
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 handicappers are saying. This data is dynamic and can change as more picks for the race are entered and added.
The number of picks for this selection in physical and percentage terms, how many comments have been left for this pick, and also a star rating which is created using the popularity of the pick and the current odds available.
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 picks, where you will see an expanded view of all runners, all picks, and all comments that have been added.
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.
