Punchestown Racecourse Tips & Stats Guide

Punchestown is Ireland’s premier jump racing track, home to the famous Punchestown Festival, which is seen as the Irish equivalent of the Cheltenham Festival.

Located 30km from Dublin, the course hosts several meetings throughout the year, but the two highlights are the Festival in the Spring and their Winter Festival, which sees two Grade 1 races - the Morgiana Hurdle and the John Durkan Memorial Chase.

Aside from the chase course and the hurdle course, Punchestown has the only cross-country banks course in Ireland.

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Punchestown Tips for Today

Our top tipster, Alan Kelly, has one tip for Punchestown on Saturday, and it runs in the Morgiana Hurdle.

Click Alan’s link below to reveal his big-race selection.

Below, we’ve highlighted two important factors to consider when selecting your Punchestown bets.

Up with the Pace

The hurdles track at Punchestown is undulating and is sharper than most people think with tight bends - being on a horse that’s up with the pace is preferable to a hold-up horse.

Punchestown is a track where front runners have an excellent strike rate, so look for horses that may be allowed a soft lead, particularly in large-runner fields.

Top Punchestown Jockeys

Paul Townend is the man to follow at Punchestown over fences and hurdles - he’s operating at a 46% strike rate since 2021.

While Patrick Mullins is the go-to man in bumpers, particularly for his father, Willie.

Top Punchestown Trainers

As you would expect, Willie Mullins-trained horses are always to be feared at Punchestown, and he boasts a 24% strike rate over the last three years.

It’s also worth watching for Martin Brassil-trained runners over fences, while Henry de Bromhead has a 44% strike rate with his bumper runners in recent times.

The horse racing action at Punchestown is typically high quality, so there’s no shortage of betting offers when there is racing at the Irish track, particularly during the Punchestown Festival.

As you would expect, Irish-based bookmakers lead the way when offering Punchestown enhanced odds with Paddy Power a popular choice with punters, thanks partly to their generous new customer bonus.

Virgin Bet also attracts plenty of attention with its horse racing promotions and excellent live-streaming service available on all Irish horse racing.

Punchestown Racecourse Layout & Info

Punchestown Racecourse is located in County Kildare, a short distance from Dublin.

It’s a right-handed undulating course that steadily climbs in the last five furlongs. Eleven fences provide a fair jumping test for jumpers, and they are not too tough compared to UK standards, so sound jumpers Should have no issue putting in a clear round.

As Ireland’s premier national hunt course, Punchestown hosts 14 Grade 1 races throughout the year, with 12 taking place during the famous Punchestown Festival in April.

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