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.
There is an early season Grade 1 Hurdle at the track with the Morgiana Hurdle, a race which trainers target with some of their best, with the likes of Faugheen, Sharjah, State Man & Brighterdaysahead all winning the race.
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
- Flat Handicaps: 5-19 (26%) -3.37
- Flat Non-Handicaps: 5-12 (42%) +0.87
- Handicap Chases: 18-68 (26%) -6.37
- Handicap Hurdles: 45-163 (28%) +8.78
- Non-Handicap Chases: 63-126 (50%) +0.30
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 139-260 (53%) +17.08
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.
Tuesday at the Punchestown Festival
The highlight on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival is the Grade 1 Champion Chase, which carries a purse of €300,000. There are also two other Grade 1 races on the card with the Champion Novice Hurdle and the Champion Novice Chase.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 15:40 Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle | Irancy (FR) 7yo - 18/1 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 16:15 Punchestown Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle | Ascending Lark (GB) 7yo - 8/1 | Harry Derham Paul O'Brien |
| 16:50 Punchestown Goffs Defender Bumper | Wonderful Everyday (IRE) 4yo - 16/1 | W P Mullins Miss R Dudfield |
| 17:25 Punchestown Punchestown Champion Chase | Marine Nationale (IRE) 8yo - 2/1 | Barry Connell Sean Flanagan |
| 18:00 Punchestown Punchestown Champion Novice Chase | Champ Kiely (IRE) 9yo - 22/1 | W P Mullins Danny Mullins |
Wednesday at the Punchestown Festival
The Punchestown Gold Cup is the feature on day two of the festival. This Grade 1 is worth €300,000 and is one of three G1 races on the card, with the Channor Novice Hurdle and Champion I.N.H. Flat Race being the others.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 16:15 Punchestown Channor Group Novice Hurdle | Jasmin De Vaux (FR) 6yo - 13/8 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:50 Punchestown Champion INH Flat Race | Bambino Fever (IRE) 5yo - 11/8 | W P Mullins Miss J Townend |
| 17:25 Punchestown Punchestown Gold Cup | Galopin Des Champs (FR) 9yo - 5/6 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 18:00 Punchestown Punchestown Handicap Chase | James Du Berlais (FR) 9yo - 7/1 | W P Mullins J J Slevin |
Thursday at the Punchestown Festival
Two Grade 1 races feature on day three, the highlight of those two being the €300,000 Champion Stayers Hurdle, the other is the Barberstown Castle Novice Chase.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 15:05 Punchestown Frontline Security Handicap Chase | Petit Tonnerre (FR) 7yo - 16/1 | Jonjo & A J O'Neill Richie McLernon |
| 16:15 Punchestown Barberstown Castle Novice Chase | Majborough (FR) 5yo - 4/11 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 16:50 Punchestown Champion Stayers Hurdle | Teahupoo (FR) 8yo - 5/4 | Gordon Elliott Sam Ewing |
| 17:25 Punchestown Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle | Jeriko Du Reponet (FR) 6yo - 13/2 | Nicky Henderson James Bowen |
Friday at the Punchestown Festival
The Champion Hurdle is the feature on the Saturday, this Grade 1 is worth €300,000 and is one of two G1 on the card, with the Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle being the other.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 16:15 Punchestown Punchestown Listed Novice Handicap Chase | Sea Music (IRE) 7yo - 28/1 | Emmet Mullins Donagh Meyler |
| 18:00 Punchestown Punchestown Champion Hurdle | State Man (FR) 8yo - 9/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 18:35 Punchestown Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle | Final Demand (IRE) 6yo - 7/4 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
Saturday at the Punchestown Festival
The final day of the Punchestown Festival sees a couple of Grade 1 races, which both carry purses of €125,000, and those are the Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle and the Champion Four Year Old Hurdle.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 15:40 Punchestown Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle | Jade De Grugy (FR) 6yo - 1/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:50 Punchestown Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle | Lulamba (FR) 4yo - 11/10 | Nicky Henderson James Bowen |
| 17:25 Punchestown SBK Listed Handicap Hurdle | () yo - |
What is the best way to use the Punchestown tips?
Depending on the time you arrive 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 in 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 members' 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 Draw Bias
❌ The stall with the worst loss at Punchestown in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 0 over a trip of 1m7f, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a loss of -20.00.
Here we have the draw bias for Punchestown taken into consideration in races with ten or more runners. We will break down the figures by race trips. Draws can be much more important in shorter trips, where runners do not have time to find their position during the race, meaning the draw is probably more important than in races over longer distances.
- Mile (1m to 1m1½f)
The following table shows a breakdown of a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example, in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12). The positions will always be the lowest stall number to the highest.
Punchestown Jockey & Trainer Statistics (Flat)
Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Punchestown?
Not only is Joseph Patrick O'Brien the most successful trainer at Punchestown in terms of the number of winners, but they have also returned a profit if backing all of their runners. Joseph Patrick O'Brien has notched up a total of eight winners for an LSP of +7.05. M D O'Callaghan is the trainer to follow at Punchestown if you are backing eachway, as they show the best LSP of all the trainers in the eachway markets, that is +8.70, which is courtesy of their seven placings (four winners). With an LSP of -16.25 at Punchestown, J S Bolger heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of two winners from twenty-three runners, which is a strike rate of 9%.
Focusing only on jockeys who show a profit when backing all of their rides, top of the pile at Punchestown for the number of winners is Dylan B McMonagle, who has produced a total of five winners in return for an LSP of +11.83. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Punchestown, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is Dylan B McMonagle, that LSP is +7.54, which has been accumulated by a total of eight placings, which includes five winners. The jockey with the worst record at Punchestown based on LSP is J A Heffernan, who has only a 0% strike rate with zero winners from seventeen rides which have returned an LSP of -17.00.
Punchestown Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Punchestown for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 7-13 (54%) +20.72 - Backing Joseph Patrick O'Brien runners when horses are aged 3yo
Punchestown Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 31-8-15 | +7.05 | +4.57 |
| M D O'Callaghan | 16-4-7 | +15.75 | +8.70 |
| G M Lyons | 11-3-4 | +4.50 | +0.29 |
| Andrew Oliver | 4-2-2 | +10.00 | +5.50 |
| John C McConnell | 12-1-1 | +3.00 | -2.25 |
| Andrew Slattery | 9-1-2 | +6.00 | +2.50 |
| A Kinirons | 6-1-2 | +28.00 | +16.55 |
| Patrick Magee | 3-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.88 |
| John O'Donoghue | 3-1-1 | +0.25 | -0.59 |
| M M Rice | 2-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.00 |
Punchestown Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan B McMonagle | 13-5-8 | +11.83 | +7.54 |
| L F Roche | 8-3-3 | +62.50 | +36.75 |
| R C Colgan | 15-2-4 | +32.00 | +18.55 |
| W M Lordan | 7-2-2 | +0.67 | -1.60 |
| Connor Hoban | 5-2-2 | +19.00 | +10.75 |
| J Pietropaolo | 3-2-2 | +22.00 | +13.38 |
| J A Powell | 9-1-3 | +1.00 | -0.05 |
| A J Slattery | 7-1-2 | +8.00 | +4.50 |
| M W Hassett | 2-1-2 | +1.50 | +1.48 |
| Ryan Moore | 2-1-1 | +0.10 | -0.34 |
Punchestown Jockey & Trainer Statistics (NH)
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Punchestown?
Following Martin Brassil would have returned a profit here at Punchestown with an LSP of +30.71, and their fifteen winners have them at the head of the profitable trainers' list. W P Mullins leads the trainers' list overall with one hundred ninety-two winners, but shows an overall loss. 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 +117.80, which has been accumulated by a total of seven placings, which includes one winner. Henry De Bromhead does not have a great record at Punchestown; their LSP of -137.35 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from thirty-eight winners from three hundred sixty-five runners, which is a 10% strike rate.
P Townend has produced a total of one hundred winners at Punchestown racecourse, and with an LSP of +1.64, they top the winners list for jockeys who also show a profit. If you are more of an eachway player, then you may want to know which jockey is best to follow at Punchestown, and that would be Charlie O'Dwyer, who shows the best eachway LSP, which is +106.69, thanks to their eleven placings (three winners). A total of twenty-three winners from three hundred eighteen rides at Punchestown has Darragh O'Keeffe at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 7% strike rate and worst LSP of -166.52.
Punchestown Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Punchestown for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 50-99 (51%) +13.49 - Backing W P Mullins runners when in a Maiden Hurdle race
- 7-13 (54%) +10.89 - Backing P Townend rides when over a trip of 3m
Punchestown Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Punchestown based on the number of winners:
- 100 Wins: W P Mullins & P Townend
- 39 Wins: Gordon Elliott & J W Kennedy
- 25 Wins: W P Mullins & Mr P W Mullins
- 19 Wins: W P Mullins & D E Mullins
- 16 Wins: Gavin Patrick Cromwell & K M Donoghue
Punchestown Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Brassil | 96-15-31 | +30.71 | -2.53 |
| Emmet Mullins | 68-11-20 | +1.79 | -21.24 |
| T M Walsh | 55-9-18 | +8.38 | -4.34 |
| B Connell | 45-9-18 | +4.94 | -3.22 |
| Colin Bowe | 32-5-9 | +40.25 | +14.27 |
| Edward and Patrick Harty | 38-4-8 | +8.50 | -10.05 |
| R P O'Keeffe | 19-4-9 | +18.00 | +7.81 |
| Gerard Carey | 18-4-8 | +0.50 | -0.65 |
| E Sheehy | 36-3-6 | +57.00 | +16.40 |
| David Harry Kelly | 33-3-7 | +4.57 | -3.90 |
Punchestown Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| P Townend | 221-100-147 | +1.64 | -6.73 |
| J W Kennedy | 221-42-92 | +2.49 | -30.32 |
| J J Slevin | 197-21-49 | +5.68 | -34.24 |
| Sam Ewing | 131-11-36 | +34.75 | +9.29 |
| T P Roche | 58-9-17 | +69.83 | +31.29 |
| Aidan Kelly | 98-6-21 | +39.75 | +7.15 |
| K C Sexton | 92-4-22 | +14.00 | -17.38 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 36-4-12 | +12.75 | +3.89 |
| Mr C P Millar | 33-4-9 | +8.70 | -4.89 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 62-3-11 | +263.50 | +106.69 |
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 trainer and jockey statistics, has been created using statistics available from HorseRaceBase. The data includes all races throughout the last five years (2021 to 2025).
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