18+ | Commercial Content | T&Cs apply | Wagering and T&Cs apply | Play Responsibly | Advertising Disclosure

Punchestown Racecourse

Punchestown Racecourse

Punchestown Racecourse Map

About Punchestown Racecourse

Punchestown Racecourse is most famous for its five days of exhilarating National Hunt action which takes place at the end of May every year as the jumps season reaches a crescendo. The festival is rich in quality and the highlight is undoubtedly the Punchestown Gold Cup. National Hunt legends, including Moscow Flyer, Hurricane Fly and Honeysuckle have all enjoyed success at the Punchestown Festival.

Home to jumps racing only, the chase course is right-handed and noticeably undulating. The course consists of fair fences and horse and rider face a slight uphill finish. The hurdle course is more testing in terms of undulations and sharp bends which suits horses who race handily.

History of Punchestown Racecourse

Punchestown has a long tradition of horse racing dating back to 1824 and it was the owners of the land, the Kildare Hunt Club, who began to oversee operations in 1850. Plans to build a grandstand came to fruition prior to the inaugural two-day meeting in 1854.

Crowds have long been bountiful at Punchestown and even since the 1860s, crowds in excess of 40,000 have attended the popular track, including a royal visit from the Prince of Wales, after whom the year?s showpiece was named. The Kildare Hunt Cup, the Corinthian Cup, Conyngham Cup, the farmers race and the National Hunt Steeplechase worth 300 pounds were among other notable events during this era.

Punchestown Racecourse boasts modern facilities following a #9m re-development in 1998 and remains one of Ireland?s top venues for star-studded racing and an atmospheric day out.

Punchestown Fixtures

  • Sat, 23rd November, 2024
  • Sun, 24th November, 2024
  • Tue, 10th December, 2024
  • Tue, 31st December, 2024
  • Sun, 12th January, 2025
  • Mon, 13th January, 2025
  • Mon, 27th January, 2025
  • Mon, 3rd February, 2025
  • Sun, 16th February, 2025
  • Wed, 19th February, 2025
  • Tue, 29th April, 2025
  • Wed, 30th April, 2025
  • Thu, 1st May, 2025 (e)
  • Fri, 2nd May, 2025 (e)
  • Sat, 3rd May, 2025
  • Sat, 7th June, 2025
  • Sun, 8th June, 2025
  • Tue, 16th September, 2025
  • Tue, 14th October, 2025
  • Wed, 15th October, 2025
  • Thu, 13th November, 2025
  • Sat, 22nd November, 2025
  • Sun, 23rd November, 2025
  • Tue, 9th December, 2025
  • Wed, 31st December, 2025

Punchestown Latest Results

Friday , 15th Nov 2024

3.45 Punchestown
1st
22/1
2nd
1.5L
20/1
3rd
4L
9/2
4th
nose
Klassman  (21)
4/1fav
15453099018
Tote Win €27.20 ; Plc €4.20, €6.70, €1.10, €1.50
Trainer , P J Rothwell
Jockey , T Power Roche
Owner , Mrs Philomena Shanahan
Breeder , Gt Bloodstock
Stewards Enquiry -
3.10 Punchestown
1st
40/1
2nd
4.5L
2/5fav
3rd
7L
7/2
4th
4L
66/1
1510309607
Tote Win €41.00 ; Plc €10.00, €1.10
Trainer , P J Rothwell
Jockey , T Power Roche
Owner , William Yorke
Breeder , Paul Delaney
2.35 Punchestown
1st
11/2
2nd
7L
10/1
3rd
1.75L
15/2
4th
0.5L
16/1
14352283012
Tote Win €7.10 ; Plc €2.30, €3.30, €2.70
Beaten Fav Jake Peter 7/2fav
Trainer , R Donohoe
Jockey , D E Mullins
Owner , Goatsbridge Syndicate
Breeder , Kildaragh Stud
Stewards Enquiry -
2.00 Punchestown
1st
10/11fav
2nd
9L
5/2
3rd
9L
11/2
4th
5.5L
40/1
14002283018
Tote Win €2.00 ; Plc €1.30, €1.10, €1.60
Trainer , W P Mullins
Jockey , M P Walsh
Owner , John P McManus
Breeder , M Guy Cherel
1.25 Punchestown
1st
16/1
2nd
9L
2/1Jfav
3rd
3L
2/1Jfav
4th
7.5L
Babich  (1)
4/1
1325228408
Tote Win €18.40 ; Plc €1.10, €1.10, €1.50
Trainer , W McCreery
Jockey , R A Doyle
Owner , Mrs Suzanne McAuley & Ms C A Jennings
Breeder , Rathasker Stud
12.50 Punchestown
1st
9/2
2nd
3.25L
5/2fav
3rd
0.5L
4/1
4th
2.5L
13/2
12502560110
Tote Win €5.50 ; Plc €2.00, €1.50, €1.80
Jockey , D J O'Keeffe
Owner , Basil Holian
Breeder , M Aurelien Hamm & Mme Vanessa Frison
12.15 Punchestown
1st
6/5fav
2nd
4L
9/2
3rd
4L
33/1
4th
5.5L
50/1
12163846013
Tote Win €2.20 ; Plc €1.20, €1.90, €11.50
Trainer , Gordon Elliott
Jockey , C P Millar
Owner , James W Power
Breeder , K H Allisat & H J Ames

Punchestown Favourite Statistics

Flat Non-Handicap
TypeRacesFav Wins%Win
2-y-o20630
3-y-o12650
4-y-o+18633
Total501836
Flat Handicap
TypeRacesFav Wins%Win
2-y-o4250
3-y-o13646
4-y-o+19421
Total361233

Punchestown Leading Trainer

Trainer

Punchestown Leading Jockey

Jockey

Punchestown Leading Sire

Sire

Punchestown Racecourse Info

one of Ireland's top National Hunt racecourses and stages an important five-day Festival at the end of each season in late April. Punchestown has a long tradition of horse racing dating back to 1824 and boasts modern facilities following a £9m re-development in 1998. The race track is an undulating 2 mile right-handed oval. There is also a cross country banks course containing stone walls, grass banks, brush fences and hurdles. This course is jumped in both directions. Punchestown is located close to the town of Naas in Co. Kildare, 20km south of Dublin.

Punchestown Racecourse Contact Details

Punchestown Racecourse
Naas
Co. Kildare
Tel:045 897704
Website: www.punchestown.com
E-Mail: [email protected]