Rank	Jockey Name	Rides Today	Runs	Wins	Win %
1st	Paul Townend	1	173	78	45	15:10 Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Sounds Victorius Analysis
2nd	Jack Kennedy	4	215	39	18	12:15 Punchestown Premiere Weekend Is Next Handicap Chase Pictures Of Home Analysis 12:50 Festival 2025 Tickets On Sale Now Rated Novice Chase Undeniable Alibi Analysis 13:25 50,000 Euro BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series 3-Y-O Hurdle Magic Thunder Analysis 14:00 50,000 Euro BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle Tumuch Analysis
3rd	Mark Walsh	4	219	38	17	12:50 Festival 2025 Tickets On Sale Now Rated Novice Chase Buachaillbocht Analysis 13:25 50,000 Euro BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series 3-Y-O Hurdle Puturhandstogether Analysis 14:00 50,000 Euro BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle Irancy Analysis 14:35 Festival Flexi Ticket Is Back Handicap Hurdle Luimneach Analysis
4th	Mr P W Mullins	0	99	28	28
5th	Rachael Blackmore	0	226	26	12

The jockeys above are ranked by their number of wins at this course in the last 5 seasons.

Flat

Rank	Trainer Name	Runs	Wins	Win %
1st	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	33	9	27
2nd	M D O'Callaghan	11	4	36
3rd	A P O'Brien	16	3	19
4th	Andrew Kinirons	5	2	40
5th	G M Lyons	10	2	20

The trainers above are ranked by their number of wins at this course in the last 5 seasons.

Jumps

Rank	Trainer Name	Runs	Wins	Win %
1st	W P Mullins	623	151	24
2nd	Gordon Elliott	620	84	14
3rd	Henry De Bromhead	327	36	11
4th	Gavin Cromwell	253	34	13
5th	Noel Meade	142	19	13

The trainers above are ranked by their number of wins at this course in the last 5 seasons.

Punchestown Courses

Punchestown Guide

Tips For Punchestown Today

Located in County Kildare in Ireland, Punchestown is one of the countries premier National Hunt tracks. With a racing season from October through to June, it hosts 14 Grade 1 races throughout the year and attracts the best of the best jump horses both from Ireland and the UK. It also has the unique ‘Banks’ track for Cross Country races, the only one of it’s kind in Ireland. Our horse racing experts have Punchestown tips for every race day so look no further if you’re looking for tips for Punchestown today.

Course: It is a right-handed, undulating track where the hurdles circuit is a mile and six furlongs while the chase version is two miles. It’s a fair track so we don’t have to worry about whether our tips need to be ridden a particular way.

Feature Races: We have Punchestown tips for all the major races at Punchestown, including for the five-day festival in April, which is showered in quality. The Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle in January is always a race to watch closely with horses such as Vautour, Douvan and Min claiming it in recent years. The Morgiana Hurdle in November is a key trial for the Cheltenham Festival with Hurricane Fly, Nichols Canyon and Faugheen on the role of honour. Lastly, the John Durkan in December has been used as a stepping stone by Don Cossack, Djakadam and Sizing John in the past.

Punchestown Festival Tips 2024

The Punchestown festival is the grand finale to the Irish jumps season with top class horses, trainers and jockeys ascending on County Kildare. There are a total of 40 races which include 12 grade ones across five days. The dates for the 2024 Punchestown festival are Tuesday 30th April to Saturday 4th May. If you’re looking for Punchestown festival tips then you’re in the right place as we have the best tips, stats and information for every day of the festival.

Punchestown Information

Address

Naas, Co Kildare, Ireland

General Admission

https://www.punchestown.com/

How to Get There

Air - Dublin. Helicopter landing available if arranged in advance
Bus - Punchestown offers regular bus services from Dublin City Centre for festival meetings only. For full details, visit www.punchestown.com. Non-festival, get a bus to Naas (JJ Kavanagh, Dublin Coach and Bus Eireann offer regular services) and get a taxi
Road - 35 km southwest of Dublin on the N7 then take R410
Rail - Newbridge (14 km) is the closest railway station, from where a taxi can be taken to the racecourse.

Parking

Disabled Facilities

Reserved areas overlooking parade ring and track. Lifts provide access to all levels of the grandstand. Reserved car park for disabled racegoers close to entrance