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Punchestown Course Guide
The most prestigious racecourse in Ireland that only races under National Hunt rules, Punchestown host 17 high-quality fixtures every year. Located just outside Naas which is 30km south of Dublin, it has played host to racing at its current location since 1824.
While Punchestown hosts high-quality action throughout the National Hunt season, the highlight is unquestionably the Punchestown Festival which traditionally closes out the Irish National Hunt season and often showcases the stars of jump racing for the final time before their summer breaks. The meeting boasts no less than 12 Grade 1 races, with the traditional highlights being the Punchestown Gold Cup and the Punchestown Champion Hurdle.
Away from the Festival, Punchestown also hosts the Morgiana Hurdle in November and the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase in December, which are well-established targets for many stars of National Hunt racing in the first half of the season.
A right-handed, galloping, undulating track with a steady climb through the last five furlongs. It is a very fair test of a jumper; there are eleven fences to a circuit which are not stiff by British standards and they pose few problems to sound jumpers. The cross-country course is a long and twisting one over a variety of banks and other obstacles, few of which are jumped more than once. The turns are both left- and right-handed and only the final brush fence is on the racecourse proper.
Punchestown is a story of two tracks really. The chase track is brilliant, a proper Grade 1 track. The fences are stiff, but very fair. However, I never really got on well with the hurdle track. It’s very undulating, the downhill section after the winning post can also make life difficult. The bends are very tight, especially the second-last bend, and in realty it is sharper than most people appreciate. Because of its nature, I’d much rather be handier than held up.
View from the saddle: Charlie Swan
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Mr Fiftyone (Good) 14 May 2016 3m 57.5s 2m 2f Three Stars (Good) 13 Oct 2016 4m 28.6s 2m 2f 140y Cadmium (Good) 17 Oct 2018 4m 39s 2m 4f Colms Dream (Good) 14 Oct 2015 4m 59.1s 2m 5f Ballyoisin (Good) 13 Jun 2018 5m 15.4s 2m 6f Alelchi Inois (Good) 01 Jun 2016 5m 37.5s 2m 6f 140y Mighty Stowaway (Good) 18 Nov 2018 5m 44.1s 2m 7f 100y Oscar Lantern (Heavy) 30 Jan 2018 6m 44.6s 3m Mac N Cheese (Good) 15 May 2019 6m 21.4s 3m 1f Windy Millie (Good) 14 May 2016 6m 14.1s 3m 1f 150y Se Mo Laoch (Good) 09 Dec 2018 7m 12.3s 3m 4f Baie Des Iles (Soft to Heavy) 05 Feb 2017 7m 42.4s 3m 4f 150y Dounikos (Good to Yielding) 10 Feb 2019 7m 35.6s 3m 6f Whatareudoingtome (Good to Yielding) 29 Apr 2017 8m 6.3s 3m 7f Cloudy Morning (Good to Yielding) 04 May 2019 8m 12.8s 4m 1f Treo Eile (Good to Firm) 27 Apr 2017 9m 1.8s 4m 2f Ballyboker Bridge (Hurdle: Good to Yielding-Yielding in places; Chase: Yielding-Good to Yielding in places; Cross Country: Good to Firm-Good in places) 02 May 2019 9m 37.2s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Eight Till Late (Good) 16 Oct 2018 3m 44.9s 2m 150y Delta Work (Good) 17 May 2017 3m 55.4s 2m 2f 25y Stormy Ireland (Good) 17 Nov 2018 4m 19.2s 2m 4f Benie Des Dieux (Good to Yielding) 04 May 2019 4m 49.2s 2m 4f 110y Apple's Jade (Good to Yielding) 29 Apr 2017 4m 53.2s 2m 5f Magic Of Light (Good to Yielding) 26 Apr 2017 5m 13.3s 2m 6f Gallant John Joe (Good) 28 Nov 2018 5m 32.5s 2m 7f Spring Watch (Good) 16 May 2018 5m 47.5s 3m Bye Bye O Bye (Good) 14 May 2016 5m 42.9s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Gunnery Sergeant (Good) 15 Oct 2015 3m 43.5s 2m 130y Chead Solas (Good) 17 Nov 2018 3m 54.8s 2m 2f Canardier (Good to Yielding) 28 Apr 2017 4m 22.4s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 6f Pallasator (Yielding to Soft) 19 Oct 2017 3m 36.7s 1m 7f Markhan (Good) 17 Nov 2018 3m 33.6s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L W P Mullins 104 23 €1,369,101 22.12% -€2.53 G Elliott 131 15 €379,474 11.45% -€59.97 H de Bromhead 75 12 €209,320 16% -€17.66 E Bolger 40 10 €95,845 25% -€8.43 Mrs J Harrington 48 7 €172,831 14.58% €4.58 P Maher 49 3 €35,390 6.12% -€26.00 James Dullea 6 3 €28,155 50% €15.00 N Meade 38 2 €53,100 5.26% -€17.50 Joseph P O'Brien 30 2 €17,024 6.67% -€25.75 Brian M McMahon 7 2 €18,283 28.57% €1.75 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L W P Mullins 213 38 €1,185,842 17.84% -€37.03 G Elliott 199 25 €338,423 12.56% -€111.64 Mrs J Harrington 94 14 €292,386 14.89% €76.70 H de Bromhead 81 11 €170,932 13.58% -€27.18 Joseph P O'Brien 80 9 €89,087 11.25% -€44.08 N Meade 77 8 €71,620 10.39% -€39.25 G P Cromwell 63 4 €31,529 6.35% -€46.15 M Brassil 21 3 €22,792 14.29% -€4.50 T Mullins 36 2 €22,767 5.56% -€31.50 P A Fahy 31 2 €22,375 6.45% -€25.75 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G Elliott 59 12 €184,347 20.34% -€17.40 W P Mullins 44 10 €198,530 22.73% -€7.20 Joseph P O'Brien 23 5 €37,883 21.74% €5.00 N Meade 29 4 €30,798 13.79% -€9.25 P A Fahy 16 3 €26,795 18.75% €10.33 M Brassil 7 2 €15,400 28.57% €5.50 Miss E Doyle 9 2 €12,320 22.22% €10.00 Peter Fahey 6 1 €29,500 16.67% -€5.90 Denis Hogan 10 1 €6,775 10% -€3.50 C Byrnes 4 1 €6,160 25% -€2.38 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G Elliott 14 3 €148 21.43% -€5.13 J R Finn 4 1 €60 25% €11.00 R K Watson 2 1 €70 50% €32.00 A A Howard 2 1 €60 50% €49.00 Mrs J Harrington 10 0 € 0% -€10.00 N Meade 5 0 € 0% -€5.00 Joseph P O'Brien 5 0 € 0% -€5.00 Dermot McLoughlin 3 0 € 0% -€3.00 Denis Hogan 3 0 € 0% -€3.00 H de Bromhead 2 0 € 0% -€2.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P Maher 8 2 25% 1.00 Colin Bowe 6 2 33.33% 4.50 Donnchadh Doyle 6 1 16.67% -2.00 David Harry Kelly 4 1 25% -1.25 J J Hanlon 4 1 25% -2.33 J P Dempsey 3 1 33.33% 1.00 L Kenny 2 1 50% 2.00 Cian M Collins 2 1 50% -0.43 Warren Ewing 3 1 33.33% 12.00 S Curling 3 1 33.33% 0.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D N Russell 55 13 €322,227 23.64% €10.77 R M Power 52 9 €296,336 17.31% €23.58 Rachael Blackmore 52 9 €143,705 17.31% -€3.27 P Townend 46 9 €477,455 19.57% -€20.25 M P Walsh 57 5 €59,163 8.77% -€35.17 D E Mullins 27 5 €80,270 18.52% €17.75 J W Kennedy 40 4 €84,648 10% -€25.50 D J McInerney 23 4 €41,550 17.39% -€3.75 Ruby Walsh 10 4 €255,761 40% -€0.93 S W Flanagan 43 3 €71,550 6.98% -€9.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Rachael Blackmore 80 16 €294,253 20% €27.54 D N Russell 98 15 €308,803 15.31% -€38.96 P Townend 85 15 €430,965 17.65% -€46.20 R M Power 83 15 €438,462 18.07% €42.18 M P Walsh 87 15 €376,653 17.24% €12.17 J W Kennedy 72 11 €155,520 15.28% -€32.38 Ruby Walsh 25 7 €132,860 28% -€11.98 S W Flanagan 85 6 €72,272 7.06% -€50.92 D J Mullins 59 6 €256,341 10.17% -€33.50 D E Mullins 64 5 €103,900 7.81% -€22.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Mr P W Mullins 41 10 €96,670 24.39% €2.80 Ms L O'Neill 29 7 €47,103 24.14% -€8.68 Mr D O'Connor 30 6 €69,680 20% -€2.40 Mr J J Codd 19 5 €137,244 26.32% €1.28 Mr M J O'Hare 27 4 €30,491 14.81% €5.50 Mr R Deegan 26 4 €77,480 15.38% €5.12 Mr T Hamilton 19 2 €13,243 10.53% -€6.00 Ms N Carberry 11 1 €6,775 9.09% -€10.75 Mr B O'Neill 21 1 €59,000 4.76% -€15.00 Mr N McParlan 11 1 €6,600 9.09% €53.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Karen Moore 2 1 €60 50% €49.00 Louise Magee 1 1 €70 100% €2.25 Norman Williamson 1 1 €9 100% €1.63 K A Kelly 1 1 €70 100% €33.00 Camilla Sharples 1 1 €69 100% €5.00 Paul Lake 1 1 €60 100% €14.00 Eimear Dunne 1 0 € 0% -€1.00 Cathal Jennings 1 0 € 0% -€1.00 Megan Donovan 1 0 € 0% -€1.00 Justin Houlihan 1 0 € 0% -€1.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Mr J J Codd 9 3 33.33% -0.68 Mr R James 10 2 20% -2.50 Mr B O'Neill 7 2 28.57% 4.00 Mr N McParlan 4 1 25% 0.00 Mr T P Roche 3 1 33.33% 3.00 Mr B O Walsh 2 1 50% 1.00 Mr M J O'Hare 6 1 16.67% 0.00 Mr G A Spain 1 1 100% 2.00 R A Devine 1 1 100% 14.00 Mr T Hamilton 1 1 100% 0.67
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