Festival Racing

Festival 2023 Racing

The Punchestown Festival returns from Tuesday 25th to Saturday 29th April and you are invited to join us as we gather, celebrate and enjoy one of Irelands favourite social and sporting events.

A showcase of jump racing is in store with 12 grade one contests and over €3.3 million in the purse. Here we mix speed merchants with stamina stars. Seasoned campaigners compete shoulder to shoulder with rookies and new names. This is where champions are crowned and fresh talent emerges. It is truly a fitting homecoming for our horses, trainers, jockeys and owners who have flown the flag with such success to deserted grandstands and silent stadiums in recent years.

Few sporting experiences compare with the raw energy of horse racing. In Ireland horse racing is where sport and culture combine. It is inherent in Irish culture and heritage. It is fast, it is tough, it is fiercely competitive but it is exhilarating, thrilling and passionate in equal measure. The energy from the track feeds the enclosures where the atmosphere is unbeatable. The soundtrack of cheering, chat, live music and bustling bars injects that festive spirit.

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Day 1 – William Hill Champion Chase Day

Race 1: 3.40pm – The Howden Insurance Brokers Mares Novice Hurdle of €30,000 (Listed) (Registered the Shawiya) 2 Miles 100 Yards
Race 2: 4.15pm – The Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle of €125,000 (Grade 1) 2 Miles 100 Yards
Race 3: 4.50pm – The Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle of €50,000 (Grade B) 2 Miles 100 Yards
Race 4: 5.25pm – The William Hill Champion Steeplechase (registered the Drogheda) of €300,000 (Grade 1) 2 Miles
Race 5 5.55pm – The Goffs Defender Bumper of €100,000 2 Miles 100 Yards – Race Closed
Race 6: 6.30pm – The Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Steeplechase of €125,000 (Grade 1) 3 Miles 60 Yards
Race 7: 7pm – The Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Steeplechase for the Ladies Perpetual Cup of €15,000 (Bank Course) 3 Miles 1 Furlong
Race 8: 7.35pm – The Oak Lodge Landscapes Flat Race of €15,000

Day 2 – Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup Day

Race 1: 3.40pm – The Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle of €30,000 (95-123) 2 Miles 3F & 180 Yards Furlongs (Conditional Riders)
Race 2: 4.15pm – The Connolly’s Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final of €75,000 2 Miles 3F & 180 Yards
Race 3: 4.50pm – The Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle of €20,000 2 Miles 3F & 180 Yards
Race 4: 5.20pm – The Irish Mirror (War of Attrition) Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) of €125,000 2 Miles 7F & 180 Yards
Race 5: 5.55pm – The Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup of €300,000 (Grade 1) 3 Miles 30 Yards
Race 6: 6.30pm – The Race and Stay at Punchestown Champion I.N.H Flat Race of €100,000 (Grade 1) for The Conyngham Cup 2 Miles 70 Yards
Race 7: 7.00pm – The HSS Hire (L’Escargot) Handicap Steeplechase of €100,000 (Grade A) 2 Miles 5 Furlongs & 50 Yards
Race 8: 7.35pm – The Weatherbys GSB Irish EBF Mares Flat Race of €45,000 2miles 70 Yards (Grade 3) (Liss A Paoraigh)

Day 3 – Ladbrokes Stayers Hurdle Day

Race 1: 3.40pm – The Specialist Joinery Group Handicap Hurdle of €20,000 (Rated 88-123) 2 Miles 40 Yards
Race 2: 4.15pm – The Pigsback.com Handicap Steeplechase of €50,000 2 Miles (Grade B) (Registered Black Hills)
Race 3: 4.50pm – The Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Steeplechase of €30,000 (Bank Course) 4 Miles 2 Furlongs
Race 4: 5.25pm – The Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle of €300,000 (Grade 1) 2 Miles 7 Furlongs & 130 Yards (Registered the Tipperkevin)
Race 5: 6.00pm – The Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle of €50,000 2 Miles 7 Furlongs & 130 Yards (Grade B) (Registered the Ballymore Eustace)
Race 6: 6.35pm – The Barberstown Castle Novice Steeplechase of €125,000 (registered the Colliers) (Grade 1) 2 Miles
Race 7: 7.05pm – The Close Brothers Irish EBF Mares Handicap Steeplechase of €30,000 2m 5 Furlongs & 50 Yards
Race 8: 7.35pm – The JP&M Doyle (C&G) Flat Race of €17,500 2 Miles 40 Yards

Day 4 – Paddy Power Champion Hurdle Day

Race 1: 3.40pm – The Stanley Asphalt Hunters Steeplechase for the Bishopscourt Cup of €15,000 (Bush Fence Course) 2 Miles 5 Furlongs
Race 2: 4.15pm – The EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Steeplechase of €100,000 (Grade A) 2 Miles 5 Furlongs
Race 3: 4.50pm – The Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF (Registered the Glencarrig Lady Francis Flood) Mares Steeplechase of €80,000 2 Miles 5 Furlongs (Grade 2)
Race 4: 5.25pm – The Paddy Power Champion Hurdle of €300,000 (Grade 1) 2 Miles
Race 5: 6.00pm – The Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) of €125,000 (Registered the Tickell) 2 Miles 3 Furlongs & 80 Yards
Race 6: 6.35pm – The Irish Daily Star Champion Hunters Steeplechase of €30,000 3 Miles
Race 7: 7.05pm – The SalesSense International Novice Hurdle of €20,000 2 Miles
Race 8: 7.35pm – The Avison Young INH Flat Race of €15,000 2 Miles 2 Furlongs

Day 5 – Ballymore Festival Family Day

Race 1: 2.35pm – The Donohue Solutions Cross Country Steeplechase of €15,000 over the Bank Course 3 Miles 1 Furlong
Race 2: 3.10pm – The Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Steeplechase of €50,000 (Rated 0-145) 3 Miles 7 Furlongs
Race 3: 3.50pm – The Coolmore N.H. Sires Mogul Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle of €125,000 (Grade 1) 2 Miles 3 Furlongs & 30 Yards
Race 4: 4.25pm – The Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Steeplechase of €50,000 (Grade B) 3 Miles (Rated 0-150)
Race 5: 5pm – The Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle of €125,000 (Grade 1) 2 Miles
Race 6: 5.30pm – The Setanta Handicap Hurdle of €100,000 2 Miles 3 Furlongs & 30 Yards (Grade B)
Race 7: 6.05pm – The Lawlors Hotel (Pro Am) Flat Race of €15,000 2 Miles
Race 8: 6.35pm –  The Carry an Organ Donor Card Punchestown Charity Race

*All race times subject to slight change