Is Punchestown a stiff track?
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.
What time is Punchestown racing today?
The Punchestown Festival 2021 gets underway on Tuesday, April 27 and concludes on Saturday, May 1. The five-day meeting takes place at Punchestown Racecourse near Naas, County Kildare, with the first race off at 3.40pm and the last at 7.35pm.
Is there racing at Punchestown today?
No race meetings today.
What type of track is Punchestown?
It is known as the home of Irish Jumps Racing and plays host to the annual Punchestown Irish National Hunt Festival. The racecourse itself is right-handed with an undulating hurdle and steeplechase track….Punchestown Racecourse.
| Punchestown races 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Location | County Kildare, Ireland |
| Date opened | 1875 |
| Course type | National Hunt |
Is Punchestown flat or jumps?
Today, the Punchestown Festival is often regarded as Ireland’s Cheltenham. The course attracts the top jumps and Flat horses, as well as some of the biggest crowds of spectators in horse racing. Punchestown Racecourse also has the only cross-country course in Ireland.
Is Punchestown a jump?
Punchestown is renowned the world over as the home of National Hunt (jump) racing in Ireland. The five-day Irish National Hunt Festival at the end of April each year is the culmination of the National Hunt season and the meeting features no fewer than 12 Grade 1 races.
What date is the Punchestown festival on?
26th April
The world renowned Punchestown National Hunt Racing Festival starts on Tuesday 26th April and concludes on Saturday 30th April 2022 at Punchestown Racecourse. Punchestown Festival features no less than 39 top quality races with 12 Grade 1 contests up for decision.
Is Punchestown racing on TV?
What TV channel is the Punchestown Festival on? The action will be on Racing TV, which is a subscription service. You can also watch the races for free on a bookie’s website, providing you have an account.
What date is the Punchestown Festival?
Is Punchestown flat?
” Punchestown staged a Flat fixture last year for the first time since 2002, and the track where Derby hero High Chaparral made his debut in 2001 is set to become a dual-purpose venue once again, with the project set to begin after the 2022 Punchestown festival concludes next May.
What is special about the Punchestown Racecourse?
Punchestown racecourse is unique in being the only Irish venue to feature a cross country banks course. This snaking, three mile-long track sees runners faced with both left and right-handed turns, and all manner of fences, bushes, walls and banks to be safely negotiated.
What is the longest track at Punchestown?
The chase course is the outer of the two main tracks at Punchestown, and therefore the longest at two mile per circuit. The undulating rectangular track features two turns of almost ninety degrees and two which are slightly more gradual.
Why is Punchestown so good for over jumps?
One of the first things to stand out at Punchestown over jumps is the excellent record of favourites in the non-handicap events. A substantial 44% of all such races have been landed by the jolly, which compares favourably with the 35% strike-rate generally observed across all races.