Punchestown Festival Tips: We preview the main race each day
Betting preview for Punchestown
Betting preview for Punchestown
Top quality racing from the Emerald Isle
Gold Cup and Champion Chase feature
Find out my top picks for the day below
A female is yet to win the Punchestown Champion Hurdle from six attempts
Yorkhill and Vautour have already been odds-on flops after busy seasons
Road To Riches finally runs over 3m on decent ground this season
This season’s staying hero a short-priced fav
Special Tiara can upset the favourite in the Champion Chase
We crunch the numbers to find the most likely winner of the Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle
Dermot Weld hasn't got many runners going in Kildare this week
One horse stands out above the rest when we look at the trends for Friday’s Grade 1
Bookmaker refunding bets on all losers if multiple Grade 1 winner strikes again
However the big-race laurels may be destined elsewhere for a second-successive meeting
Colin Tizzard has an intriguing type in lightly-raced seven-year-old Thistlecrack
We show you who is the likely winner of the showpiece using those all important trends
Douvan and Don Poli are heavy favourites but one is fancied to come unstuck
Champion Irish trainer is triple-handed in Punchestown’s day one feature and they all boast strong hopes
Trainer Willie looks poised to claim a double success in County Kildare
Willie Mullins’ novice star should remain untroubled over 2m on day one of the Festival
The lightly-raced eight-year-old has every chance of enhancing his trainer’s fine festival record
Course and distance winner can upset Flemenstar at Punchestown
Captain Chris appears to have solid claims in the Punchestown Gold Cup
He is extremely well weighted based on his fourth in the Cheltenham equivalent
Willie Mullins’ charge returned to imperious best at Cheltenham and cannot be opposed here
Briar Hill being a non runner in the Bumper is good news for Blackmail
Punters can be rewarded for keeping faith in Willie Mullins' Cheltenham flop
Sprinter Sacre and Champagne Fever can triumph again in Ireland