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Punchestown racecourse statistics

Every runner at Punchestown in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025): who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 4 Nov 2026, 13:23 · last meeting in our archive 29 Oct 2026

Covers 1 November 2025 – 5 November 2026

177races · 23 meetings
2,096runners · 1,708 horses
31.8%favourites won · 61 of 192
50/1biggest-priced winner · Dee Bee Zed (IRE)

In brief

as at 4 Nov 2026

Punchestown has staged 177 races over 23 meetings in our archive in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), with 2,096 runners.

Favourites have won 31.8% of their runs here (61 from 192), a level-stakes P/L of −34.72 points to a £1 stake at SP.

W P Mullins has the most winners here (32 from 198 runners, 16.2%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Henry De Bromhead has the best win rate: 17.7% (11 from 62).

Paul Townend has the most winners here (16 from 54 rides, 29.6%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

1 angle here made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test, on 100 or more runs.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 31.8% of their runs here (61 from 192), a level-stakes P/L of −34.72 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 192Won 61Win 31.8%£1 −34.72A/E 0.99
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 354Won 65Win 18.4%£1 −34.14A/E 1.13
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 516Won 29Win 5.6%£1 −177.50A/E 0.82
7th or biggerRuns 1,034Won 22Win 2.1%£1 −523.00A/E 0.96

Favourites by race type

RacesRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
HurdleRuns 104Won 35Win 33.7%£1 −16.92A/E 1.04
ChaseRuns 48Won 16Win 33.3%£1 −4.93A/E 1.00
NH FlatRuns 21Won 6Win 28.6%£1 −4.50A/E 0.98
FlatRuns 19Won 4Win 21.1%£1 −8.37A/E 0.73

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
GoodRuns 32Won 11Win 34.4%£1 −2.78A/E 1.14
Good to SoftRuns 24Won 8Win 33.3%£1 −2.86A/E 1.14
SoftRuns 67Won 17Win 25.4%£1 −16.77A/E 0.83
HeavyRuns 69Won 25Win 36.2%£1 −12.31A/E 1.03

Favourites include joint favourites. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runs. Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation at SP. Favourite-heavy samples naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". £1 P/L is level stakes at SP.

Trainers

last 12 months

W P Mullins has the most winners here (32 from 198 runners, 16.2%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, Henry De Bromhead has the best win rate: 17.7% (11 from 62).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
W P MullinsRuns 198Won 32Win 16.2%£1 −58.49A/E 0.91
Gordon ElliottRuns 162Won 22Win 13.6%£1 −30.04A/E 1.04
Henry De BromheadRuns 62Won 11Win 17.7%£1 −19.29A/E 1.09
Ross O'SullivanRuns 46Won 8Win 17.4%£1 −10.90A/E 1.29
Gavin CromwellRuns 97Won 8Win 8.2%£1 −44.92A/E 1.04
Mrs J. HarringtonRuns 19Won 6Win 31.6%£1 +11.86A/E 2.10
Martin BrassilRuns 23Won 4Win 17.4%£1 +6.88A/E 1.70
Robert TynerRuns 7Won 3Win 42.9%£1 +1.91A/E 1.97
Aidan O'BrienRuns 8Won 3Win 37.5%£1 +4.58A/E 2.13
Barry ConnellRuns 12Won 3Win 25.0%£1 +48.38A/E 2.05

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer runners.

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Henry De BromheadRuns 62Won 11Win 17.7%£1 −19.29A/E 1.09
Ross O'SullivanRuns 46Won 8Win 17.4%£1 −10.90A/E 1.29
W P MullinsRuns 198Won 32Win 16.2%£1 −58.49A/E 0.91
Gordon ElliottRuns 162Won 22Win 13.6%£1 −30.04A/E 1.04
Gavin CromwellRuns 97Won 8Win 8.2%£1 −44.92A/E 1.04
P J RothwellRuns 56Won 3Win 5.4%£1 −13.00A/E 1.06

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Henry De BromheadRuns 62Won 11Win 17.7%£1 −19.29A/E 1.09
P J RothwellRuns 56Won 3Win 5.4%£1 −13.00A/E 1.06
Gordon ElliottRuns 162Won 22Win 13.6%£1 −30.04A/E 1.04
Gavin CromwellRuns 97Won 8Win 8.2%£1 −44.92A/E 1.04
W P MullinsRuns 198Won 32Win 16.2%£1 −58.49A/E 0.91

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more runners at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

last 12 months

Paul Townend has the most winners here (16 from 54 rides, 29.6%). It is also the best win rate among riders with 30 or more rides.

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul TownendRuns 54Won 16Win 29.6%£1 −16.97A/E 0.87
Darragh O'KeeffeRuns 66Won 10Win 15.2%£1 −15.08A/E 1.20
Jack KennedyRuns 65Won 9Win 13.8%£1 −4.82A/E 0.88
Mark WalshRuns 50Won 7Win 14.0%£1 −28.36A/E 0.87
Danny MullinsRuns 57Won 7Win 12.3%£1 +4.75A/E 1.44
Mr P W MullinsRuns 20Won 6Win 30.0%£1 −3.04A/E 1.24
Michael KenneallyRuns 28Won 5Win 17.9%£1 −10.95A/E 1.37
Ricky DoyleRuns 32Won 5Win 15.6%£1 +3.30A/E 1.62
Donagh MeylerRuns 39Won 5Win 12.8%£1 −16.68A/E 1.14
Keith DonoghueRuns 43Won 5Win 11.6%£1 −19.92A/E 1.10

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer rides.

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Paul TownendRuns 54Won 16Win 29.6%£1 −16.97A/E 0.87
Ricky DoyleRuns 32Won 5Win 15.6%£1 +3.30A/E 1.62
Darragh O'KeeffeRuns 66Won 10Win 15.2%£1 −15.08A/E 1.20
Mark WalshRuns 50Won 7Win 14.0%£1 −28.36A/E 0.87
Jack KennedyRuns 65Won 9Win 13.8%£1 −4.82A/E 0.88
Simon TorrensRuns 31Won 4Win 12.9%£1 +3.41A/E 1.89
Donagh MeylerRuns 39Won 5Win 12.8%£1 −16.68A/E 1.14
Danny MullinsRuns 57Won 7Win 12.3%£1 +4.75A/E 1.44
Keith DonoghueRuns 43Won 5Win 11.6%£1 −19.92A/E 1.10
Danny GilliganRuns 40Won 4Win 10.0%£1 −22.59A/E 0.90

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Danny MullinsRuns 57Won 7Win 12.3%£1 +4.75A/E 1.44
Darragh O'KeeffeRuns 66Won 10Win 15.2%£1 −15.08A/E 1.20
Jack KennedyRuns 65Won 9Win 13.8%£1 −4.82A/E 0.88
Mark WalshRuns 50Won 7Win 14.0%£1 −28.36A/E 0.87
Paul TownendRuns 54Won 16Win 29.6%£1 −16.97A/E 0.87

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more rides at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 rides.

Course specialists

3+ wins here

Powerful (IRE) has won here 3 times from 3 runs, more than any other horse in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025) was Dee Bee Zed (IRE) at 50/1 on 6 June 2026.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

No trip here shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on 100 or more runs each.

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 12Won 3Win 25.0%Place 41.7%A/E 2.96
Middle thirdRuns 16Won 1Win 6.3%Place 18.8%A/E 0.67
High thirdRuns 17Won 0Win 0.0%Place 23.5%A/E 0.00

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 31Won 3Win 9.7%Place 29.0%A/E 0.93
Middle thirdRuns 37Won 2Win 5.4%Place 18.9%A/E 0.68
High thirdRuns 52Won 4Win 7.7%Place 21.2%A/E 1.39

Stall number as a share of the field: low is the lowest third of the stalls. Flat races with 8 or more runners. Fair A/E near 1.00 means the market had already priced the draw in.

Angles that have paid

at SP, two periods

Past results at starting price, not a forecast. Each angle made a £1 level-stakes profit in both periods (Jan 2005 – Oct 2021, and since Nov 2021), with at least 100 SP-priced runs and 10 winners in all, and is still in profit with its single biggest winner taken out. The same on every view of this page.

  • W P Mullins, ridden by Danny Mullins+14.3% ROI · +30.68 pts from 214 runs · 32 winners (15.0%)Jan 2005 – Oct 2021: +13.1% on 92 · Since Nov 2021: +15.3% on 122 · without the biggest winner (28/1): +1.68 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at Punchestown?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 61 of 192 runs at Punchestown in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025) — 31.8%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −34.72 points at SP (as at 4 Nov 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at Punchestown?

W P Mullins, with 32 winners from 198 runners (16.2%) in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at Punchestown?

Paul Townend, with 16 winners from 54 rides (29.6%) in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Which trainer has the best strike rate at Punchestown?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), Henry De Bromhead has the best win rate: 17.7% (11 from 62).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at Punchestown?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025), Paul Townend has the best win rate: 29.6% (16 from 54).

Which horses have won most at Punchestown?

The leading course winners in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025): Powerful (IRE) (3 from 3).

What is the biggest-priced winner at Punchestown?

Dee Bee Zed (IRE) at 50/1 on 6 June 2026 in the Castlestone Holiday Homes (Pro/Am) Flat Race — the biggest starting price among Punchestown winners in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

Is there a draw bias at Punchestown?

No trip at Punchestown shows the lowest and highest thirds of the stalls more than 3 points apart on samples of 100 or more runs each, in Flat races of 8 or more runners in the last 12 months (since 1 November 2025).

About Punchestown

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: Punchestown, County Kildare, near Naas — jumps only, turf.
  • Tracks: Right-handed chase and hurdle courses, and a separate banks course with its own obstacles for the banks races.
  • Finish: The last obstacle sits close to the line, so the run-in is short.
  • Trips: Hurdles and chases from 2m to about 3m; the banks races are run over longer trips.

Going and the seasons

  • Spring: The Festival in late April and early May is most often good to yielding or good.
  • Winter: The autumn and winter fixtures usually race on yielding to soft or softer ground.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Punchestown Festival (late April / early May, five days): The Punchestown Gold Cup (about 3m), the Champion Chase (2m), the Champion Hurdle (2m), the Champion Stayers' Hurdle (3m), the Champion Novice Hurdle and the Champion Novice Chase, and the La Touche Cup over the banks.
  • Autumn and winter: The Morgiana Hurdle (2m) in November, the John Durkan Memorial Chase (about 2m4f) in December and the PP Hogan Memorial Chase over the banks in February.

Practical notes

  • Getting there: Shuttle buses from Naas and Sallins on Festival days; by road from the M7 and N7, about 40 minutes from Dublin.
  • Viewing: The finish is well seen from the stands; much of the chase course and the banks course is on the big screens.

These notes are written and checked by KTB (last checked October 2026); the statistics above are computed from our results archive. Check the course's own site for fixtures, going and travel before you go.