Punchestown Gold Cup Trends Galopin Des Champs Must Defy

There are several key Punchestown Gold Cup trends to take into the showcase race at the Festival – including a big stat that the Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs will need to overcome – ahead of the race on Wednesday 30th April.

This year’s Punchestown Festival has already seen two big Willie Mullins hot-pots in Kopek Des Bordes and Ballyburn lose – so will Galopin Des Champs be another?

Only FOUR Of The Last 20 Punchestown Gold Cup Winners Aged 9+

The Willie Mullins star chaser Galopin Des Champs will be looking to bounce back from his Cheltenham Gold Cup defeat in the Punchestown Gold Cup- but at the age of 9 are the trends against him in this race?

This is because in recent years the Punchestown Gold Cup is a race that horses aged 8 or younger have dominated.

Yes, Clan Des Obeaux (9), Carlingford Lough (10), Boston Bob (9) and China Rock (9) have all won for the older brigade since 2012 – but if you go back over the last 20 runnings these are only four winners aged 9+.

Meaning at 9, Galopin Des Champs will have this 80% Punchestown Gold Cup trend to overcome.

These stats also tell us that horses aged 7 and 8 have by far the best recent record in the race – winning the last three.

But these two ages have also won a massive 71% of the last 21 renewals. You can see all the possible 7 and 8 year-old runners below.

However, despite all these – this year’s renewal doesn’t look as strong as in previous years, with only four runners – which suggests this age stat might have to be taken with a pinch of salt.

You decide.

Key Punchestown Gold Cup Age Stats

Only 4 winnings in the last 20 runnings aged 9+
16 of the last 21 (76%) winners aged 8 or younger
15 of the last 21 (71%) winners aged 7 or 8
Just one winner aged in double figures since 2004

Last year in 2024, we saw several older horses – Corach Rambler (10), Conflated (10), Appreciate It (10) and Hewick (9) – all failed to figure.

Punchestown Gold Cup 7 and 8 Year-Old Runners In 2025

Spillane’s Tower (7)
Monty’s Star (8)

Punchestown Gold Cup Trends and Stats 📈

See below the key Punchestown Gold Cup trends that have built up over the last 21 runnings – you can apply these to the final runners to find the best profiles based on past winners.

18/21 – Placed the top 4 last time out
16/21 – Irish-trained winners
16/21 – Aged 8 or younger
15/21 – Aged 7 or 8 years-old
11/21– Raced in that season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup
10/21 – Favourites
10/21 – Priced 2/1 or shorter
9/21 – Raced in the Cheltenham Gold Cup last time out
9/21 – Won their last race
5/21 – Won by trainer Willie Mullins (5 of the last 11)
3/21 – Won by trainer Paul Nicholls
Paul Townend has only ridden one winner (Allaho, 2022)
The average winning SP in the last 21 years is 6/1
9 of the last 19 favourites have won
Just 4 of the last 20 winners aged 9+
10 of the last 16 Irish-trained favourites have won
Since 1999 only 3 Irish-trained winners hadn’t won at the course before
11 of the last 25 winners raced in that season’s John Durkan Memorial Chase

Does Galopin Des Champs Like Punchestown?

If you are still looking to side away from the clear favourite with the best horse racing betting sites – Galopin Des Champs – there is another angle.

This is the track – as despite being a course winner at Punchestown, many feel the venue doesn’t bring out the best in the two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner.

His two wins at Punchestown came back in 2021 and 2022 – one over hurdles and the other in the Grade One John Durkan Memorial Chase.

However, since then Galopin Des Champs has been beaten FOUR times at Punchestown – including in this Gold Cup for the last two seasons.

This bad run at the track continued again earlier this season too, when only third in the John Durkan back in November (watch below).

Galopin Des Champs Punchestown Record

24th Nov 24 – John Durkan Chase – 3rd
1st May 24 – Punchestown Gold Cup – 2nd
26th Nov 23 – John Durkan Chase – 3rd
26th April 23- Punchestown Gold Cup – 2nd
19th Dec 22 – John Durkan Chase – 1st
28th April 21 – Irish Mirror Novices’ Hurdle – 1st

WATCH: Galopin Des Champs Running Third In The 2024 John Durkan Chase at Punchestown

Punchestown Gold Cup Race Info 🏆

📅Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025
⌚Time: 5:25pm
🏇Racecourse: Punchestown
🔄Trip: 3m 1f
💷Winner: €177,000
📺 TV: RTV

Punchestown Gold Cup Winners (Last 10 Runnings)

2024 – FASTORSLOW (7/2)
2023 – FASTORSLOW (20/1)
2022 – ALLAHO (6/5 fav)
2021 – CLAN DES OBEAUX (10/3)
2020 – No race (Covid)
2019 – KEMBOY (13/8 fav)
2018 – BELLSHILL (4/1)
2017 – SIZING JOHN (9/10)
2016 – CARLINGFORD LOUGH (12/1)
2015 – DON COSSACK (5/2)
2014 – BOSTON BOB (5/2 fav)

Can Galopin Des Champs Defy 80% Punchestown Gold Cup Trend?