{"id":47335,"date":"2025-04-25T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=47335"},"modified":"2025-04-30T06:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:37:58","slug":"punchestown-gold-cup-trends-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/punchestown-gold-cup-trends-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Galopin Des Champs Defy 80% Punchestown Gold Cup Trend?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.
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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?<\/p>\n

Only FOUR Of The Last 20 Punchestown Gold Cup Winners Aged 9+<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Willie Mullins star chaser Galopin Des Champs<\/strong> 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?<\/p>\n

This is because in recent years the Punchestown Gold Cup is a race that horses aged 8 or younger have dominated.<\/p>\n

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+.<\/p>\n

Meaning at 9, Galopin Des Champs will have this 80% Punchestown Gold Cup trend to overcome.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

You decide.<\/p>\n

Key Punchestown Gold Cup Age Stats
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  • <\/i> Only 4 winnings in the last 20 runnings aged 9+<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> 16 of the last 21 (76%) winners aged 8 or younger<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> 15 of the last 21 (71%) winners aged 7 or 8<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Just one winner aged in double figures since 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

    Punchestown Gold Cup<\/strong> 7 and 8 Year-Old Runners In 2025<\/h3>\n
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    • <\/i> Spillane’s Tower (7)<\/li>\n
    • <\/i> Monty’s Star (8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Punchestown Gold Cup Trends and Stats \ud83d\udcc8
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      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.<\/p>\n

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      • <\/i> 18\/21 \u2013 Placed the top 4 last time out<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 16\/21 \u2013 Irish-trained winners<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 16\/21 \u2013 Aged 8 or younger<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 15\/21 \u2013 Aged 7 or 8 years-old<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 11\/21\u2013 Raced in that season\u2019s Cheltenham Gold Cup<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 10\/21 \u2013 Favourites<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 10\/21 \u2013 Priced 2\/1 or shorter<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 9\/21 \u2013 Raced in the Cheltenham Gold Cup last time out<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 9\/21 \u2013 Won their last race<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 5\/21 – Won by trainer Willie Mullins (5 of the last 11)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 3\/21 \u2013 Won by trainer Paul Nicholls<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Paul Townend has only ridden one winner (Allaho, 2022)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> The average winning SP in the last 21 years is 6\/1<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 9 of the last 19 favourites have won<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Just 4 of the last 20 winners aged 9+<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 10 of the last 16 Irish-trained favourites have won<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Since 1999 only 3 Irish-trained winners hadn\u2019t won at the course before<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> 11 of the last 25 winners raced in that season\u2019s John Durkan Memorial Chase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Does Galopin Des Champs Like Punchestown?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        If you are still looking to side away from the clear favourite with the best horse racing betting sites – Galopin Des Champs<\/strong> – there is another angle.<\/p>\n

        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.<\/p>\n

        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.<\/p>\n

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

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

        Galopin Des Champs Punchestown Record<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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        • <\/i> 24th Nov 24 – John Durkan Chase – 3rd<\/li>\n
        • <\/i> 1st May 24 – Punchestown Gold Cup – 2nd<\/li>\n
        • <\/i> 26th Nov 23 – John Durkan Chase – 3rd<\/li>\n
        • <\/i> 26th April 23- Punchestown Gold Cup – 2nd<\/li>\n
        • <\/i> 19th Dec 22 – John Durkan Chase – 1st<\/li>\n
        • <\/i> 28th April 21 – Irish Mirror Novices’ Hurdle – 1st<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          WATCH: Galopin Des Champs Running Third In The 2024 John Durkan Chase at Punchestown<\/strong><\/h3>\n