{"id":47820,"date":"2025-04-30T06:36:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=47820"},"modified":"2025-04-30T06:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:38:13","slug":"punchestown-festival-trends-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/punchestown-festival-trends-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Punchestown Festival Trends 2025 &#8211; Key Stats For The Main Races"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The UK jump racing action might have stopped, but the good news is there is still plenty going on this week in Ireland with the five-day 2025 Punchestown Festival running from Tuesday to Saturday. With that in mind, we&#8217;ve compiled the best of the Punchestown Festival trends to use for the main races this week &#8211; including the Punchestown Gold Cup, Champion Chase and Champion Hurdles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also relive the 2024 winners for the key races at this week below &#8211; and with a certain <strong>Willie Mullins<\/strong> having remarkable records in most we can expect a stack more winners for the recently crowned champion British <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/horse-racing\">horse racing<\/a> jump trainer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Punchestown Festival Trends DAY ONE \u2013 Tuesday 29th April 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>4:15pm \u2013 KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m 1\/2f<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 11 of the last 19 runnings went to the favourite<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 12 of the last 18 winners had won a Grade 1 or 2 before<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16 of the last 19 recent winners were priced 8\/1 or shorter<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 11 of the last 19 returned 2\/1 or shorter in the betting<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> No British-trained winner for 24 years (18 runners)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Supreme Novice Hurdle winners have only followed-up 4 times<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 17 of the last 18 were aged either 5 or 6 years-old<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Willie Mullins won the prize in 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 &amp; 2024<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Trainer Noel Meade has won the race in 2002, 2005, 2006 &amp; 2008<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Trainer Jessie Harrington won the race in 2013 and 2016<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 18 of the last 23 winners came 1st or 2nd last time out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>2024 Winner: Mystical Power (2\/1 fav)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"MYSTICAL POWER storms home in the 2024 KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ttTeFfXTW5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6:00pm \u2013 William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 9 of the last 21 runnings went to the favourite<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 20 of the last 25 winners came from the first three in the betting<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> French breds have won 11 of the last 17 runnings<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 18 of the last 22 returned 7\/1 or shorter in the betting<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 13 of the last 22 had previously won at the track<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> All of the last 22 winners had won before over 2m<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16 of the last 22 came 1st or 2nd last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16 of the last 22 were Irish-trained winners<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16 of the last 22 were aged 9 or younger<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 5 of the last 19 finished unplaced that season\u2019s Champion Chase at Cheltenham<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 15 of the last 21 winners ran in the Queen Mother Champion Chase that season<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 7 of the last 21 winners ran in that season\u2019s Tingle Creek Chase (Sandown)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Paul Nicholls won the race in 2008 &amp; 2009<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Willie Mullins won the race in 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 &amp; 2023<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Paul Townend has ridden 4 of the last 5 winners<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Captain Guinness was 2nd in 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>2024 Winner: Banbridge (6\/1)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"BANBRIDGE gets up on the line in a fantastic finish to Punchestown&#039;s William Hill Champion Chase\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FBwiC3BCRwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Punchestown Festival Trends DAY TWO \u2013 Wednesday 30th April 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>5:30pm\u2013 Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1) (5yo+) 3m 1\/2f<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Recent Punchestown Gold Cup Winners<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2024 \u2013 FASTORSLOW (7\/2)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2023 \u2013 FASTORSLOW (20\/1)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2022 \u2013 ALLAHO (6\/5 fav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2021 \u2013 CLAN DES OBEAUX (10\/3)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2020 \u2013 No race (Covid)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2019 \u2013 KEMBOY (13\/8 fav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2018 \u2013 BELLSHILL (4\/1)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2017 \u2013 SIZING JOHN (9\/10)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2016 \u2013 CARLINGFORD LOUGH (12\/1)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2015 \u2013 DON COSSACK (5\/2)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2014 \u2013 BOSTON BOB (5\/2 fav)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Punchestown Gold Cup Betting Trends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 18\/21 \u2013 Placed the top 4 last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16\/21 \u2013 Irish-trained winners<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16\/21 \u2013 Aged 8 or younger<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 15\/21 \u2013 Aged 7 or 8 years-old<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 11\/21\u2013 Raced in that season\u2019s Cheltenham Gold Cup<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 10\/21 \u2013 Favourites<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 10\/21 \u2013 Priced 2\/1 or shorter<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 9\/21 \u2013 Raced in the Cheltenham Gold Cup last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 9\/21 \u2013 Won their last race<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 5\/21 \u2013 Won by trainer Willie Mullins (5 of the last 11)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 3\/21 \u2013 Won by trainer Paul Nicholls<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Paul Townend has only ridden one winner (Allaho, 2022)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> The average winning SP in the last 21 years is 6\/1<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 9 of the last 19 favourites have won<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Just 4 of the last 20 winners aged 9+<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 10 of the last 16 Irish-trained favourites have won<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Since 1999 only 3 Irish-trained winners hadn\u2019t won at the course before<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 11 of the last 25 winners raced in that season\u2019s John Durkan Memorial Chase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"&quot;Monster&quot; FASTORSLOW masters GALOPIN DES CHAMPS for a third time!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4SD8Zu--dYY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Punchestown Festival Trends DAY THREE \u2013 Thursday 1st May 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>3:40pm \u2013 Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase (5yo+) 4m1f<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 6 winning favourites in the last 18 years (3 join\/co)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Trainer Enda Bolger has won 13 of the last 25 runnings<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 11 of the last 18 winners returned 6\/1 or shorter in the betting<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 8 of the last 18 carried 12-2 or more<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 15 of the last 18 winners were aged 9 or older<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 7 of the last 18 winners ran in the race 12 months ago<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 21 of the last 29 winners returned 7\/1 or shorter<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 10 of the last 18 winners ran in the Cheltenham Festival Cross Country race<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 5 of the last 6 winners were ridden by a claiming jockey<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Trainer Peter Maher has won 2 of the last 5<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 8 of the last 10 winners aged 11+<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Vital Island won the race in 2023<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Three By Two was 2nd in 2024<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Coko Beach was 3rd in 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>2024 Winner: Singing Banjo (28\/1)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5:25pm &#8211; Barberstown Novice Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) 2m<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 9 winning favourites in the last 13 runnings<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 17 of the last 18 winners returned 11\/2 or shorter in the betting<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> The last 10 winners all aged 6 or 7<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 26 of the last 28 winners returned 6\/1 or shorter<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 11 of the last 18 winners ran in the Arkle Chase (Cheltenham) that same season<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> UK-based trainers have won 4 of the last 15 times they have had runners<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16 of the last 20 winners had run at least 4 times over fences previously<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Willie Mullins trained the winner in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 &amp; 2024 (won the last 9)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Paul Townend has ridden 3 of the last 4 winners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>2024 Winner: Il Etait Temps (7\/2)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Race (4) 17:25 Punchestown (IRE) 02 May 2024 Barberstown Castle Novice Chase\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4G-w4B9oP8g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6:00pm &#8211; Ladbrokes.com Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+) 3m<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Past Ladbrokes.com Champion Stayers Hurdle Winners<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2024 \u2013 TEAHUPOO (5\/6 fav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2023 &#8211; KLASSICAL DREAM (3\/1 jfav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2022 \u2013 KLASSICAL DREAM (11\/10 fav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2021 \u2013 KLASSICAL DREAM (5\/1)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2020 \u2013 No race (Covid)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2019 \u2013 UNOWHATIMEANHARRY (16\/1)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2018 \u2013 FAUGHEEN (11\/2)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2017 \u2013 UNOWHATIMEANHARRY (4\/1)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2016 \u2013 ONE TRACK MIND (10\/1)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2015 \u2013 JEZKI (5\/2)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2014 \u2013 JETSON (20\/1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle Betting Trends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 17\/21 \u2013 Raced at the Cheltenham Festival earlier that season<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16\/21 \u2013 Returned 6\/1 or shorter in the betting<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 14\/21 \u2013 Aged 8 or younger<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 14\/21 \u2013 Placed in the top three last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 14\/21 \u2013 Irish trained winners<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 10\/21 \u2013 Trained by Willie Mullins<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 10\/21 \u2013 Won last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 10\/21 \u2013 Winning favourites<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 7\/21 \u2013 Ran in the Aintree Hurdle last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 5\/21 \u2013 Ran in the Mares\u2019 Hurdle (Cheltenham) last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16 of the last 18 winners aged 9 or younger<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Only two Stayers\u2019 Hurdle (Cheltenham) winner in the last 24 runnings<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> The market leader has won 12 of the last 23 runnings<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 12 of the last 22 winners won their previous race<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 11 of the 27 runnings have been won by a British-trained horse<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 8 of the last 20 winners ran at Aintree\u2019s Grand National Meeting last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 14 of the last 21 winners had won a Grade One over 3m+ before<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Trainer Gordon Elliott has won the race just once (2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"2024 Ladbrokes Stayers Hurdle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A1DczRfqo0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Punchestown Festival Trends DAY FOUR \u2013 Friday 2nd May 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>6:40pm \u2013 Boodles Champion Hurdle (GRADE 1) 2m<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 13 of the last 20 favourites (2 joint) have won<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 12 of the last 18 winners won last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16 of the last 17 winners finished in the top 3 last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 17 of the last 19 winners were aged 6 or older<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16 of the last 25 winners ran in that season\u2019s Champion Hurdle<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> The current Champion Hurdler is yet to finish out of the top two when running<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 16 of the last 19 winners returned 3\/1 or shorter in the betting<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Willie Mullins trained the winner in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023 &amp; 2024<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 10 of the last 13 winners returned odds-on in the betting<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 17 of the last 19 winners were Irish-trained<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Paul Townend has ridden the last two winners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>2024 Winner: State Man (2\/7 fav)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"2024 Boodles Champion Hurdle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qR-xax0q534?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6:05pm \u2013 Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (GRADE 1) 2m4f<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 13 of the last 19 favourites have won<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 12 of the last 19 winners were aged 5 years-old<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 17 of the last 19 winners were aged 5 or 6 years-old<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Willie Mullins has won 13 of the last 22 runnings (last 4)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Paul Townend has ridden the last 4 winners<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 17 of the last 23 winners won last time out<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Paul Townend and Willie Mullins have won the last 4<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Since 1996 all-bar-two of the winners were aged either 5 or 6 years-old<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Owner J Donnelly has won 2 of the last 4 runnings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>2024 Winner: Ballyburn (1\/5 fav)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Race (6)  18:35 Punchestown (IRE) 03 May 2024 Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4zdJPPAokg8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Punchestown Festival Trends DAY FIVE \u2013 Saturday 3rd May 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>4:50pm \u2013 Ballymore Four-Year-Old Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 9 winning favourites in the last 19 runnings<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 17 of the last 19 winners returned 15\/2 or shorter<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Willie Mullins trained the winner in 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 &amp; 2024<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Paul Townend and Willie Mullins have won the last 3<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Willie Mullins has won 8 of the last 10<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 4 of the last 9 winners have been mares (last 2)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 15 of the last 18 winners ran in that season\u2019s Triumph Hurdle (Cheltenham)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 9 of the last 16 winners ran in that season\u2019s Spring Juvenile Hurdle<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 10 of the last 26 runnings went to a British-trained horse<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Owner Rich Ricci has won 4 of the last 7 runnings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>2024 Winner: Kargese (9\/4 fav)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"KARGESE \/(G1) Champion Four Year Old Hurdle puncestown 04 May 2024\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UZBwv01NUZ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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