
The core Jumps season in Ireland concludes with the Punchestown Festival 2023 – and you’ve come to the right place for all your needs on the second day of the mega meet.
Galopin Des Champs is the star of the show as the Cheltenham Gold Cup hero bids to add the Punchestown equivalent to his CV, but Bravemansgame crosses the Irish Sea to renew rivalries from last month’s thriller after ownership issues were resolved.
Gaelic Warrior will bid to land a maiden Grade 1 in the Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle while Closutton stablemates have their work cut out to inflict a first defeat on Champion Bumper winner A Dream To Share in the Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race.
Royal Rendezvous will bid to retain the Grade A HSS Hire Handicap Chase and the big betting race of the day is the opener, the Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle, which will see 25 horses go to post.
Uncle Paddy’s put enough coins in the meter to live stream every race at the Punchestown Festival on the Paddy Power and Paddy Power app, where you will also find the latest Punchestown odds.
Otherwise all the key information about the second day of the Punchestown Festival 2023 is below.
Punchestown Festival 2023 racecard
Our snazzy Racecards page has details of the runners and riders, weights, odds and Timeform’s horse-by-horse analysis for every renewal on the Punchestown Festival schedule.
The following eight races take place at Punchestown on Wednesday, April 26:
3.40pm: Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle
4.15pm: Connolly’s Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final
4.50pm: Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle
5.20pm: Irish Mirror (War of Attrition) Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
5.55pm: Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1)
6.30pm: Race and Stay at Punchestown Champion I.N.H Flat Race (Grade 1)
7.00pm: HSS Laois Hire (L’Escargot) Handicap Chase (Grade A)
7.35pm: Weatherbys GSB Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Grade 3)

Punchestown Festival 2023 results
If you’re looking for the winners and each-way placings from the Punchestown Festival 2023 in lightning-quick speed then why not check out our comprehensive Fast Results service.
We’ve also got Results from across the UK and Ireland and the rest of the world so you’re fully up to date with the winners and losers from every track.

Punchestown Festival 2023 tips
Paddy Power News is your home for top tips and best bets during the Punchestown Festival. Our superstar stable of pundits includes former jockeys Ruby Walsh and Mick Fitzgerald as well as top trader Frank Hickey.
- Horse Racing tips: Mick Fitzgerald’s slick picks for Punchestown on Wednesday
- Horse Racing tips: Frank Hickey’s top plays for Wednesday at Punchestown
- Horse Racing tips: Ruby Walsh’s Day 2 Punchestown Picks for Wednesday

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