The 2024 Punchestown Festival roars into action with a trio of Grade 1s on Tuesday.
After landing the Queen Mother at last month’s Cheltenham Festival, Captain Guinness bids to bring up a quick-fire double at the top level in the feature, the William Hill Champion Chase, but will need to reverse form with magnificent mare Dinoblue from earlier in the season.
The KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle promises to be a thrilling sequel to the Supreme as the first four home in last month’s Cheltenham opener – Slade Steel, Mystical Power, Firefox and Asian Master – renew rivalries.
The Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase also looks a corker as Spillane’s Tower takes on Brown Advisory second Monty’s Star and National Hunt Chase runner-up Embassy Gardens, while the likes of American Mike, Sandor Clegane and Sharjah are also in the mix.
There is also a fascinating runner in the closer, the Haier INH Flat Race, as Attaho – a full brother to Allaho – makes his debut under rules.
Punchestown odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise, everything you need to know about day one of the mega meeting is below.
Punchestown Races
Our Racecards page has details of the runners and riders plus Timeform’s horse-by-horse analysis for every renewal on the Punchestown Festival schedule.
The following seven races take place at Punchestown on Tuesday, April 30:
14:30: Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase
15:05: Blood-Stock Full Circle Series Final Handicap Hurdle
15:40: KPMG Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
16:15: Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle
16:50: Goffs Defender Bumper
17:25: William Hill Champion Chase (Grade 1)
18:00: Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)
18:35: Haier Flat Race
Punchestown Going
The latest report conducted at Punchestown on Tuesday, April 30 has the official going as Good to Yielding, Yielding (in places).
Punchestown TV Schedule
You can watch five of the seven races on day one of the Punchestown Festival on RTÉ2.
RTÉ2: 15:30 – 18:30
Punchestown Live Stream
You can live stream every single race at Punchestown on Tuesday on the Paddy Power website and via the Paddy Power app for FREE!
Just head to paddypower.com or the Paddy Power app and sign up or log in. Once you’ve done that, find the betting page for the renewal you wish to watch and click the button that says ‘Watch Live’.
You don’t even have to place a bet to catch all the action.
Punchestown Tips
Paddy Power News is your home for Punchestown Festival betting tips. Our superstar stable of pundits includes former jockeys Ruby Walsh and Mick Fitzgerald, shrewd tipster Rory Delargy and ITV Racing personality Matt Chapman.
- Champion Chase tips and runner-by-runner guide to Punchestown 5.25 on Tuesday
- Punchestown betting tips for Tuesday from the Timeform boffins
- Ruby Walsh’s Punchestown tips for Tuesday’s races
- Punchestown tips today from Rory Delargy
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