Punchestown Festival LIVE plus horse racing results from Ascot, Musselburgh, Wolverhampton and Pontefract
We bring you day two of the Punchestown Festival featuring the Grade 1 Punchestown Gold Cup (5.55).
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Grand National 2024 results in FULL including 1-2-3-4 places, finishers and fallers
Favourite backers cheered as 7/1 joint favourite I Am Maximus led home an Irish 1-2-3-4 for jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins', in a race where no horse fell and every horse came back safely. Despite it being a largely trouble-free race, last year’s winner Corach Rambler incredibly unseated at the first fence for Kinross trainer Lucinda Russell.
Envoi Allen set for Leopardstown after Down Royal loss
Envoi Allen is poised for an outing at Leopardstown over Christmas following his narrow defeat at Down Royal on Saturday.
Down Royal meeting in jeopardy after heavy rainfall
The Down Royal track is currently unfit for racing with a further inspection tomorrow morning to determine whether the upcoming two-day meeting can go ahead.
Minella Indo back to winning ways at Punchestown
Minella Indo proved he is no back number as he produced a superb front-running performance in the Irish Daily Star – Best For Racing Coverage Chase at Punchestown.
Galopin Des Champs leads chasing pack for A Plus Tard’s Gold Cup crown
W hen A Plus Tard and Rachael Blackmore charged 15 lengths clear of Minella Indo, the defending champion, in last year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, most of the 65,000 in attendance would surely have agreed it was one of the more memorable Festival moments of recent times.
Galopin Des Champs tops Gold Cup field
Ante-post favourite Galopin Des Champs heads 13 declarations for Friday's Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Clonmel run for Cheltenham Festival contender Hiddenvalley Lake
Leading Cheltenham Festival contender Hiddenvalley Lake follows a tried and tested route for Henry de Bromhead in the Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle at Clonmel on Thursday.