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The 2013 Punchestown Festival takes place over five days and as always the Festival attracts the very best of Irish National Hunt along with plenty of competition coming over the Irish Sea from the UK.The Punchestown Festival is the Irish National Hunt’s version of the Cheltenham Festival where many of the races are the Irish equivalents of Cheltenham
Like most Festivals, Punchestown holds its own version of Ladies Day which takes place on Thursday and also hosts a number of live musical events during the course of each day.
The 2014 racecard will appear here when available but in the meantime you can check how the 2013 meeting panned out.
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| Day 1 - Tuesday, 23rd April 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.40 | Cross Country Chase for the Ladies Cup 3m | 1st. | Zest For Life 4/1 |
| 16.20 | Champion Novice Hurdle 2m (Grade 1) | 1st. | Jezki 2/1 |
| 16.55 | Bragbet.com Handicap 2m | 1st. | Il Fenomeno 16/1 |
| 17.30 | Punchestown Champion Chase 2m (Grade 1) | 1st. | Sprinter Sacre 1/6F |
| 18.05 | Goffs Land Rover Bumper | 1st. | Moyle Park 7/4F |
| 18.40 | Champion Novice Steeplechase 3m1f (Grade 1) | 1st. | Mount Benbulben 14/1 |
| 19.15 | INH Flat Race | 1st. | Very Wood 7/2F |
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| Day 2 - Wednesday, 24th April 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.40 | Series Final Handicap Hurdle 2m4f | 1st. | Beau Michael 25/1 |
| 16.20 | Four Year Old Hurdle 2m | 1st. | Dalasiri 6/1 |
| 16.55 | Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle 3m (Grade 1) | 1st. | Morning Assembly 14/1 |
| 17.30 | Punchestown Gold Cup 3m1f (Grade 1) | 1st. | Sir Des Champs 2/1F |
| 18.05 | Champion INH Flat Race 2m (Grade 1) | 1st. | The Liquidator 4/1 |
| 18.40 | Guinness Handicap Chase 2m4f | 1st. | Klepht 12/1 |
| 19.15 | AtTheRaces.com INH Flat Race 2m2f | 1st. | Lots Of Memories 10/1 |
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| Day 3 - Thursday, 25th April 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.40 | Hibernian Hurdle 2m4f | 1st. | Rye Martini 11/1 |
| 16.20 | Punchestown Handicap Chase 2m | 1st. | Twinlight 8/1 |
| 16.55 | Cross Country Chase | 1st. | Big Shu 9/2 |
| 17.30 | World Series Hurdle 3m | 1st. | Quevega 6/4 |
| 18.05 | Handicap Hurdle 3m | 1st. | Acapulco 9/2F |
| 18.40 | Ryanair Novice Chase 2m | 1st. | Arvika Ligeonniere 7/2F |
| 19.15 | Mares Novice Hurdle | 1st. | Upsie 9/10F |
| 19.45 | Kildare Post INH Flat Race 2m | 1st. | Turnandgo 9/4F |
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| Day 4 - Friday, 26th April 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.40 | Hunters Chase for the Bishopscourt Cup 2m4f | 1st. | Johnies Star 14/1 |
| 16.20 | Novice Handicap Steeplechase 2m5f | 1st. | Madam Bovary 20/1 |
| 16.55 | Handicap Chase 3m6f | 1st. | Goonyella 13/2 |
| 17.30 | Rabobank Champion Hurdle 2m | 1st. | Hurricane Fly 1/4F |
| 18.05 | Champion Novice Hurdle 2m4f | 1st | Un Atout 4/6F |
| 18.40 | Novice Hurdle 2m | 1st | Un De Sceaux 5/4F |
| 19.10 | Premier Bumper 2m1f | 1st | Tropical Three 12/1 |
| 19.45 | Champion Hunters Steeplechase 3m1f | 1st. | Salsify 5/4F |
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| Day 5 - Saturday, 27th April 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.30 | Irish Field WFA Chase 3m | 1st. | Sizing Australia 12/1 |
| 15.10 | Novice Chase 2m2f | 1st. | Grey Gold 6/1 |
| 15.45 | Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase 3m1f | 1st. | Carig Millie 10/1 |
| 16.25 | EBF Mares Hurdle 2m2f | 1st. | Glens Melody 7/2 |
| 17.00 | Champion Four Year Old Hurdle 2m | 1st. | Diakali Evs F |
| 17.35 | Setanta.com Handicap Hurdle 2m4f | 1st. | The Paparrazi Kid 7/1 |
| 18.10 | INH Flat Race 2m1f | 1st. | Martello Tower 7/4F |
While the Punchestown is the highest quality racing festival held in Ireland, the Galway Festival is the biggest.
Taking place at the end of July each year, the Festival takes place over 7 days and features a full race card on each day. Unlike other Festivals, the Galway version will have racing on some days during the day and at other times they race evenings.
The feature race of the week is the famous Galway Plate which has been in existence since 1869 and was won in 2009 by the Colin McBratney trained, Ballyholland.
The trainer to follow at the Galway Festival is Dermot Weld he has been known to win a third of the races held there at the Festival in the past and rarely leaves without several major honours.
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