Punchestown Festival Betting
Add to the excitement of the races by getting a head start with your Punchestown Festival betting! With a total prize fund at just over €2.5 million euros and 11 National Hunt Grade 1 races, the 2008 Punchestown Festival will be attracting the best horses from Ireland and the UK – as well as some top French horses.
2007 saw record Punchestown Festival betting, with a turnover of almost €18 million. Total bookmaker turnover was up by 11% and tote turnover went up by 7%. The 2007 festival also saw record attendance – a total of 90,868 spectators turned out to watch the races over four days. With five days of top-class racing scheduled for 2008, organisers are expecting even bigger betting and bigger crowds.
The 2008 National Hunt Festival at Punchestown is due to run from Tuesday, 22 April to Sunday, 26 April. Chief among the draws of the festival will be the Kerrygold Champion Chase on Tuesday, the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup on Wednesday, the Champion Stayers’ Hurdle on Thursday and the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle on Friday.
Punchestown Festival Betting Tips
Excellent odds may be tempting, but it’s also a good idea to keep a few other factors in mind when placing bets.
- Previous Punchestown Festival winners know the Punchestown Racecourse and have proved they have what it takes to stay the course and come out ahead. 2007 winners of the Punchestown Festival feature races were Neptune Collonges, Mansony, Silent Oscar and Refinement. Other winners of Grade 1 events included Clopf, Offshore Account, Punjabi, Another Promise and Spotthedifference.
- Because the Punchestown Festival occurs in April – right at the end of the National Hunt season and just two weeks after the Irish Grand National – you can base your bets on the performance of horses at other top racing events. Any horse with a winning streak at the Irish Grand National, Cheltenham and Aintree is an obvious betting choice.
- For a win with the best-paying odds, look for potential champion horses that underperform in races prior to the one on which you plan to bet.
- Recent good form doesn’t always indicate a likely position or win. Some horses may do better at particular distances or on certain courses – and of course, a surprise is always possible!
- When focusing on Punchestown Festival betting, look out for horses with top Punchestown jockeys, as well as top Punchestown trainers. With the best jockeys and trainers go the top-notch horses and the best chances of a win.
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