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Punchestown Festival Tips & Tipsters 2027
Punchestown Festival 2027 dates, the five days of Grade 1 racing, the best-rated racing tipsters and how to judge Punchestown tips.
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Tuesday 27 April – Saturday 1 May 2027 · Punchestown Racecourse
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When is the Punchestown Festival 2027?
The 2027 Punchestown Festival runs over five days from Tuesday 27 April to Saturday 1 May 2027 at Punchestown Racecourse in County Kildare, Ireland. It's the final big meeting of the Irish jumps season.
The Punchestown Festival is the grand finale of the Irish jumps season: five days and a string of Grade 1 races, often featuring the Cheltenham Festival winners. By late April horses have had long seasons, so freshness, ground and trainer targets matter as much as headline form.
Punchestown Festival 2027: day-by-day race guide
The key races on each day. Race names, sponsors and exact distances can change, so check the final racecard before you bet.
Day 1 · Tuesday
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish National Hunt Chase and Grade 1 novices | Grade 1 / handicap | Various | Opening day features a big staying handicap chase. |
Day 2 · Wednesday
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Cup and Champion Chase | Grade 1 | Various | Cheltenham winners often clash again — check recovery. |
Day 3 · Thursday
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stayers' races | Grade 1 | Various | Staying hurdlers and novice chasers. |
Day 4 · Friday
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Hurdle | Grade 1 | 2m | The two-mile hurdling championship of the meeting. |
Day 5 · Saturday
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final-day Grade 1s and handicaps | Various | Various | Big handicaps close the Irish jumps season. |
Best horse racing tipsters for the Punchestown Festival
We don't rate tipsters on a single event — the sample is too small. These are the highest-rated horse racing tipsters on TipsterCheck overall, so you can check their reviews and records before the Punchestown Festival begins.
Top horse racing tipsters ahead of the Punchestown Festival
| # | Tipster | Trust Score | User rating | Price | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tipman TipsSponsored | 71 | 5.0 | Premium · £24.99/Month | View → |
| 2 |  TipstrrSponsored | Not yet rated | 4.0 | Premium | View → |
| 3 |  Betfair SP EdgeSponsored | Not yet rated | New | Premium · £19 first month | View → |
| 4 |  Betting Gods | Not yet rated | 1.5 | Premium | View → |
| 5 |  OLBG | Not yet rated | 2.5 | Free | View → |
How to judge Punchestown Festival tips before you pay
Freshness beats reputation
Many runners have already run at Cheltenham and Aintree. A good tipster weighs up how a horse has come out of those races, rather than backing the Cheltenham winner by default.
Watch the trainer battles
The Irish trainers' championship is often decided here, so big yards run lots of horses. Ask how a tipster chooses between stablemates.
Ask for a full, time-stamped record — not festival highlights
Every tipster posts their big festival winners. What matters is every bet they advised at the meeting in previous years, with the time it was sent and the price available then. If they can only show you winners, assume the losers were hidden.
Check the prices were actually available
A tip at 20/1 that was 8/1 within a minute of being sent isn't a 20/1 winner for most followers. Ask how quickly prices move after their tips and judge their record at the odds you could realistically get, ideally against Betfair SP as a sense check.
Treat a big meeting as a tiny sample
Even a busy festival is only a couple of dozen races. A tipster can have a brilliant or awful week by luck alone, so never judge them — or change your staking — on one meeting. Look at their whole season and several years of the same meeting.
Set a festival bankroll and level stakes before day one
Decide a total budget for the meeting, split it into level stakes (for example 1–2% of your bank per point) and stick to it. Chasing losses on the final day is how most people give back a good week. 18+, and only bet what you can afford to lose.
Punchestown Festival — frequently asked questions
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