Punchestown Festival Betting 2009
The Rain is back this morning on Day 4 of the festival and the going is going to be even heavier than yesterday.
Day three was another punters day with 4 favourites coming in with some great performances especially from Fivefourthree, Barker and Quel Esprit.
The Punchestown Festival continues to grow and this year there will be nearly 3 million Euros in prize money to be won over the five days and 39 Punchestown Festival races. Our Punchestown Festival site aims to guide you though the key races with up to the minute odds comparison table, tips and free bet offers from the leading online bookmaker Paddy Power.
The Punchestown Festival has 10 Grade one races to savour with each day having at least one feature race similar to that of the Cheltenham Festival. Please look at the five race days and check out the feature races.
- Punchestown Festival Day One
- Punchestown Festival Day Two
- Punchestown Festival Day Three
- Punchestown Festival Day Four
- Punchestown Festival Day Five
Punters love to see the Cheltenham champions turning up at the Punchestown Festival and this year double Queen Mother Chase Champion and the highest rated National Hunt horse in training, Master Minded, will run in the famous Kerrygold Chase on the first day.
The Nicky Henderson trained, Punjabi will also be at Punchestown with his aim being to repeat his devastating Champion Hurdle victory at the Cheltenham Festival. He is in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle this week, a race he won in 2008.
Forpadydaplasterer winner of the Arkle Trophy Chase at Cheltenham will be another attempting to end the season on a winning note. He is entered in both the Cathal Ryan Novice Chase and the Kerrygold Chase, if he goes for the latter then he will it seems come up against Master Minded, making the race a real mouth watering prospect. It will be important to keep an eye on the Punchestown Festival Odds for all the betting moves on these horses and of course all the races throughout the five days of Festival racing.
We have featured nine of the ten Grade one races at the Festival this year. Each race page includes the runners, betting and form guides of the leading contenders and should be looked at before making any bets.
2009 Punchestown Festival Free Bets From Paddy Power
Ireland's leading and most innovative independent bookmakers, Paddy Power are offering new customers and readers of this Punchestown Festival Site a £30 Free bet facility for any horse in any race at the 2009 Punchestown Festival. Just click on any Paddy Power link on the site and follow the prompts. It is easy to do and you will be guaranteed of a first class service.