RACE & Stay, Ireland’s premier horse racing tour company has put their money on the table having signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Punchestown Racecourse which will see the champion bumper going to post as the Grade 1 Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion INH Flat Race.

This bumper is on the card for next Wednesday, April 27th.

Established in 2012 by Martyn Pipe, Race & Stay is now the largest horse racing tour company in Ireland and since its inception, has had over 36,000 people booking racing breaks .

The company offers guests a complete package including hotel accommodation, tickets, racecourse transport, airport transfers, hospitality and value ‘money can’t buy’ added experiences such as private stable yard visits and access to leading stud farms, trainers and riders.

Martyn Pipe, CEO of Race & Stay said: “The UK is our biggest market, and we will bring over 3,000 UK visitors to Irish hotels and racecourses this year. This year we will fill over 1,000 room nights for the Punchestown Festival alone and we have well over 4,000 room nights booked in total for the season.

“Sometimes we might have a group that might not want to go racing every day so we can offer alternative activities for them to enjoy such as golf, clay shooting, spa or shopping experiences.

“There’s something for everybody.”

www.raceandstay.com/punchestown

Dooley ideal fit

ONE of Ireland’s largest independent, family owned and run insurance brokers, the Dooley Insurance Group will once again ‘top and tail’ the Punchestown Festival and will sponsor two races.

The Grade 1 Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase will run at Punchestown on the opening day, Tuesday. The group will also sponsor the Dooley Insurance Group WFA Cross Country Chase on the closing day of the festival next Saturday.

Punchestown on TG4

TG4 will screen a 30-minute preview of the 2022 Punchestown Festival tonight (Saturday) at 9.05pm with a second showing next Monday evening, April 25th April at 6.25pm. It will also be available on the TG4 player and catch-up services.

Features

The preview includes features on Willie Mullins, Henry de Bromhead and Enda Bolger and takes a look at the preparations for the first Punchestown Festival with crowds for three years.

Denis Kirwan presents the show, with analysis from Donn McClean and Dave Keena, produced by Touchline Media, who have produced racing festival preview programmes for the past decade.