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MARK BOYLAN: Who got the verdict in the battle of the bumpers for 2025/'26?
Mark Boylan
There were some noteworthy trends in Irish bumpers in the season just ended, and a standout sire performance at the Punchestown Festival
8 May 2026 News
PUNCHESTOWN FRIDAY: Ewing at his best on Fahey's Avalo
There were winners for Peter Fahey and Gavin Cromwell in the final races on day four at Punchestown
6 May 2026 Columns
SUBSCRIBER NEWSLETTER: Could this Irish division be vulnerable to the British?
Mark Boylan assesses a theme emerging towards the end of the National Hunt season in Britain and Ireland
WATCH: Lossiemouth gets a champion's homecoming at Punchestown
A banker of the meeting for many, Susannah Ricci's outstanding mare was out to finish her season on a winning note in the Boodles Champion Hurdle
1 May 2026 News
WATCH: King Rasko Grey survives late scare to notch back-to-back Grade 1 wins
At odds of 8/13, Willie Mullins' Turners' Novices' Hurdle winner was a workmanlike winner
1 May 2026 News
PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL: Mark Walsh reaches 900-winner milestone on Dinoblue
"She’s a rare one, never lets us down and turns up every day," Frank Berry said of the now 11-time blacktype winner over fences
1 May 2026 News
PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL: O'Keeffe praises 'genius' Bolger after Busselton strike
A treble on day three of the Punchestown Festival kept Darragh O'Keeffe's slim jockeys' championship hopes alive
1 May 2026 News
PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL: Talking points from the track on day three
Mark Boylan nominates his ride of the day and biggest eye-catcher on the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle card
1 May 2026 News
PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL: Talking points from the track on day two
Mark Boylan was on course for Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup day, a meeting headlined by the sublime Gaelic Warrior
1 May 2026 News
PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL: Top marks to Ross O'Sullivan for 1-2 in valuable final
There were winners in the non-Grade 1 races on Wednesday for Ross O'Sullivan, Paul Hennessy, Jessica Harrington, Henry de Bromhead and Willie Mullins
1 May 2026 News
CHAMPION FOUR-YEAR-OLD HURDLE: Will Triumph form hold up in final Grade 1?
John O'Riordan reviews each horse in the intriguing Grade 1 Ballymore Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle card
1 May 2026 Previews
PUNCHESTOWN SATURDAY: Home team ready for listed battle with strong UK contender
John O'Riordan previews the undercard for the final day of the Punchestown Festival
1 May 2026 Previews