Just when you think it could not get any better for the Closutton juggernaut, it did and Jade De Grugy sauntered to victory in the Grade 1 SBK Irish EBF Mares’ Champion Hurdle on the final day of a remarkable 2025 Punchestown Festival.

The crowds flocked to the Kildare track all week to sample the cream of the racing action and it was no different today, with 33,158 in attendance, a significant increase from last year’s 25,396. The aggregate attendance came to 136,651, an increase of 15.5% from the 118,318 that came through the turnstiles 12 months ago.