Horse Racing - Punchestown Gold Cup
This race, held in Ireland each year, is staged over a distance of three miles and 120 yards (4,938 metres) at Punchestown racecourse, County Kildare, Ireland during its annual Festival meeting in late April/early May. The race is open to horses aged five-years-old and over. It was first staged in 1960 as a novice chase and didn't attain Grade 1 status until 1999. It was not raced in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Winners since it became a Grade 1 race:
Winners since it became a Grade 1 race:
| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
| 1999 | IMPERIAL CALL | R Walsh | R Hurley |
| 2000 | COMMANCHE COURT | R Walsh | T Walsh |
| 2001 | *MOSCOW EXPRESS | B G'aghty | F Crowley |
| 2002 | FLORIDA PEARL | B G'aghty | W Mullins |
| 2003 | FIRST GOLD | T Doumen | F Doumen |
| 2004 | BEEF OR SALMON | T Murphy | M Hourigan |
| 2005 | KICKING KING | B G'aghty | T Taaffe |
| 2006 | WAR OF ATTRITION | C O'Dwyer | M Morris |
| 2007 | NEPTUNE COLLONGES | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
| 2008 | NEPTUNE COLLONGES | R Walsh | P Nicholls |
| 2009 | NOTRE PERE | A Lynch | J Dreaper |
| 2010 | PLANET OF SOUND | R Johnson | P Hobbs |
| 2011 | FOLLOW THE PLAN | T Doyle | O McKiernan |
| 2012 | CHINA ROCK | B G'aghty | M Morris |
| 2013 | SIR DES CHAMPS | D Russell | W Mullins |
| 2014 | BOSTON BOB | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2015 | DON COSSACK | P Carberry | G Elliott |
| 2016 | CARLINGFORD LOUGH | B G'aghty | J Kiely |
| 2017 | SIZING JOHN | R Power | J H'rington |
| 2018 | BELLSHILL | D Mullins | W Mullins |
| 2019 | KEMBOY | R Walsh | W Mullins |
| 2020 | Not held | - | - |
| 2021 | CLAN DES OBEAUX | S T-Davies | P Nicholls |
| 2022 | ALLAHO | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2023 | FASTORSLOW | JJ Slevin | M Brassil |
| 2024 | FASTORSLOW | JJ Slevin | M Brassil |
| 2025 | GALOPIN DES CHAMPS | P Townend | W Mullins |
| 2026 | GAELIC WARRIOR | P Townend | W Mullins |