TG4 to broadcast Punchestown preview show
Noel Meade will be hoping Cheltenham hero The Mourne Rambler can claim further bumper glory at Punchestown next week. Picture: Healy Racing
TG4 will screen a 30-minute preview of the 2026 Punchestown festival on Friday at 9pm and next Monday at 7.30pm. It will also be available on the TG4 player tg4.ie/player and catch-up services.
Presented by Denis Kirwan, the preview includes an interview with Willie Mullins whose stable stars will be targeted at the festival’s principal prizes. Dave Keena speaks to UK-based trainers hoping to take some prize money back across the Irish Sea. Barry Connell chats about the return of last season’s Champion Chase hero Marine Nationale, while Noel Meade looks ahead to the Champion Bumper at Punchestown with his Cheltenham hero, The Mourne Rambler. Analysis is provided by Donn McClean and Daragh O’Conchúir.
“It has been another extraordinary year for Irish National Hunt racing and TG4 are delighted to look ahead to one of the highlights of the Irish sporting and social calendar,” said Rónán O’Coisdealbha, head of sport, TG4.
