Ruby Walsh is the winning most jockey ever at the Cheltenham Festival but if anything he has been even more dominant at the Irish National Hunt Festival at Punchestown.
Walsh has been leading rider at Punchestown Festival on a remarkable 12 occasions since 1999. Ruby’s wining tallies have included a (never to be equalled) ten wins in 2009.
In 2014 he notched 6 wins courtesy of Vautour, Artic Fire, Boston Bob, Faugheen, Annie Power, and Abbysial.
In 2013 he won the top jockey title comfortably notching up 8 wins:
| Pos | Jockey | 1sts | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Walsh | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | B J Geraghty | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | D N Russell | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Mr P W Mullins | 3 | 0 | 1 |
In 2012 he was pushed a bit harder than usual with Geraghty and McCoy matching his 4 winners:
| Pos | Jockey | 1sts | 2nds | 3rds |
| 1 | R Walsh | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | B J Geraghty | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | A P McCoy | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | R Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | D N Russell | 2 | 1 | 2 |
The leading riders and their winning totals of the Punchestown Festival top jockey for the period from 1992-2012 are tabled below.
| Year | Jockey | Winners |
| 2012 | Ruby Walsh | 4 |
| 2011 | Ruby Walsh | 4 |
| 2010 | Paul Townend | 6 |
| 2009 | Ruby Walsh | 10 |
| 2008 | Ruby Walsh | 5 |
| 2007 | Ruby Walsh | 4 |
| 2006 | Ruby Walsh | 6 |
| 2005 | Paul Carberry | 4 |
| 2004 | Ruby Walsh | 3 |
| 2003 | Ruby Walsh | 3 |
| 2002 | Paul Carberry | 5 |
| 2001 | No Festival | |
| 2000 | Ruby Walsh | 4 |
| 1999 | Ruby Walsh | 2 |
| 1998 | Tony McCoy | 4 |
| 1997 | Charlie Swan | 3 |
| 1996 | Tony McCoy | 4 |
| 1995 | Richard Dunwoody | 3 |
| 1994 | Kevin O’Brien | 4 |
| 1993 | Richard Dunwoody | 4 |
| 1992 | Peter Scudamore | 2 |
