Punchestown Festival - Day 3 (Champion Stayers Hurdle Day)

Styling notes

Judges scout from 1.30pm; finalists gather in the Bollinger Garden in the South Enclosure. Tailoring, midi dresses and a hat; the 2026 overall winner wore a navy coat, barrel-leg trousers and a borrowed Wendy Louise hat.

Weather

Typically 7-14 C with showers and wind; grass areas soft. (General climate norm, not from a club page.)

Fashions on the Field

• Bollinger Best Dressed (2026 format): judged Tuesday to Friday, one daily winner each day going to the grand final on Ladies Day (Friday). Open to everyone. Overall prize: an invitation-only trip for two to the Bollinger estate (flights to Paris, 5-star hotel, Michelin-star dining, chauffeur, private tour, night in Reims) plus a year's supply of Bollinger (12 bottles) and a portrait in Irish Country Magazine. Daily winners and finalists get a goody bag. 2026 theme: 'Something Old/Something New' (re-wear, borrow, rent, pre-loved, invest in quality). 2026 judges: Jess Colivet (lead), Jennifer Wrynne, Hayley St John and Carol Nolan (In The Edit), Niamh Devereux (Irish Country Magazine), Verona Farrell, and Arthur Robert and Michelle O'Sullivan for Bollinger at the final.