Punchestown Festival preview: Off The Fence panel look ahead to returns of Energumene, Allaho and Honeysuckle | Racing News

The Off The Fence panel are back to preview a mouth-watering week at the Punchestown Festival.

Host Vanessa Ryle is joined by Barry Geraghty and Tony Keenan as the likes of Energumene, Allaho and Honeysuckle get set to strut their stuff.

Ireland’s traditional season-ending meeting also features Champion Bumper winner Facile Vega and Ballymore victor Sir Gerhard.

Meet the Off The Fence team

Barry Geraghty

Now retired after a 24-year career in the saddle which yielded 43 Cheltenham Festival successes, Gold Cup and Grand National-winning jockey Barry Geraghty returns to At The Races, with whom he enjoyed a fruitful relationship as ambassador and columnist between 2012 and 2019.

An iconic National Hunt rider still well connected and riding work at some of the sport’s biggest yards, Barry has won all there is to win in jumps racing and is sure to give viewers Off The Fence raw insight each week.

Vanessa Ryle

A popular member of the Sky Sports Racing on-course presenter team who also fronts The Bloodstock Show, host Vanessa is an avid Jumps racing fan, and will be tasked each week with steering her analyst colleagues ‘Off The Fence’.

Tony Keenan

attheraces.com’s resident Irish tipster and analyst, Tony Keenan has also played a leading role alongside Barry in ATR’s Cheltenham Preview Nights in Dublin since 2017. As sharp-tongued as he is sharp-minded, Tony’s regular unique takes and no-nonsense delivery will no doubt keep Off The Fence viewers (and Barry and Vanessa!) on their toes.