2025 Irish Grand National Trends

Staged at Fairyhouse racecourse the 2024 Irish Grand National is run over a trip of 3m5f with 24 fences to be jumped.

The gruelling contest is always staged on Easter Monday, which this year falls on 21st April 2025. While several Irish Grand National winners have also won the Aintree Grand National, but none in the same season – I Am Maximus, Bobbyjo and Numbersixvalverde are recent examples of this.

Regarding the stats - did you know?

The 18 of the last 21 winners carried 10-13 or less in weight, while 16 of the last 21 successful horses were Irish-bred. We’ve also seen just three winning favourites in the last 21 renewals, while in 2021 we saw a 150/1 winner of the race - FREEWHEELIN DYLAN - and 11 of the last 21 returned 20/1+. To prove any horse really can win this National.

I Am Maximus gave Willie Mullins just his second win in the race but also provided Paul Townend with his first. As mentioned he went onto win the Aintree Grand National the following season.

In 2024 Intense Raffles won the Irish National, but despite being well-fancied for the Aintree National was pulled up.

Recent Irish Grand National Winners

2024 - INTENSE RAFFLES (13/2)
2023 – I AM MAXIMUS (8/1)
2022 – LORD LARIAT (40/1)
2021 - FREEWHEELIN DYLAN (150/1)
2020 - No Race (Covid)
2019 – BURROWS SAINT (6/1 fav)
2018 - GENERAL PRINCIPLE (20/1)
2017 – OUR DUKE (9/2 fav)
2016 – ROGUE ANGEL (16/1)
2015 – THUNDER AND ROSES (20/1)
2014 – SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR (8/1 fav)
2013 – LIBERTY COUNSEL (50/1)
2012 – LION NA BEARNAI (33/1)
2011 – ORGANISEDCONFUSION (12/1)
2010 – BLUESEA CRACKER (25/1)
2009 – NICHE MARKET (33/1)
2008 – HEAR THE ECHO (33/1)
2007 – BUTLER’S CABIN (14/1)
2006 – POINT BARROW (20/1)
2005 – NUMBERSIXVALVERDE (9/1)
2004 – GRANIT D’ESTRUVAL (33/1)
2003 – TIMBERA (11/1)

Irish Grand National Betting Trends

19/21 – Won over at least 3m previously
19/21 – Winning distance – 5 lengths or less
18/21 – Carried 10-13 or LESS
18/21 – Had raced within the last 8 weeks
18/21 – Aged 9 or younger
17/21 – Won by an Irish-based trainer
16/21 – Irish bred
16/21 – Carried 10-8 or LESS
16/21 – Came from outside the top 3 in the betting
15/21 – Returned a double-figure (or triple-figure) price
14/21 – Had raced at Fairyhouse previously
13/21 – Carried 10-6 or LESS
13/21 – Unplaced favourites
12/21 – Finished fourth or better last time out
11/21 – Had raced within the last 4 weeks
10/21 – Rated between 130-137
4/21 – Won by an English-based trainer
4/21 – Won last time out
3/21 – Ran at Navan last time out
3/21 – Winning favourites (3 in the last 10)
2/21 – Trained by Jonjo O’Neill (2007 & 2014)
2/21 – Trained by Thomas Gibney (2 in last 12)
Trainer Dermot A McLoughlin has trained 2 of the last 4
Trainer Willie Mullins has trained 2 of the last 5
Trainer Gordon Elliott has only won the race once (2018, General Principle)
Only 5 winners since 1996 have carried 11st 1lb+ (but last two have won)
11 of the last 21 winners returned 20/1 +
The average winning SP in the last 21 years is 26/1
Only 3 British-trained winners since 2005
Only 3 horses since 2000 to win with more than 11-0, Intense Raffles (2024), I Am Maximus (2023), Our Duke (2017) & Commanche Court (2000)

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