the Irish Grand National meeting at Fairyhouse is the meeting everyone bets on and almost nobody researches properly. We analysed all 278 races at Fairyhouse in the festival window across 11 years (2015–2026) — here are the trainers, jockeys and market patterns that actually repeat.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 402 | 70 | 17.4% |
| Gordon Elliott | 347 | 23 | 6.6% |
| Noel Meade | 116 | 12 | 10.3% |
| Mrs John Harrington | 88 | 11 | 12.5% |
| A J Martin | 87 | 10 | 11.5% |
| Henry De Bromhead | 119 | 8 | 6.7% |
| Joseph Patrick OBrien | 74 | 7 | 9.5% |
| Gavin Cromwell | 109 | 6 | 5.5% |
| Dermot A McLoughlin | 43 | 5 | 11.6% |
| Edward Cawley | 33 | 4 | 12.1% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 106 | 24 | 22.6% |
| R Walsh | 42 | 15 | 35.7% |
| Mark Walsh | 110 | 15 | 13.6% |
| Danny Mullins | 108 | 9 | 8.3% |
| Donagh Meyler | 69 | 9 | 13.0% |
| Robbie Power | 75 | 8 | 10.7% |
| J J Slevin | 53 | 7 | 13.2% |
| Davy Russell | 61 | 7 | 11.5% |
| Sean Flanagan | 119 | 7 | 5.9% |
| Mr J J Codd | 26 | 7 | 26.9% |
| Year | Races | Favourite SR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 21.7% |
| 2025 | 30 | 10.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 23 | 30.4% |
| 2022 | 30 | 23.3% |
| 2021 | 31 | 32.3% |
| 2019 | 30 | 43.3% |
| 2018 | 30 | 30.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | 30.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | 21.4% |
| 2015 | 29 | 41.4% |
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Get free picks on Telegram →The meeting's largest-priced winners in our window: Freewheelin Dylan (IRE) (50/1, 2021), Sept Etoiles (FR) (50/1, 2026), Screaming Colours (IRE) (50/1, 2018), Festive Day (IRE) (50/1, 2016), Lord Lariat (IRE) (33/1, 2022), Marys Pride (IRE) (33/1, 2021). Outsiders land every single year — which is exactly why our model rates every runner rather than following the market.
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Data: all races at Fairyhouse in the festival month(s), 2015–2026, our settled-results database (278 races). Trends describe the past, not the future. 18+.
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015–2026. Historical patterns are not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.