Irish Grand National 2011
Well the big day is here with the eyes of the racing world on Fairyhouse as the Irish Grand National takes centre stage this afternoon. It is run over a testing Fairyhouse racecourse of 3 miles and five furlongs, with 23 fences for the horses to tackle. Since its inception, see Irish Grand National history for details, it has been run on Easter Monday every year. The Irish Grand National Odds for this year are now taking shape and there is some excellent value on offer for the big race this afternoon. There are some cracking horses heading to Fairyhouse including the likes of Saddlers Storm, Ballytrim and Siegemaster who are all set to take their chances.
2010 Irish Grand National Result
1.Bluesea Cracker - A McNamara - 25/1
2.Oscar Time - R Power - 22/1
3.Whatuthink - P Mangan - 33/1
4.A New Story - A Heskin - 16/1
26 ran
Saddlers Storm now looks set to go off as the favourite for the Fairyhouse showpiece today and he will be out to justify his tag. The ground will be gruelling for the race and will provide a real test for all the Irish Grand National Runners.
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Irish Grand National Background
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The very first winner of the Irish Grand National was Sir Robert Peel and its latest was Hear the Echo, but among its greatest winners have been horses such as the incomparable, Arkle in 1964, Flyingbolt in 1966, Rhyme and Reason in 1985 and Desert Orchid in 1990. See here for a comprehensive list of Irish Grand National past winners going back over the last 20 years. Also well worth a read is our page on Irish Grand National legends, here we describe the outstanding performances of some of the horses who have left their mark on the race. Additionally there are pages dedicated to some of the top Irish Trainers and Irelands leading jockeys.
Recent results will always have a bearing on the race, please look through the race reports of the 2006 result, 2007 result and the 2008 result. You may find something in there that will appeal.
The Irish Grand National is one four Grand Nationals that we cover; The others being the Aintree Grand National itself, the Welsh Grand National and the Scottish Grand National.
Irish Grand National Betting
Being the biggest steeplechase means of course that the race attracts considerable interest from both racing followers and racing punters and there are numerous betting options, some of them can be seen on Irish Grand National Free Bets, made available for this site this year, by one of the most popular bookmakers in the country, Paddy Power.
Our experts have also put together a number of pointers for the race and the results of these can be seen by clicking Irish Grand National tips. Here we like to give you some idea of who is likely to run well, stables in form, gallop reports and jockey bookings, plus we will have put together a page, the 2010 Irish Grand national odds, that will keep you up to speed with market movers and drifters.
