Everything you need to know about this year’s Fairyhouse Easter Festival and Irish Grand National
Brought to you by the Fairyhouse Easter Festival Your Easter weekend sorted. Things might look a bit different this year, but you can rest assured that the Fairyhouse Easter Festival promises to be as action-packed as ever. The Fairyhouse Easter Festival, featuring the BoyleSports Irish Grand National, takes place from Saturday, 3 April until Monday, […]
5 years ago
What to expect from this year’s Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse
Brought to you by Fairyhouse Racecourse Here’s hoping we get the weather to match the racing! It’s a race that has been run every year since 1870, but it’s lost none of its significance for Irish racing fans. The BoyleSports Irish Grand National isn’t just up there with the most iconic races on these shores, […]
7 years ago
Recent trends suggest Irish Grand National can be won by one of these three horses
Or maybe we’ll have a bolter…
9 years ago
5 horses for you to follow in Easter Monday’s Irish Grand National
Five to follow
9 years ago
VIDEO: Grand National trainer’s emotional dedication of Fairyhouse win to late son
A stirring moment for Mouse Morris. The trainer claimed his second Irish Grand National victory (he won a third as a jockey nearly 40 years ago) when 16-1 shot Rogue Angel delivered a gutsy wire-to-wire triumph at Fairyhouse this afternoon. The RTÉ cameras caught up with Morris in the moments after the race and he […]
10 years ago
WATCH: Rogue Angel leads from start to finish to claim thrilling Irish Grand National triumph
Spectators at Fairyhouse were treated to one of the great Irish Grand Nationals this afternoon. Having made all from the get go, the Mouse Morris-trained Rogue Angel came under pressure at the final fence from a determined Ruby Walsh aboard Bless The Wings. The challenger, trained by Gold Cup-winner Gordon Elliott landed alongside Rogue Angel […]
10 years ago