Fairyhouse 10 April 2023 BoyleSports Irish Grand National I Am Maximus and Paul Townend win for trainer Willie Mullins and owner JP McManusPhoto Healy RacingThe Fairyhouse Easter Festival is home to the Irish Grand National, hosted every year on Easter Monday and it is the ideal time to sign up to a host of Irish Grand National free bets and betting offers.
This big betting contest is run over a gruelling three miles and five furlongs and it is the richest race on the Irish National Hunt calendar. Similar to the Aintree Grand National - this popular race tests the stamina and agility of its contenders and is a stunning spectacle for racing fans.
You will find all the Fairyhouse Easter Festival best betting offers below to help you place a bet on this exciting event.
When it comes to the Fairyhouse Easter Festival, operator offers are plentiful allowing you to enjoy some fun bets for the big race. From Irish Grand National free bets to money back specials and enhanced offers, make sure you check this page to find the best bookies for the Fairyhouse Easter Festival.
Below we detail the main operators with offers available in Ireland:
Fairyhouse Easter Festival free bets can be used to your advantage during the three-day festival at Fairyhouse. Signing up for a leading account in Ireland only takes a couple of minutes, and you can follow these steps to make the process as easy as possible:
Here you will find a general overview of the most prominent Fairyhouse Easter Festival offers and free bets available in the UK.
One bonus that is always popular with new customers in the UK is 'bet and get'. Players are able to qualify for these Fairyhouse Easter Festival offers after meeting the terms and conditions.
This will see players deposit and bet a certain amount, before then getting a stipulated amount of money back in free bets. These are easy to claim with the leading sportsbooks and they will be credited to your account as soon as you meet the terms and conditions.
Look out for certain sportsbooks that may require an opt-in to claim the Fairyhouse Easter Festival free bets.
The money-back offers are among the best Fairyhouse Easter Festival promotions available in Ireland. A variety of the leading sportsbooks will offer money-back specials for the big event.
Many sportsbooks will also offer customers their money back should their selection fall in the Fairyhouse Easter Festival. This also applies to horses who are brought down or those who unseat their rider.
The Fairyhouse Easter Festival betting offers UK that we have mentioned are just some of the most popular that can be found with leading bookmakers.
Other promotions that customers will be able to find online in the UK include Best Odds Guaranteed, which ensures that if you place a bet on a horse and the odds increase, you will receive your pay out on the biggest odds available.
Meanwhile, there will be various other Fairyhouse Easter Festival sign up offers available for lucky punters. One of the most popular will be giving new customers higher prices on well-fancied runners, with the returns being credited to the new account as bonus cash or in free bets.
Recent Irish Grand National winners:
The Fairyhouse Easter Festival is a favourite for betting opportunities with punters in the UK. The big event is held at Fairyhouse and horses face 24 fences over an extended trip, testing their guts, agility and staying power.
Recent winners of the Irish Grand National have won at prices of 150-1 and 40-1 making it a perfect betting opportunity.
Monday's Irish Grand National is set to be run on heavy ground after 3mm of rain fell overnight on Wednesday.
Intermittent heavy showers are expected between now and Easter Monday with up to 10 or 15mm of rain possible.
Tony Martin is worried about the possibility of heavy ground for Good Time Jonny.
The Shirocco gelding is among the market principals for the feature race at Fairyhouse on Monday, currently trading a best priced 16/1.
16 3 23 Cheltenham Good Time Jonny and Liam McKenna win the Pertemps Network Final Handicap HurdlePhoto Healy RacingLast year's 'Pertemps' winner at Cheltenham is still a maiden over fences and was well beaten when third to Intense Raffles on heavy ground at the Meath venue on his last outing.
"We'll see what the ground is like, hopefully it won't be heavy, and hopefully we will have a good chance,” said Martin.
"If heavy is there, I think it will limit our chances.
"He's in good order but we just don't want heavy ground for him. He has handled soft but not heavy, I wouldn't mind soft."
Novice chaser Nick Rockett is likely to head trainer Willie Mullins' Boylesports Irish Grand National challenge at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday, with the weights for the €500,000 race being released today.
Sponsors Boylesports currently have Nick Rockett the 8/1 co-favourite of three - along with the Gavin Cromwell-trained Perceval Legallois and recent Cheltenham winner Corbetts Cross, for the 3m5f race on April 1.
Fairyhouse 1 1 24 Nick Rockett and Paul Townend win the McInerney Beginners Steeplechase Photo Healy RacingGalway Plate winner Ash Tree Meadow - successful in Navan's recent Webster Cup, heads the entries at 11st12lb with Mullins holding strong hopes for unexposed novice Nick Rockett - set to carry 10st13lb, which has raced just three times over fences.
Four of the 146-rated seven-year-old's previous runs have been at Fairyhouse, including winning a Grade 2 novice hurdle last Easter and his beginners chase at the course on New Year's Day and Mullins reports “Nick Rockett has performed well around Fairyhouse and I love 'horses-for-courses'.
“Paul (Townend) was very happy the last day he won around the course and we thought instead of going to Cheltenham that we should aim for Fairyhouse. That's what we have been doing and we are very happy with how he is.”
Nick Rockett is also entered in the Grade 1 Willowwarm Gold Cup but Mullins adds “he jumps around Fairyhouse so well, has won over the track, is a novice coming up the ranks, has a nice weight and Paul is very happy to ride him (in the Grand National). That is more than enough and I think he ticks all the right boxes."
Fairyhouse 24 2 24 Intense Raffles and Daryl Jacob win the Fairyhouse Rated Novice SteeplechasePhoto Healy RacingDaryl Jacob will miss the ride on Intense Raffles in the Boylesports Irish Grand National on Easter Monday due to a broken collarbone. He said:
“The timing is terrible as I was looking forward to riding Intense Raffles in the Irish National and then there’s Aintree just around the corner.
“My motivation is to work hard and be back as soon as I can, hopefully for Punchestown, but I’ll know more on that score next week.”
The Fairyhouse Easter Festival is one of the best betting races of the year in Ireland and UK punters can be sure to find some decent value, along with brilliant Fairyhouse Easter Festival betting offers.
Runners are declared 48 hours before the race and entries are plentiful as racing’s fraternity attempt to land the big one. You can see all the runners and riders for the 2024 Fairyhouse Easter Festival on our racecards pages.
You can find all the best tips for the Fairyhouse Easter Festival on our tipping videos Jump To It - our expert team of tipsters, including editor Vincent Finegan, racing expert Emma Nagle and journalist Johnny Ward, who guide you through the race and offer up their thoughts on the big event. In the meantime, check out the key Irish Grand National betting trends:
Are you looking for information about the Fairyhouse Easter Festival live streaming options in Ireland? If you cannot enjoy the event as a spectator and witness this spectacle from the Fairyhouse stands, there is no need to worry.
Most leading bookmakers offer the opportunity to watch the Fairyhouse Easter Festival via their live streaming option. Whether you are out and about or in the comfort of your own home, you can watch the Irish Grand National live.
Betting on the Fairyhouse Easter Festival is a major part of the interest around the event and attempting to unearth the winner or an each-way bet at a big price - is what it is all about.
Find the latest odds for the Fairyhouse Easter Festival 2024 before you place your bet from all the best bookies.
Current 2024 Irish Grand National market leaders:
5.003m. 5f. 24yds. 20 Declared.BoyleSports Irish Grand National S'chase (Grade 3) of €500,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €275,000.00 2nd - €100,000.00 3rd - €50,000.00 4th - €25,000.00 5th - €15,000.00 6th - €10,000.00 7th - €7,500.00 8th - €7,500.00 9th - €5,000.00 10th - €5,000.00 Going - Chase - Heavy Hurdle/Bumper - Soft to Heavy. Overcast and showery
Formscan By Alan Magee- ANY SECOND NOW has generally shown his best form around this time of the year and has been given a chance by the handicapper although his age is a big minus for followers of trends. The Ted Walsh-trained gelding has no stamina concerns having been placed twice at Aintree and his seven career wins include the Bobbyjo Chase at this venue. Intense Raffles is at the opposite end of the spectrum in terms of age and experience but has been really exciting in making all and jumping superbly on both outings here this year. The Gavin Cromwell-trained pair Hartur D’arc and Yeah Man both come here off the back of valuable handicap wins, while Where It All Began drew clear in the closing stages to beat We’llhavewan by 16 lengths in the 3m4f National Trial at Punchestown. Course winner Nick Rockett, Senior Chief, Good Time Jonny and Minella Cocooner all represent the novice brigade that have done well in this race over the years, while Where’s Frankie is a four-time course winner and won over 3m4f at Leopardstown last time.
An extended handicap steeplechase for five years old and upwards that have run at least three times in steeplechases up to and including 17th March, 2024 and that have been placed first, second, third or fourth in a steeplechase over a distance of 2 miles 5 furlongs or more up to and including 26th March, 2024Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase or steeplechases after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.
Find more answers about the Fairyhouse Easter Festival in the FAQ section below.
The 2024 Grand National will be held on Monday April 1. The Fairyhouse Easter Festival takes place over three days and runs from 30 March - 1 April.
The Fairyhouse Easter Festival is run at Fairyhouse Racecourse in Ireland.
The current favourite for the Grand National is Nick Rockett, trained in Ireland by champion trainer Willie Mullins, who won this contest last year with I Am Maximus.
The Fairyhouse Easter Festival is run over the distance of three miles and five furlongs. Horses contest a total of 24 fences.
