Limerick Course Guide
The new course opened in October 2001, staging both flat and national hunt racing and hosts around 18 fixtures a year from March through to December, with the national hunt code having the lion's share of race days.
Highlights: Limerick stages many graded events under national hunt rules, with the Munster National Handicap Chase headlining the two-day mid-October meeting, which also features their only listed race on the flat, the Martin Molony Stakes.
The Munster National has a notable role of honour in recent seasons, with the 2018 Grand National Winner Tiger Roll winning in 2016 and Willie Mullins' Total Recall an impressive winner in 2017 before going on to further glory in the Ladbrokes Trophy Chase (formerly the Hennessy) at Newbury and progressing to run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
One of the other highlights of the jump season is the Faugheen Novice Chase, a Grade 1 chase named in honour of Faugheen, who won the race in 2019.
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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Limerick
Limerick Outright Favourite Statistics
- Flat Handicaps: 20-76 (26%) -12.12
- Flat Non-Handicaps: 18-51 (35%) -8.06
- Handicap Chases: 13-75 (17%) -32.96
- Handicap Hurdles: 46-144 (32%) +29.88
- Non-Handicap Chases: 31-55 (56%) +6.32
- Non-Handicap Hurdles: 75-179 (42%) -31.07
Limerick Racecourse Map
Limerick Racecourse Address: Greenmount Park, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick V94 K858
Limerick Racecourse Telephone: +353 61 320000
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Flat Course - A right-handed circuit of a mile and three furlongs. There is a steep climb on the latter half of the back straight, before a downhill run on the approach to the straight of three furlongs, which is on a slight incline.
Jumps Course - Galloping, right-handed oval track with a circuit of over a mile and three furlongs. There is a fairly sharp turn after the winning post, then a stiff climb in the back straight before a downhill run to the three-furlong home straight with a slight rise in the final two furlongs. There are seven fences to a circuit of the chase course, five of them in quick succession in the back straight, which is situated on the outside of the hurdles track, and there is a run-in of around a furlong.
Limerick Draw Bias
❌ When breaking Limerick down into trips, you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the worst LSP. That would be stall 8 over a trip of 1m, which has, over the last five years, produced an LSP of -27.00.
Here we have the draw bias for Limerick taken into consideration in races with ten or more runners. We will break down the figures by race trips. Draws can be much more important in shorter trips, where runners do not have time to find their position during the race, meaning the draw is probably more important than in races over longer distances.
- Sprints (5f to 7½f)
- Mile (1m to 1m1½f)
- Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)
The following table shows a breakdown of a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example, in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12). The positions will always be the lowest stall number to the highest.
Limerick Jockey & Trainer Statistics (Flat)
Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Limerick?
Not only is Joseph Patrick O'Brien the most successful trainer at Limerick in terms of the number of winners, but they have also returned a profit if backing all of their runners. Joseph Patrick O'Brien has notched up a total of eighteen winners for an LSP of +1.92. With an eachway LSP of +23.62 at Limerick, Mrs John Harrington leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their thirty-three placings, which include a total of fifteen winners. J S Bolger does not have a great record at Limerick; their LSP of -32.00 has them stone dead bottom of the trainers' list, which has come from zero winners from thirty-two runners, which is a 0% strike rate.
Dylan B McMonagle has produced a total of fifteen winners at Limerick racecourse, and with an LSP of +18.29, they top the winners list for jockeys who also show a profit. E J McNamara is the jockey to follow at Limerick if you are backing eachway as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +18.00, which is courtesy of their five placings (one winner). A total of five winners from seventy-four rides at Limerick has C D Hayes at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 7% strike rate and worst LSP of -43.30.
Limerick Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations at Limerick based on the number of winners:
- 9 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & Dylan B McMonagle
- 8 Wins: Andrew Slattery & A J Slattery
- 6 Wins: Mrs John Harrington & Shane Foley
Limerick Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 96-18-40 | +1.92 | -5.86 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 61-15-33 | +34.64 | +23.62 |
| Andrew Slattery | 58-9-17 | +16.00 | +0.75 |
| Denis Gerard Hogan | 47-6-16 | +0.63 | +1.93 |
| W McCreery | 34-5-10 | +34.00 | +15.60 |
| K J Condon | 20-4-6 | +3.20 | -3.67 |
| P Twomey | 10-4-5 | +3.08 | +1.11 |
| David Marnane | 26-3-10 | +3.50 | +6.38 |
| J A Stack | 18-3-7 | +15.00 | +7.32 |
| Patrick Cody | 13-3-7 | +6.50 | +7.77 |
Limerick Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan B McMonagle | 58-15-26 | +18.29 | +8.74 |
| A J Slattery | 49-8-13 | +15.00 | -0.53 |
| Scott McCullagh | 28-4-11 | +18.75 | +14.94 |
| W M Lordan | 25-4-5 | +10.73 | +1.49 |
| M A Enright | 23-3-5 | +28.00 | +9.92 |
| N G McCullagh | 15-3-4 | +4.00 | -2.09 |
| M P Sheehy | 32-2-5 | +2.50 | -6.51 |
| S B Kelly | 13-2-4 | +18.20 | +9.24 |
| Miss N Bennett | 6-2-2 | +34.00 | +19.35 |
| S Coen | 6-2-3 | +23.50 | +14.19 |
Limerick Jockey & Trainer Statistics (NH)
Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Limerick?
W P Mullins has produced a total of fifty-eight winners at Limerick racecourse, and with an LSP of +2.32, they top the winners list for trainers who also show a profit. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market, then it is Eoin Christopher McCarthy who leads the way at Limerick. They have had a total of forty-five placings, which includes fifteen winners for an eachway LSP of +37.25. The trainer with the worst record at Limerick based on LSP is Gordon Elliott, who has only a 16% strike rate with forty-one winners from two hundred sixty-one runners, which have returned an LSP of -71.96.
Backing all of the Sean F O'Keeffe rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Limerick with nineteen, but you would have returned a loss by doing so. Mr J C Gainford leads the way for profitable jockeys with an LSP of +23.33 from their eighteen winners. With an eachway LSP of +16.70 at Limerick, I J Power leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their nine placings, which include a total of one winner. With an LSP of -77.09 at Limerick, Darragh O'Keeffe heads the list for worst jockeys at this course, which is a result of thirteen winners from one hundred eighty rides, which is a strike rate of 7%.
Limerick Picks & Hints
Here are some factors at Limerick for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:
- 5-11 (45%) +42.33 - Backing C Byrnes runners when in an NH Flat race
- 5-9 (56%) +37.57 - Backing Paul Nolan runners when over a trip of 3m
Limerick Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations
Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Limerick, based on the number of winners:
- 13 Wins: Henry De Bromhead & Rachael Blackmore
- 11 Wins: Gordon Elliott & Mr J C Gainford
- 11 Wins: W P Mullins & Mr P W Mullins
- 8 Wins: E McNamara & Conor McNamara
- 8 Wins: C Byrnes & Mr P Byrnes
Limerick Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 159-58-95 | +2.32 | -13.71 |
| C Byrnes | 105-16-36 | +39.00 | +1.99 |
| Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 154-15-45 | +64.63 | +37.25 |
| Paul Nolan | 109-14-27 | +0.07 | -32.86 |
| Declan Queally | 70-13-28 | +12.71 | -0.42 |
| Michael J McDonagh | 65-10-24 | +9.27 | +6.17 |
| Robert Tyner | 53-8-18 | +16.45 | +4.29 |
| John Joseph Hanlon | 111-7-21 | +2.25 | -15.37 |
| Peter Fahey | 46-7-17 | +20.75 | +5.56 |
| Michael Winters | 46-6-12 | +13.50 | -6.82 |
Limerick Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr J C Gainford | 111-18-34 | +23.33 | -10.31 |
| P T Enright | 191-14-45 | +37.88 | -14.70 |
| S W Flanagan | 127-14-40 | +23.86 | -7.26 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 24-12-21 | +1.22 | +1.45 |
| M P Walsh | 41-10-19 | +2.60 | -4.69 |
| Simon Torrens | 110-9-28 | +12.75 | -17.20 |
| Mr P Byrnes | 83-9-25 | +10.54 | -14.66 |
| J W Kennedy | 39-9-19 | +1.50 | -4.64 |
| Miss J Townend | 31-9-16 | +1.23 | -2.40 |
| P Townend | 20-8-11 | +2.29 | -2.06 |
With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell.
*All of the data for Limerick Racecourse, which includes the trainer and jockey statistics, has been created using statistics available from HorseRaceBase. The data includes all races throughout the last five years (2021 to 2025).
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