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2026 Mayo National Preview
The Mayo National is a relatively new race, it was first run in 2014 when Anthony & Danny Mullins teamed up for success with the favourite Sammy Black, and there has not been a winning favourite since.
The race is run at Ballinrobe Racecourse usually in May of each year, It is a handicap chase that is open to runners aged four or older and is run over two miles and seven furlongs, where the runners have to contend with a total of fifteen fences.
Mayo National Information:
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How competitive is the Mayo National market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 12 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2017 when the race had an over-round of 121%. The race in 2014 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 135%, whilst on average over the last 12 renewals of the Mayo National, the over-round has been 129%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £129 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Mayo National Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Mayo National Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Mayo National races over the last 12 renewals:
- Sammy Black (5:33.70) in 2014
- Western Fold (5:38.80) in 2025
- Kilcarry Bridge (5:46.30) in 2017
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 12 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Mayo National next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 11 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -4.60. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
When looking over the past 12 renewals, a time of 5:33.70 was set by Sammy Black in 2014, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Anthony Mullins and ridden by Danny Mullins. The slowest winning time was set in 2021 when Agent Boru won in a time of 6:16.50, booked to ride was Phillip Enright by the trainer Thomas Gibney.
Mayo National Past Winners
Here are the Mayo National past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Mayo National are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (95k) 5:38.80 | Western Fold (IRE) 6yo 11-12 5/1 | Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2024 (95k) 5:54.30 | Duffle Coat (IRE) 7yo 10-2 14/1 | Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2023 (75k) 5:51.10 | Tullybeg (IRE) 8yo 10-8 12/1 | Danny Gilligan (7lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2022 (55k) 6:03.90 | Rock Road (IRE) 10yo 9-7 4/1 | Kieran Callaghan (7lbs) W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 (40k) 6:16.50 | Agent Boru (IRE) 10yo 10-3 12/1 | Phillip Enright Thomas Gibney (IRE) |
| 2020 (40k) 6:00.40 | Doctor Duffy (IRE) 7yo 11-3 6/1 | Kevin Brouder C Byrnes (IRE) |
| 2019 (45k) 5:47.50 | Peregrine Run (IRE) 9yo 11-10 14/1 | Kevin Sexton Peter Fahey (IRE) |
| 2018 (40k) 5:58.40 | Kaiser Black (IRE) 7yo 10-6 11/2 | Jack Kennedy P M J Doyle (IRE) |
| 2017 (40k) 5:46.30 | Kilcarry Bridge (IRE) 10yo 10-10 8/1 | Donagh Meyler (3lbs) John Patrick Ryan (IRE) |
| 2016 (30k) 5:53.80 | King Leon (IRE) 7yo 10-7 17/2 | Mark Walsh A P O'Brien (IRE) |
Mayo National Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Mayo National over the last 12 renewals is Gordon Elliott, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Tullybeg (2023), Duffle Coat (2024) and Western Fold (2025).
Here are some of the top Mayo National trainer statistics over the last 12 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Elliott | 15-3-6 | +19.00 | +14.41 |
| John Patrick Ryan | 11-1-2 | -2.00 | -3.20 |
| W P Mullins | 10-1-4 | -5.00 | -2.24 |
| Peter Fahey | 5-1-2 | +10.00 | +9.38 |
| Thomas Gibney | 3-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.50 |
| C Byrnes | 3-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.75 |
| A P O'Brien | 2-1-2 | +7.50 | +5.44 |
| P M J Doyle | 1-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.44 |
| Anthony Mullins | 1-1-1 | +2.75 | +1.72 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 9-0-2 | -9.00 | -6.50 |
Mayo National Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Mayo National over the last 12 renewals is Danny Gilligan, who has won the race two times, with those two winners coming from Tullybeg (2023) and Western Fold (2025).
Here are some of the top Mayo National jockey statistics over the last 12 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gilligan | 3-2-2 | +16.00 | +9.63 |
| Danny Mullins | 9-1-2 | -5.25 | -5.53 |
| Mark Walsh | 8-1-3 | +1.50 | +0.36 |
| Phillip Enright | 5-1-1 | +8.00 | +3.50 |
| Donagh Meyler | 5-1-2 | +4.00 | +4.43 |
| Brian Hayes | 4-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.25 |
| Kevin Sexton | 3-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.75 |
| Jack Kennedy | 3-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.44 |
| Kevin Brouder | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.75 |
| Kieran Callaghan | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.50 |
2026 Mayo National Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 4, (2, 4), (4, PU, PU), (2, PU), 3, 4, 5, 2, 3, 7, 7
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 12 / 12 (59%) - No bigger than 14/1
- 12 / 12 (59%) - Achieved a TS of 82+ (Last 3)
- 12 / 12 (62%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 12 / 12 (66%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 12 / 12 (68%) - Furthest ran 2m6f - 3m4½f
- 12 / 12 (68%) - Furthest Placed 2m5f - 3m1f
- 12 / 12 (73%) - Break of 15 - 268 days (Last Place)
- 12 / 12 (79%) - Dam is not FR/GER/JPN/USA bred
- 12 / 12 (81%) - Fewer than 7 placings (Hcps)
- 12 / 12 (82%) - Ran in 9 - 35 races (Career)
- 12 / 12 (83%) - No more than +3yrs (Vs Min Age)
- 12 / 12 (83%) - Not in a LST/Cl3/Cl6 (Debut)
- 12 / 12 (83%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career Win)
- 12 / 12 (84%) - Ran over 2m - 2m4f (Debut)
- 12 / 12 (87%) - Ran in Ireland (Debut)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Ballinrobe racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Mayo National. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Mayo National Trend Analysis
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 starts in the past 90 days, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-45.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Mayo National is Punchestown; there have been a total of 5 winners of this race who ran at Punchestown last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Killarney; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Killarney last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 12 winners from a total of 160 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 13 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Mayo National despite multiple attempts:
- Milan (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Presenting (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Stowaway (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 12 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Peregrine Run in 2019, winning for Peter Fahey at odds of 14/1 under the guidance of Kevin Sexton. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 12 renewals, there have been 1 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Mayo National.
Route to the Mayo National
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Mayo National, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Western Fold Tipperary - 1st of 15 (7/1) | Ryans Cleaning Beginners Chase |
| 2024 - Duffle Coat Killarney - 2nd of 5 (9/2) | Gerard OSullivan Memorial Novice Chase |
| 2023 - Tullybeg Punchestown - 5th of 14 (33/1) | Punchestown Listed Novice Handicap Chase |
| 2022 - Rock Road Punchestown - 2nd of 24 (16/1) | Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle |
| 2021 - Agent Boru Punchestown - 5th of 20 (29/1) | Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase |
| 2020 - Doctor Duffy Kilbeggan - 1st of 8 (6/5) | Kieran Kelly Memorial Beginners Chase |
| 2019 - Peregrine Run Killarney - 1st of 4 (8/13) | Seamus Weldon John Deere An Riocht Chase |
| 2018 - Kaiser Black Tipperary - 2nd of 10 (11/4) | Kedrah House Stud "Well Chosen" Beginners Chase |
| 2017 - Kilcarry Bridge Punchestown - 4th of 15 (25/1) | Punchestown Listed Novice Handicap Chase |
| 2016 - King Leon Cork - PU of 12 (8/1) | Cork Grand National |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Mayo National Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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