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2025 Munster National Preview
Scheduled to take place in October of each year at the Limerick Racecourse is the Munster National, the race is run over three miles, and the runners will have to contend with 16 fences, two of which are open ditches which they must jump twice.
Munster National Information:
If you are interested in other predictions at Limerick then head over to the Limerick tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below.
How competitive is the Munster National market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 121%. The race in 2005 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 143%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Munster National, the over-round has been 132%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £132 which is bet.
Munster National Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Munster National next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +16.08. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Munster National.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Golden Kite, trained by Adrian Maguire and ridden by S J Hassett who set the fastest winning time in the Munster National, the runner won the race in a time of 5:49.00 when winning the race in 2010. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Paul Nicholls and jockey R Walsh with Dear Villez who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 6:36.60 in the 2008 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Munster National over the last 20 renewals:
- Golden Kite (5:49.00) in 2010
- Spider Web (5:50.80) in 2018
- Double Seven (5:52.70) in 2013
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Munster National Past Winners
Here are the Munster 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 Munster National are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 6:01.09 | Real Steel (FR) 11yo 10-8 8/1 | Danny Mullins E McNamara (IRE) |
| 2023 6:27.00 | Gevrey (FR) 7yo 10-12 6/1 | Ricky Doyle Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2022 6:09.90 | The Big Dog (IRE) 9yo 11-4 16/1 | Keith Donoghue Peter Fahey (IRE) |
| 2021 6:05.20 | Ontheropes (IRE) 7yo 11-0 7/1 | Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2020 6:15.80 | Aforementioned (FR) 7yo 9-5 6/1 | Gavin Brouder (7lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2019 6:29.30 | Cabaret Queen (GB) 7yo 10-0 8/1 | Paul Townend W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2018 5:50.80 | Spider Web (IRE) 7yo 9-11 12/1 | L P Dempsey Thomas Mullins (IRE) |
| 2017 6:23.20 | Total Recall (IRE) 8yo 10-5 2/1F | R Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2016 6:02.70 | Tiger Roll (IRE) 6yo 10-6 20/1 | Donagh Meyler (5lbs) Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2015 6:10.90 | Sadlers Risk (IRE) 7yo 11-6 14/1 | A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Munster National have been based:
- IRE: 19 winners with an additional 50 placings from 293 runners
- GB: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
Munster National Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Munster National over the last 20 renewals with both Gordon Elliott and W P Mullins who have both won the race three times. Gordon Elliott winners have been with Tiger Roll (2016), Aforementioned (2020) and Gevrey (2023). W P Mullins winners have been with Total Recall (2017), Cabaret Queen (2019) and Ontheropes (2021). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Munster National is Noel Meade (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Munster National, M F Morris has sent a total of 13 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Munster National trainer statistics over the last 20 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 | 35-3-6 | +0.00 | -2.87 |
| W P Mullins | 12-3-6 | +8.00 | +5.59 |
| Noel Meade | 21-2-8 | +7.00 | +9.01 |
| E McNamara | 21-1-7 | -12.00 | -4.93 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 16-1-5 | -1.00 | +1.01 |
| Michael Hourigan | 8-1-1 | +1.00 | -2.00 |
| Thomas Mullins | 7-1-3 | +6.00 | +5.38 |
| C Byrnes | 6-1-2 | +2.00 | +0.32 |
| D E Fitzgerald | 6-1-5 | -2.00 | +4.35 |
| T J Taaffe | 3-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.38 |
Munster National Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Munster National over the last 20 renewals is Paul Townend who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Treacle (2009) and Cabaret Queen (2019).
Here are some of the top Munster National jockey statistics over the last 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 10-2-3 | +7.00 | +2.08 |
| Mark Walsh | 11-1-3 | -2.00 | -0.75 |
| Danny Mullins | 7-1-4 | +2.00 | +5.63 |
| Donagh Meyler | 6-1-3 | +15.00 | +11.50 |
| L P Dempsey | 6-1-1 | +7.00 | +2.50 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 4-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.51 |
| Keith Donoghue | 3-1-2 | +14.00 | +12.63 |
| Gavin Brouder | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.75 |
| Ricky Doyle | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.75 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -3.18 |
2025 Munster National Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): F, (1, 4), 5, 1, PU, 10, 2, (3, PU), 2, 3, F, 10, 1, 3, PU, F, 11, 2, 8, 2
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.
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 16/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Furthest ran 2m6½f - 3m6½f
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Ran over 2m3½f - 3m4f (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Won within last 9 starts
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 143 - 168lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Placed within last 5 starts
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No more than 2 falls (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 128+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Carried 140 - 166lbs (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 133+ (Career)
- 18 / 20 (65%) - No older than an 8yo
- 18 / 20 (65%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 18 / 20 (74%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career Win)
- 18 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Limerick racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Munster 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 like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
Are you already a member? If not, then why not? With over £6,000 given away each month in the tipster competition, why not get involved? Remember, It is completely FREE! So, head over to the registration page to sign up today! If you are already a member, then share your thoughts on the Munster National by adding a tip on the race here.
Munster National Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +37.75 is when runners had 0 career starts at the track. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career place with the jockey, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-49.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Munster National is Listowel, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Listowel last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Punchestown, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Punchestown last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 282 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 14 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Munster National, that stallion Presenting has produced 2 winners (2021,2018).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Munster National despite multiple attempts:
- Beneficial (0 Wins from 12 runners)
- Oscar (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Old Vic (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Saddlers Hall (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Court Cave (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Golden Kite in 2010, winning for Adrian Maguire at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of S J Hassett. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Munster National why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Munster 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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