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2025 Cork Grand National Preview
Scheduled to take place in November of each year at the Cork racecourse is the Cork Grand National, this handicap chase is a test of stamina with runners facing a trip of three miles and four furlongs.
The race is open to runners who are aged four or older, hold an official rating of up to 150 and have run three times in chases, Paddy Power currently sponsors the Cork Grand National.
Cork Grand National Information:
- Cork Grand National Past Winners
- Cork Grand National Trainer Statistics
- Cork Grand National Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Cork tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet?
How competitive is the Cork Grand National market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 119%. The race in 2018 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 Cork Grand National, the over-round has been 130%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £130 which is bet.
Cork Grand 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 Cork Grand National next time out then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -19.00. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Cork Grand National.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 7:08.30 was set by Raz De Maree in 2016, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Gavin Cromwell and ridden by Ger Fox. The slowest winning time was set in 2009 when Our Monty won in a time of 8:09.90, booked to ride was D J Casey by the trainer W P Mullins.
These are the top three quickest-run Cork Grand National over the last 20 renewals:
- Raz De Maree (7:08.30) in 2016
- Sphagnum (7:11.20) in 2024
- Mattock Ranger (7:14.10) in 2007
Cork Grand National Past Winners
Here are the Cork Grand 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 Cork Grand National are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 7:11.20 | Sphagnum (IRE) 7yo 10-13 8/1 | Dillon Maxwell (7lbs) J P Broderick (IRE) |
| 2023 7:39.20 | Sir Bob (IRE) 11yo 10-2 9/1 | Simon Torrens Robert Tyner (IRE) |
| 2022 7:48.40 | Captain Kangaroo (IRE) 7yo 9-7 11/1 | Kieran Callaghan (7lbs) W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 8:00.20 | Braeside (IRE) 7yo 11-7 16/1 | Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2020 7:57.00 | Dromore Lad (IRE) 8yo 10-7 40/1 | Sean O'Keeffe (3lbs) John Patrick Ryan (IRE) |
| 2019 7:32.40 | The Gatechecker (IRE) 9yo 10-5 18/1 | Darragh O'Keeffe (3lbs) Michael Hourigan (IRE) |
| 2018 7:27.10 | Out Sam (GB) 9yo 10-13 13/2 | Davy Russell Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2017 7:55.00 | Logical Song (IRE) 8yo 10-2 7/1 | Danny Mullins Ms Margaret Mullins (IRE) |
| 2016 7:08.30 | Raz De Maree (FR) 11yo 10-11 14/1 | Ger Fox Gavin Cromwell (IRE) |
| 2015 7:33.20 | Tulsa Jack (IRE) 6yo 9-8 5/1F | Jonathan Moore (7lbs) Noel Meade (IRE) |
Cork Grand National Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Cork Grand National over the last 20 renewals with Noel Meade, Gordon Elliott, Michael Hourigan, W P Mullins and T J Nagle Jr having all won the race two times. Noel Meade winners have been with Mattock Ranger (2007) and Tulsa Jack (2015). Gordon Elliott winners have been with Out Sam (2018) and Braeside (2021). Michael Hourigan winners have been with A New Story (2005) and The Gatechecker (2019). W P Mullins winners have been with Our Monty (2009) and Captain Kangaroo (2022). T J Nagle Jr winners have been with Alickadoo (2008) and The Bishop Looney (2011).
Here are some of the top Cork Grand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Meade | 31-2-7 | -18.00 | -13.55 |
| Gordon Elliott | 29-2-4 | -4.50 | -9.68 |
| Michael Hourigan | 11-2-7 | +12.00 | +16.51 |
| W P Mullins | 11-2-5 | +4.50 | +2.76 |
| T J Nagle Jr | 10-2-4 | +12.00 | +8.44 |
| John Patrick Ryan | 10-1-2 | +31.00 | +18.50 |
| Gavin Cromwell | 10-1-3 | +5.00 | +4.00 |
| Robert Tyner | 9-1-2 | +1.00 | -1.31 |
| Dermot A McLoughlin | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.75 |
| J P Broderick | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.80 |
Cork Grand National Jockey Statistics
There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Cork Grand National, Phillip Enright has ridden 13 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Cork Grand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Mullins | 9-1-5 | -1.00 | +5.89 |
| Jack Kennedy | 7-1-2 | +10.00 | +5.38 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 5-1-1 | +36.00 | +21.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 5-1-1 | +1.00 | -0.87 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 3-1-1 | +16.00 | +9.25 |
| Simon Torrens | 3-1-2 | +7.00 | +4.88 |
| Conor Maxwell | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.75 |
| Kieran Callaghan | 1-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.88 |
| Dillon Maxwell | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.80 |
| Phillip Enright | 13-0-2 | -13.00 | -6.50 |
2025 Cork Grand National Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 3, 5, 2, 1, 9, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 6, PU, F, PU, 8, (4, PU), 3, 2, 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.
- 20 / 20 (68%) - Highest Won is not G2/LST/Cl2/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (70%) - Had 6 - 14 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (74%) - Ran in 12 - 38 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Not in a LST/Cl2/Cl5 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Achieved a TS of 75+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Break of 7 - 316 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran over 2m2½f - 3m1f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Furthest Won 2m4f - 3m4f
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not BR/GR in colour
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Fewer than 6 races (Class)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Furthest Placed 2m7f - 4m1½f
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 2 placings (Class)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Debut)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - Achieved an RPR of 110+ (Last 3)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Cork racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Cork Grand National. If you are looking to place a bet on this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.
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 Cork Grand National by adding a tip on the race here.
Cork Grand National Trend Analysis
The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class won of Class 2, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-47.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Cork Grand National is Gowran Park, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Gowran Park last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Fairyhouse, Limerick and Punchestown, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 274 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 20 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Cork Grand National:
- Oscar (2 Wins)
- Sadlers Wells (2 Wins)
- Shaanmer (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Cork Grand National despite multiple attempts:
- Milan (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Beneficial (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Gold Well (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Stowaway (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Westerner (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Dromore Lad in 2020, winning for John Patrick Ryan at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Sean O'Keeffe. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Cork Grand National head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Cork Grand 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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