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2026 Munster National Preview
Scheduled to take place in October of each year at the Limerick Racecourse is the Munster National, a race 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:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Limerick tips on the day of the race. Do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist, or are they predicting other runners?
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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 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 141%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Munster National, the over-round has been 131%, which means the bookie expects to pay out ÂŁ100 for every ÂŁ131 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Munster 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 Munster National Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Munster National races 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
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, 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 their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +16.08. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2008 renewal when Dear Villez from Paul Nicholls under the guidance of R Walsh, won in a time of 6:36.60, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Golden Kite, trained by Adrian Maguire and ridden by S J Hassett set the quickest time of 5:49.00 in the 2010 renewal.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 6:26.30 | French Dynamite (FR) 10yo 11-7 16/1 | Patrick M O'Brien (5lbs) E McNamara (IRE) |
| 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) |
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
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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 E McNamara (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 12 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 | 38-3-6 | -3.00 | -5.87 |
| W P Mullins | 13-3-6 | +7.00 | +4.59 |
| E McNamara | 23-2-9 | +3.00 | +5.26 |
| Noel Meade | 19-1-7 | -8.00 | +0.01 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 17-1-5 | -2.00 | +0.01 |
| 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 | 5-1-4 | -1.00 | +4.43 |
| 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 | 11-2-3 | +6.00 | +1.08 |
| Mark Walsh | 12-1-3 | -3.00 | -1.75 |
| Danny Mullins | 8-1-4 | +1.00 | +4.63 |
| Donagh Meyler | 6-1-3 | +15.00 | +11.50 |
| L P Dempsey | 6-1-1 | +7.00 | +2.50 |
| Keith Donoghue | 4-1-2 | +13.00 | +11.63 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 4-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.51 |
| Gavin Brouder | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.75 |
| Ricky Doyle | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.75 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 1-1-1 | +16.00 | +10.00 |
2026 Munster National Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (1, 4), 5, 1, PU, 10, 2, (3, PU), 2, 3, F, 10, 1, 3, PU, F, 11, 2, 8, 2, 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 (81%) - No bigger than 18/1 (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)
- 19 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 133+ (Career)
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 129+ (Last 5)
- 18 / 20 (65%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 18 / 20 (74%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career Win)
- 18 / 20 (85%) - Held an OR of 127+ (Career)
- 18 / 20 (87%) - Held an OR of 119+ (LTO)
- 17 / 20 (67%) - No older than a 8yo
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 covering numerous topics.
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Munster National Trend Analysis
â The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +31.75, is when runners had 0 career starts at the track.
â 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 0-47.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Munster National is Listowel; there have been a total of 9 winners of this race who ran at Listowel 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 281 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 15 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. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Munster National.
Route to the Munster National
Many trainers target races as preparation for the Munster National. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - French Dynamite Listowel - 3rd of 18 (18/1) | Kerry National |
| 2024 - Real Steel Listowel - 9th of 17 (16/1) | Kerry National |
| 2023 - Gevrey Listowel - PU of 17 (13/2) | Kerry National |
| 2022 - The Big Dog Punchestown - 6th of 13 (7/1) | Punchestown Grand National Trial |
| 2021 - Ontheropes Fairyhouse - 2nd of 11 (16/1) | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Beginners Chase |
| 2020 - Aforementioned Clonmel - 1st of 6 (3/1) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice Chase |
| 2019 - Cabaret Queen Listowel - 2nd of 10 (5/1) | Kerry Group Handicap Chase |
| 2018 - Spider Web Galway - F of 20 (5/1) | Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase |
| 2017 - Total Recall Naas - 5th of 10 (11/2) | Woodlands 100 Club Nas Na Riogh Novice Handicap Chase |
| 2016 - Tiger Roll Listowel - 2nd of 4 (6/4) | Allman Contracts Ltd. Novice Chase |
Article Contributor Information
We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Munster National Preview are Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team, looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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