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The Irish Grand National is an annual horse racing event which takes place at Fairyhouse Racecourse, Ratoath, County Meath in the Republic of Ireland. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Fairyhouse Racecourse is one of Ireland's premier Horse racing venues Ratoath ( is a rapidly expanding town in south east County Meath, Ireland. County Meath (Contae na Mí is a county in Ireland, often informally called The Royal County Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. It was first run in 1870, and is now Ireland's most prestigious and valuable steeplechase. The steeplechase is a form of Horse racing (primarily conducted in the United Kingdom, United States, France, and Ireland) and derives

It is run over a distance of 3 miles 5 furlongs (5,834 metres), and there are twenty-three fences to be jumped in the race. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States A furlong is a measure of Distance in Imperial units and US customary units. It is a handicap race for horses five-years-old or over. A Handicap race is a Horse race where horses carry different weights It is traditionally run on Easter Monday. Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a Holiday in some largely Christian cultures especially Roman Catholic

Winners since 1960

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Weight
 Jockey
 Trainer
1960 Olympia 6 09-11 Toss Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1961 Fortria 9 09-12 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1962 Kerforo 8 10-03 Liam McLoughlin Tom Dreaper
1963 Last Link 7 09-09 Paddy Woods Tom Dreaper
1964 Arkle 7 12-00 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1965 Splash 7 10-13 Paddy Woods Tom Dreaper
1966 Flyingbolt 7 12-07 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1967 Vulpine 6 11-06 Matt Curran Paddy Mullins
1968 Herring Gull 6 11-06 Joe Crowley Paddy Mullins
1969 Sweet Dreams 8 09-10 Bobby Coonan Kevin Bell
1970 Garoupe 6 09-09 C. Arkle ( 19 April 1957 - 31 May 1970) was a famous Irish Thoroughbred racehorse Flyingbolt was a famous Racehorse. Overview Officially he is the second best National Hunt racehorse of all time after Arkle, Finnegan Francis Flood
1971 Kings Sprite 9 09-13 Arthur Moore Georgie Wells
1972 Dim Wit 7 10-13 Matt Curran Paddy Mullins
1973 Tartan Ace 6 09-07 Jackie Cullen Tom Costello
1974 Colebridge 10 11-12 Eddie Wright Jim Dreaper
1975 Brown Lad 9 10-05 Tommy Carberry Jim Dreaper
1976 Brown Lad 10 12-02 Tommy Carberry Jim Dreaper
1977 Billycan 7 10-00 Mouse Morris Adrian Maxwell
1978 Brown Lad 12 12-02 Gerry Dowd Jim Dreaper
1979 Tied Cottage 11 10-12 Tony Robinson Dan Moore
1980 Daletta 7 11-04 John Harty Guy Williams
1981 Luska 7 09-09 T. Michael 'Mouse' Morris (born 4 April 1951) is an Irish racehorse trainer and former Jockey. V. Finn Paddy Mullins
1982 King Spruce 8 10-02 Gerry Newman Michael O'Brien
1983 Bit of a Skite 7 09-07 Tommy Ryan Edward O'Grady
1984 Bentom Boy 9 09-09 Mrs Ann Ferris Willie Rooney
1985 Rhyme 'n' Reason 6 10-06 Graham Bradley David Murray-Smith
1986 Insure 8 09-07 Mickey Flynn Pat Hughes
1987 Brittany Boy 8 10-10 Tom Taaffe Kelvin Hitchmough
1988 Perris Valley 7 10-00 Brendan Sheridan Dermot Weld
1989 Maid of Money 7 11-06 Anthony Powell John Fowler
1990 Desert Orchid 11 12-00 Richard Dunwoody David Elsworth
1991 Omerta 11 10-09 Adrian Maguire Martin Pipe
1992 Vanton 8 10-11 Jason Titley Michael O'Brien
1993 Ebony Jane 8 10-07 Charlie Swan Francis Flood
1994 Son of War 7 10-10 Francis Woods Peter McCreery
1995 Flashing Steel 10 12-00 Jamie Osborne John Mulhern
1996 Feathered Gale 9 10-00 Francis Woods Arthur Moore
1997 Mudahim 11 10-03 Jason Titley Jenny Pitman
1998 Bobbyjo 8 11-03 Paul Carberry Tommy Carberry
1999 Glebe Lad 7 10-00 Tom Rudd Michael O'Brien
2000 Commanche Court 7 11-04 Ruby Walsh Ted Walsh
2001 Davids Lad 7 10-00 Timmy Murphy Tony Martin
2002 The Bunny Boiler 8 09-09 Ross Geraghty Noel Meade
2003 Timbera 9 10-12 Jim Culloty Dessie Hughes
2004 Granit d'Estruval 10 10-00 Brian Harding Ferdy Murphy
2005 Numbersixvalverde 9 10-01 Ruby Walsh Martin Brassil
2006 Point Barrow 8 10-08 Philip Carberry Pat Hughes
2007 Butler's Cabin 7 10-04 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2008 Hear the Echo 7 10-00 Paddy Flood Mouse Morris

Earlier winners


References

See also

Tom Taaffe is an Irish horse trainer based at Portree Stables Boston Straffan, (near Ardclough) in County Kildare. Dermot K Weld (born July 29, 1948) is one of Ireland 's most successful racehorse trainers He holds the record for the most winners trained in Desert Orchid ( April 11 1979 &ndash November 13 2006) affectionately known as Dessie, was an English racehorse Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE (born 18 January 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) David Elsworth (born 1939 is a Horse trainer living in the United Kingdom. Martin Pipe (born 29 May 1945 was an enormously successful racehorse trainer until his retirement in April 2006 Charlie Swan (born January 20 1968) was a former top National Hunt jockey in Ireland in the 1990s Jenny Pitman born 1946 is a former British Racehorse trainer and author Bobbyjo is a Racehorse that won the Grand National in 1999 under jockey Paul Carberry, despite racetime odds of 15-1 against AMANDA LOVES PAUL Paul Carberry is an Irish National Hunt Jockey. Ruby Walsh (born Rupert Walsh on 1979-05-14 in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland) is the reigning Irish National Ted Walsh is an amateur jockey turned racehorse trainer based in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. Timothy James Murphy (born 20 August 1974 in County Kildare Ireland commonly known as Timmy Murphy, is a National Hunt Jockey who Numbersixvalverde (born 1996) is an Irish Race horse. He won the 2006 Aintree Grand National Steeplechase beating Ruby Walsh (born Rupert Walsh on 1979-05-14 in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland) is the reigning Irish National For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. Jonjo O'Neill (born 13 April 1952) is an Irish National Hunt racehorse trainer and former Jockey. Michael 'Mouse' Morris (born 4 April 1951) is an Irish racehorse trainer and former Jockey. The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. A list of notable National Hunt horse races which take place annually in Ireland, under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland, including all races which
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