Three days over the Easter weekend built around the Irish Grand National on Easter Monday — a 3m5f handicap chase over twenty-four fences, Ireland's most celebrated steeplechase.
Irish Grand National at a glance
228 days awayDatesSat 27 - Mon 29 Mar 2027
Duration3 days
Feature raceIrish Grand National
CodeJumps
Course established1848
Capacity—
DirectionRight-handed
Nearest stationM3 Parkway rail station (race-day shuttle for festivals); off the N3, ~23 km from Dublin
Where it is
CourseFairyhouseRatoath, Co. Meath, Ireland
Nearest stationM3 Parkway rail station (race-day shuttle for festivals); off the N3, ~23 km from Dublin
Headline races
Irish Grand National (Grade A handicap chase)
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