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Navan Racing Festival 2026
The Navan Racing Festival is a two-day jumps meeting in County Meath in the middle of November, over a Saturday and a Sunday. It is built around the Troytown Chase, a big-field staying handicap, with two Grade 2 races alongside it: the Fortria Chase over two miles and the Lismullen Hurdle over two and a half.
The 2026 meeting starts on Saturday 14 November 2026. Racecards, off times and going are confirmed in the days before, and this page adds them as they are published.
At a glance
- Course: Navan, County Meath
- Days: two, Saturday and Sunday
- Troytown Chase: Grade 3 Handicap, 3m
- Fortria Chase: Grade 2, 2m
- Lismullen Hurdle: Grade 2, 2m 4f
- Television: Racing TV
Below: the 2026 details, each feature race with its recent winners and trends, how to watch, and the day out. The Navan course guide covers the track itself.
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The 2026 meeting
The 2026 meeting
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Meeting starts | Saturday 14 November 2026 |
| First race | TBA |
| Going | TBA |
| Days | Saturday and Sunday |
Navan names the Troytown, the Fortria and the Lismullen for the 2026 meeting but has not yet said which day each is run. The Troytown has been a Sunday race for the last ten years. The Fortria and the Lismullen have moved between the two days, so check the card once it is published.
Where the meeting fits
Navan comes a fortnight before the Fairyhouse Winter Festival, where the Hatton's Grace and the Drinmore are the first Grade 1s of the Irish jumps winter. After that come the Leopardstown Christmas Festival and the Dublin Racing Festival. Our festivals and big races board has every big meeting coming up, soonest first.
Results for every race go on our racing results page each evening, and this page adds the feature-race results within 24 hours.
The Troytown Chase
The Troytown Chase
The Troytown is a Grade 3 Handicap chase over 3m for horses aged four and over. It was a Grade B handicap rated 0-150 up to 2022 and has been a Grade 3 handicap since 2023. Fields are big, from 16 to 25 runners in each of the last ten runnings, so it is a hard race to find the winner of.
Gordon Elliott trained five of those ten winners, and only three favourites won. Answer To Kayf won in 2025 at 11/1 for Terence O'Brien.
Troytown Chase: Recent Winners
Grade 3 Handicap · 3m · 4yo+ · Navan · November
| Year | Winner | Age | SP | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Answer To Kayf | 9 | 11/1 | John Shinnick | Terence O'Brien |
| 2024 | Stuzzikini | 6 | 20/1 | Gavin Brouder | Gordon Elliott |
| 2023 | Coko Beach | 8 | 20/1 | Danny Gilligan | Gordon Elliott |
| 2022 | The Big Dog | 9 | 11/1 | Keith Donoghue | Peter Fahey |
| 2021 | Run Wild Fred | 7 | 4/1f | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2020 | The Jam Man | 7 | 5/2f | Paul Townend | Ronan McNally |
| 2019 | Chris's Dream | 7 | 9/2f | Robbie Power | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2018 | Tout Est Permis | 5 | 9/1 | Sean Flanagan | Noel Meade |
| 2017 | Mala Beach | 9 | 12/1 | Davy Russell | Gordon Elliott |
| 2016 | Empire Of Dirt | 9 | 12/1 | Bryan Cooper | Gordon Elliott |
Trends
- The returned favourite won 3 of the 10 runnings from 2016 to 2025 (2019, 2020 and 2021).
- Gordon Elliott trained 5 of the 10 winners from 2016 to 2025.
- Nine-year-olds won 4 of the 10 runnings and seven-year-olds 3 of the 10.
- Field sizes ran from 16 to 25 runners in 2016 to 2025.
Source-verified from official records. Last checked 2026-10-14.
The trends
Winning age
- 9yo
- 40%
- 7yo
- 30%
- 5yo
- 10%
- 6yo
- 10%
Age known for 10 of 10 winners (2016–2025)
Market
- Started favourite
- 30%
- Won at 10/1 or bigger
- 60%
- Won at 5/1 or shorter
- 30%
Starting price known for 10 of 10 winners (2016–2025)
Trainers & jockeys
- Most successful trainer
- Gordon Elliott (5)
- Most successful jockey
- Davy Russell (2)
10 runnings (2016–2025)
The Fortria Chase
The Fortria Chase
The Fortria is a Grade 2 chase over 2m for horses aged five and over, named after Fortria, an Irish-trained chaser of the late 1950s and early 1960s. It has been a Grade 2 since 2003. Fields are small: four to six runners in the ten runnings from 2016 to 2025.
Good two-mile chasers come back for it. Ballyoisin, Captain Guinness and Found A Fifty each won it in consecutive years, and Big Zeb won it three times. Barry Geraghty is the leading jockey, with seven wins.
Fortria Chase: Recent Winners
Grade 2 · 2m · 5yo+ · Navan · November
| Year | Winner | Age | SP | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Found A Fifty | 8 | 5/2 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2024 | Found A Fifty | 7 | 11/8f | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2023 | Captain Guinness | 8 | 3/1 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2022 | Captain Guinness | 7 | 4/1 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2021 | Notebook | 8 | 8/15f | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2020 | Castlegrace Paddy | 9 | 9/1 | Bryan Cooper | Pat Fahy |
| 2019 | Ballyoisin | 8 | 9/2 | Mark Walsh | Enda Bolger |
| 2018 | Ballyoisin | 7 | 8/13f | Barry Geraghty | Enda Bolger |
| 2017 | Clarcam | 7 | 7/2 | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2016 | Arctic Skipper | 7 | 25/1 | Sean Flanagan | Vincent Laurence Halley |
Trends
- The returned favourite won 3 of the 10 runnings from 2016 to 2025 (2018, 2021 and 2024).
- Three horses won it in consecutive years in 2016 to 2025: Ballyoisin (2018, 2019), Captain Guinness (2022, 2023) and Found A Fifty (2024, 2025).
- Every winner from 2016 to 2025 was aged seven to nine: seven-year-olds 5, eight-year-olds 4, nine-year-olds 1.
- Field sizes ran from 4 to 6 runners in 2016 to 2025.
Source-verified from official records. Last checked 2026-10-14.
The trends
Winning age
- 7yo
- 50%
- 8yo
- 40%
- 9yo
- 10%
Age known for 10 of 10 winners (2016–2025)
Market
- Started favourite
- 30%
- Won at 10/1 or bigger
- 10%
- Won at 5/1 or shorter
- 80%
Starting price known for 10 of 10 winners (2016–2025)
Trainers & jockeys
- Most successful trainer
- Gordon Elliott (3)
- Most successful jockey
- Jack Kennedy (3)
10 runnings (2016–2025)
The Lismullen Hurdle
The Lismullen Hurdle
The Lismullen is a Grade 2 hurdle over 2m 4f for horses aged four and over. It was an amateur riders' race until 1991 and has been a Grade 2 since 1997. Fields ran from four to nine runners in the ten runnings from 2016 to 2025.
Noel Meade is the race's leading trainer with seven wins. Apple's Jade won it in 2017 and 2018 for Gordon Elliott, the only favourite to win in those ten runnings, and Joseph O'Brien trained three of the ten winners.
Lismullen Hurdle: Recent Winners
Grade 2 · 2m 4f · 4yo+ · Navan · November
| Year | Winner | Age | SP | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colonel Mustard | 10 | 12/1 | John Shinnick | Lorna Fowler |
| 2024 | Home By The Lee | 9 | 7/1 | Danny Mullins | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2023 | Bob Olinger | 8 | 15/8 | Rachael Blackmore | Henry de Bromhead |
| 2022 | Home By The Lee | 7 | 28/1 | JJ Slevin | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2021 | Darasso | 8 | 4/1 | Luke Dempsey | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2020 | Sire Du Berlais | 8 | 9/2 | Mark Walsh | Gordon Elliott |
| 2019 | Bacardys | 8 | 10/3 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
| 2018 | Apple's Jade | 6 | evens f | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2017 | Apple's Jade | 5 | 8/15f | Jack Kennedy | Gordon Elliott |
| 2016 | Snow Falcon | 6 | 5/1 | Sean Flanagan | Noel Meade |
Trends
- The returned favourite won 2 of the 10 runnings from 2016 to 2025, both by Apple's Jade (2017, 2018).
- Joseph O'Brien trained 3 of the 10 winners from 2016 to 2025 and Gordon Elliott 3.
- Eight-year-olds won 4 of the 10 runnings from 2016 to 2025.
- Field sizes ran from 4 to 9 runners in 2016 to 2025.
Source-verified from official records. Last checked 2026-10-14.
The trends
Winning age
- 8yo
- 40%
- 6yo
- 20%
- 5yo
- 10%
- 7yo
- 10%
Age known for 10 of 10 winners (2016–2025)
Market
- Started favourite
- 20%
- Won at 10/1 or bigger
- 20%
- Won at 5/1 or shorter
- 70%
Starting price known for 10 of 10 winners (2016–2025)
Trainers & jockeys
- Most successful trainer
- Gordon Elliott (3)
- Most successful jockey
- Jack Kennedy (2)
10 runnings (2016–2025)
How to watch and where to bet
How to watch and where to bet
Navan is a Racing TV course, and the festival's feature races are shown on Racing TV. The off times are confirmed in the week of the meeting, and this page shows the first race time above as soon as it is published.
The Troytown is a big-field handicap, while the Fortria and the Lismullen usually have small fields. Two things matter more than the size of a welcome offer:
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Raceday at Navan in November
Raceday at Navan in November
Mid-November racing can be cold and wet, and a day's card can be lost to the weather, as the Saturday was at the last running, when the Fortria and the Lismullen moved to the Monday. Dress for a cold afternoon and check the course's announcements before you travel.
For the track, the enclosures and getting there, read our Navan course guide.
Results for every race go on our racing results page the same evening.
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