Irish Grand National 2025 results in FULL as Haiti Couleurs wins for Britain to deny Willie Mullins historic treble
A field of 30 runners and riders went to post across the Irish Sea for with a £450,000 prize up for grabs
British horse Haiti Couleurs won the Irish Grand National to deny Willie Mullins an historic treble at Fairyhouse.
The 13/2 shot - tipped by Record Sport's Garry Owen - won for trainer Rebecca Curtis and jockey Sean Bowen.
And it meant Mullins missed out on an unprecedented treble as he was aiming to become the first trainer to win the English, Scottish and Irish Nationals.
Mullins won both the Grand National at Aintree and the Scottish Grand National at Ayr earlier this month and he notched up the first two winners on home soil with Last Kingdom first home at 10/1 followed by Blue Lemons who beat fellow 2/1 joint favourite Its Bilbo.
However, he missed out on the big one despite having the favourite Quai De Bourbon which finished third and Sa Majeste. But punters were treated to a magnificent day on one of the biggest fixtures on the UK and Ireland racing calendar as crowds turned up at Fairyhouse in their thousands for the Irish Grand National.
14.05 Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle
1. Last Kingdom (10/1)
2. Stuntman Steve (18/1)
3. Weston (14/1)
4. Catchabird (10/1)
14.40 O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle
1. Blue Lemons (2/1 jf)
2. Its Bilbo (2/1 jf)
3. Wendrock (7/2)
4. Ephesus (11/1)
15.15 Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle
1. Glen Kiln (13/2)
2. Eagles Reign (25/1)
3. Mywayofthinkin (10/3 fav)
4. Tranquil Sea (18/1)
15.50 Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle
1. Maxxum (14/1)
2. Gala Marceau (15/8 fav)
3. Feet Of A Dancer (6/1)
4. Colonel Mustard (8/1)
16.20 Jack McInerney Memorial Fairyhouse Chase
1. Found A Fifty (5/1)
2. Saint Sam (4/1)
3. Blood Destiny (3/1)
4. Rebel Gold (33/1)
17.00 BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase
1. Haiti Couleurs (13/2)
2. Any Second Now (17/2)
3. Quai De Bourbon (11/2 fav)
4. Dunboyne (22/1)
17.40 Envirogreen Building Services Handicap Chase
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