Irish Grand National 2025: confirmed runners and riders

A full field of 30 will contest this year's BoyleSports Irish Grand National (5.00) , with leading ante-post fancies Haiti Couleurs and Better Days Ahead declared for the Easter Monday highlight at Fairyhouse.

The Rebecca Curtis-trained Haiti Couleurs will lead the British raid on the 3m5f contest and bids to complete a Cheltenham Festival and Irish National double, having won the National Hunt Chase last month. That came under Ben Jones, but Britain's champion jockey-elect Sean Bowen takes the ride this time.

Jonjo and AJ O'Neill are set to be double-handed for the British team with Johnnywho (to be ridden by Derek O'Connor) and Hasthing (Brian Hayes), who has snuck into the race in 29th place. They will also form part of a strong team for owner JP McManus, who also has the likes of Bioluminescence (Keith Donoghue) and Sa Majeste (Simon Torrens).

As well as Sa Majeste, champion trainer Willie Mullins also runs Quai De Bourbon, who has failed to complete in Grade 1s at the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals and is the chosen mount of Paul Townend.

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Better Days Ahead (Rob James), the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase third, will shoulder top weight of 11st 12lb and leads Gordon Elliott's battalion. Kinturk Kalanisi (Darragh O'Keeffe) takes his place and aims to give Thomas Gibney back-to-back successes after landing it with Intense Raffles a year ago, while Any Second Now is back for more.

The popular 13-year-old was runner-up last year and is the pick of Mark Walsh, JP McManus's number one rider in Ireland. There are currently three reserves in Another Choice, Will Do and Canal End.

2025 Irish Grand National : the full list of runners and riders for Monday

Better Days Ahead Rob James (7lb claimer) Quai De Bourbon Paul Townend Johnnywho Derek O'Connor Bioluminescence Keith Donoghue Harry Des Ongrais Rachael Blackmore Duffle Coat Alex Harvey (5) Favori De Champdou Danny Gilligan Search For Glory Sam Ewing Sequestered Jack Gilligan (5) Desertmore House JJ Slevin Malina Girl Sean Flanagan Panda Boy Ricky Doyle Yeah Man Kieren Buckley Haiti Couleurs Sean Bowen Now Is The Hour Conor Stone-Walsh (3) Shecouldbeanything Jordan Gainford Sa Majeste Simon Torrens Any Second Now Mark Walsh Lord Lariat Paddy O'Hanlon Stuzzikini Gearoid Brouder (3) Tullybeg TP Harney (7) Daily Present Aidan Kelly (5) Mint Boy Kevin Sexton Dunboyne Donagh Meyler Final Orders Patrck O'Brien (7) Kinturk Kalanisi Darragh O'Keeffe Bushmans Pass Philip Enright Moonovercloon Ben Harvey Hasthing Brian Hayes Noble Birth Daniel King

Reserves: Another Choice, Will Do, Canal End

Irish Grand National latest odds

BoyleSports: 5 Haiti Couleurs, 8 Now Is The Hour, 10 Jonnywho, 11 Kinturk Kalanisi, 12 Better Days Ahead, Bioluminescence, 12 Canal End, 14 Daily Present, Malina Girl, 16 Quai De Bourbon, Any Second Now, 20 Favori De Champdou, Sa Majeste, Will Do, 25 Bushmans Pass, Dunboyne, Mint Boy, Noble Birth, Panda Boy, Sequestered, 28 Lord Lariat, 33 Hasthing, Search For Glory, Duffle Coat, Yeah Man, 40 Harry Des Ongrais, Final Orders, Shecouldbeanything, 50 Another Choice, Stuzzikini, 66 Desertmore House, Moonovercloon, 100 Tullybeg

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