All you need to know about the 2024 Kerry National

The 2024 Kerry National takes place on Wednesday, 25th September and as such, now is an excellent time to register with any of our featured Irish free bet sites where you can take advantage of a wide range of excellent offers and be guaranteed the very best odds ahead of the famous contest.

 

Kerry National 2024 Results:

 

1: 3  Flooring Porter  6/1F

2: 15  Horantzau  8/1

3: 12  Lucid Dreams  28/1

4: 6  Churchstone  28/1

 

All you need to know about the 2024 Kerry National

 

About the Kerry National

The Kerry National is one of the big events on the Irish racing calendar and it takes place each year in September at the picturesque Listowel Racecourse. This is the most valuable race at the course throughout the season and it takes place over a distance of three miles with eighteen fences needing to be negotiated along the way. In order to be eligible for the race, horses must be aged four or older and must have contested over fences a minimum of three times.

 

When does the 2024 Kerry National take place?

The 2024 Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase is scheduled to take place at 4:20pm on Wednesday, 25th September at Listowel Racecourse.

 

Kerry National past winners

  • 2023  Desertmore House
  • 2022  Busselton
  • 2021  Assemble
  • 2020  Cabaret Queen
  • 2019  Poker Party
  • 2018  Snow Falcon
  • 2017  Potters Point
  • 2016  Wrath Of Titans
  • 2015  Rogue Angel
  • 2014  Your Busy

 

Leading Trainers at the Kerry National

Looking at the last twenty renewals of the contest, two trainers have dominated with E McNamara and W P Mullins claiming three wins apiece. Mullins has had winners with Euro Leader in 2005, Bothar na in 2006 and Cabaret Queen in 2020. McNamara has enjoyed wins with Ponmeoath in 2007 and 2008, as well as Faltering Fullback in 2012. Multiple wins in the race have also come the way of Joseph Patrick O’Brien and Gordon Elliott (2 wins apiece).

 

Who are favourites for the 2024 Kerry National?

(odds correct at time of writing, Tuesday 24th September)

 

Gavin Cromwell’s Flooring Porter has been attracting most attention in the betting and this contender is our fancy at a best price of 15/2 with William Hill while stablemate Perceval Legallois is the handler’s other big hope at best odds of 8/1. Patrick Neville’s The Real Whacker has soared up the betting market and is available at 17/2 while former favourite Zanahiyr has drifted significantly, the Gordon Elliott hopeful now a 9/1 shot for success in this contest.

 

Our Tip: Flooring Porter 15/2