Oscars Brother has been installed as the 10/1 joint-favourite alongside Win Some Lose Some for the Boyle Sports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday, April 6th.

The Connor King-trained eight-year-old, who is owned by J.P. McManus, was last seen finishing fourth in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at the Cheltenham Festival and is one of 85 entries eyeing up the €500,000 prize pot of Ireland’s richest jumps race.

Padraig Roche, who is fresh from Cheltenham success with Saratoga, has entered Dublin Racing Festival runner-up Win Some Lose Some who is joint-favourite in the early betting with the race sponsor. He also carries silks of McManus while National Hunt Chase winner, Holloway Queen (14/1), is the shortest priced of the eight British entries.

Last year’s winning trainer, Rebecca Curtis, has entered Newton Tornado, who will have to overcome odds of 33/1 if he is to emulate stablemate Haiti Couleurs, with Ultima winner Johnnywho another likely fancied runner carrying the green and gold at 16/1.

Weights for the Easter Monday showpiece at Fairyhouse were revealed on Wednesday.

Sharks Hanlon’s pint-sized stable star Hewick who has conquered the King George, Galway Plate and American Grand National received a surprise entry having run a fine race in the Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham and is 20/1 to add another big prize to his illustrious CV.

Gordon Elliott is responsible for 15 of those against 20 from Willie Mullins.

Elliott leads Mullins by €376,000 in his quest for a first trainers’ title and the Irish Grand National, Ireland’s most valuable jumps race, could have a significant bearing on the destiny of the crown.

This roll of honour has spread to 10 different stables in its last dozen renewals. For context, local Ratoath trainer Dermot McLoughlin won the race in 2021 and 2022 with 150/1 and 40/1 outsiders, Freewheeling Dylan and Lord Lariat, respectively.

The most recent seven winners also count British trainer Rebecca Curtis plus Tom Gibney, Willie Mullins (twice) and Gordon Elliott.

Two former winners are also present: topweight is I Am Maximus, rated 167, while Intense Raffles looks well-handicapped on 10-04 if he could recover the spark that saw him prevail in 2024.

The Guinness Kerry National winner of 2025, Spanish Harlem, has an entry as has last year’s Scottish Grand National winner, Captain Cody, both trained by Willie Mullins. This year’s Goffs Thyestes Chase one-two Now Is The Hour (trainer Gavin Cromwell) and Better Times Ahead (Robert Tyner), may also run.

Other potentially significant runners of note include Flicker Of Hope for trainer Mark Fahey and Grade 3 winner Blaze The Way for Mags Mullins.

Folly Master is another to look out for, trained by Tom Dreaper whose family success in race dates back to his father Jim and grandfather Tom winning it on 13 occasions. Folly Master is owned by Fairyhouse Easter Festival sponsors Declan and Elaine O'Farrell.

The full list of entries and weights for the BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National is linked here.

Ante-Post Betting on 2026 Boyle Sports Irish Grand National

10/1 Oscars Brother

10/1 Win Some Lose Some

14/1 Better Times Ahead

14/1 Final Orders

14/1 Goraibhmaithagat

14/1 Holloway Queen

14/1 Kiss Will

14/1 Now Is The Hour

14/1 The Lovely Man

14/1 Uhavemeinstitches

14/1 Waterford Whispers

16/1 Brave Fortune

16/1 Built By Ballymore

16/1 Flicker Of Hope

16/1 Iceburg Theory

16/1 Johnnywho

16/1 Kim Roque

16/1 Monbeg Genius

16/1 O'Toole

16/1 Quai De Bourbon

16/1 The Jukebox Kid

20/1 Argento Boy

20/1 Better Days Ahead

20/1 Bossofthebrownies

20/1 C'est Ta Chance

20/1 Grangeclare West

20/1 Hewick

20/1 Invictus Machin

20/1 Jeriko Du Reponet

20/1 Joystick

20/1 Lookaway

20/1 Search For Glory

20/1 Showurappreciation

20/1 Soldier In Milan

20/1 Stellar Story

20/1 The Enabler

20/1 Yeah Man

25/1 Backmersackme

25/1 Blaze The Way

25/1 Captain Cody

25/1 Folly Master

25/1 Gerri Colombe

25/1 High Class Hero

25/1 I Am Maximus

25/1 Ile Atlantique

25/1 Karia Des Blaises

25/1 Kurasso Blue

25/1 One Big Bang

25/1 Sa Majeste

25/1 Spindleberry

25/1 Western Fold

25/1 Weveallbeencaught

25/1 Will Do

25/1 Wingmen

33/1 Aworkinprogress

33/1 Blizzard Of Oz

33/1 Croke Park

33/1 Duffle Coat

33/1 Fishery Lane

33/1 Hartur D'arc

33/1 Jordans

33/1 Kinturk Kalanisi

33/1 Lecky Watson

33/1 Newton Tornado

33/1 O'Moore Park

33/1 Patter Merchant

33/1 Promontory

33/1 Sandor Clegane

33/1 Shanbally Kid

33/1 Shecouldbeanything

33/1 Spanish Harlem

33/1 Stumptown

33/1 Uncle Pat

33/1 Union Station

40/1 Intense Raffles

40/1 Prends Garde A Toi

40/1 Western Walk

50/1 Born Braver

50/1 Chemical Energy

50/1 Lisnamult Lad

50/1 Rocky's Howya

50/1 Rushmount

50/1 Velvet Elvis

66/1 Brideswell Lad

66/1 Bushmans Pass