Fairyhouse Easter Festival tips & Irish Grand National offers with £200 in free bets

The racing action heads to Fairyhouse this Easter Monday, bringing you full coverage of an eight-race card headlined by the historic Irish Grand National at the famous County Meath track.

The action kicks off with the Farmhouse Foods Handicap Hurdle at 14.05, followed by the O’Driscolls Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle (14.40), Fairyhouse Steel Novice Handicap Hurdle (15.15), Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle (15.50), Fairyhouse Chase (16.20), the flagship BoyleSports Irish Grand National (17.00), Fairyhouse Handicap Chase (17.40), and the concluding Bumper Flat Race (18.10).

Get ahead of the game with our betting tips for the races, as well as the best new customer offers available from UK betting sites.

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Monday’s Fairyhouse Easter Festival betting tips

• 2.40 – Charme De Faust @ 9/4
• 3.50 – Slade Steel @ 2/1
• 5.00 – The Jukebox Kid @ 6/1

2.40 Fairyhouse – Charme De Faust

For the 14:40 O’Driscolls Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse, Willie Mullins’ Charme De Faust looks like the standout pick. The promising French import caught the eye with a dominant nine-length victory at Thurles in January before posting a highly respectable fourth-place finish in a deeply competitive Grade 2 at the Cheltenham Festival last month.

Returning to Irish soil for this Easter Monday assignment, her proven class, high cruising speed, and top-level jumping experience should make her extremely difficult to beat against this field.

• 2.40 – Charme De Faust @ 9/4

3.50 Fairyhouse – Slade Steel

Moving on to the 15:50 Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle, Henry de Bromhead’s Slade Steel jumps off the page as the one they all have to beat. Rather than relying on a flashy turn of foot, this battle-hardened eight-year-old is an absolute grinder who thrives when the stamina questions are asked in deep, graded company.

With an elite track record, including that unforgettable Cheltenham Festival triumph earlier in his career, stepping out over two-and-a-half miles at Fairyhouse looks tailor-made for his relentless galloping style to break the hearts of his rivals late in the race.

• 3.50 – Slade Steel @ 2/1

5.00 Fairyhouse – Irish Grand National – The Jukebox Kid

When it comes to the €500,000 showpiece at 17:00, the BoyleSports Irish Grand National, all eyes are on whether the British raiders can cross the Irish Sea and snatch the prize for a second consecutive year. Ben Pauling’s The Jukebox Kid currently heads the betting market, and it is incredibly easy to see why. As an exciting novice chaser, he arrives at Fairyhouse boasting three victories from just four starts over fences, most recently catching the eye with a flawless, stamina-laden jumping display to win the Grade 2 Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase at Ascot back in February.

It is never easy to conquer a fiercely competitive, 30-runner handicap over a grueling three miles and five furlongs, especially with Willie Mullins unleashing a massive squad of unexposed dangers like Argento Boy and C’Est Ta Chance. However, The Jukebox Kid has the tactical versatility and jumping rhythm that this unique marathon demands. If he stays out of trouble in the crowded early stages, he looks primed to deliver a massive performance and bring the trophy back to Gloucestershire.

• 5.00 – The Jukebox Kid @ 6/1