Irish Grand National Cancelled For 2020

The BoyleSports Irish Grand National will not take place in 2020, with prizemoney to be funneled to two of the winter's big staying handicap chases, the Ladbrokes Troytown at Navan on Nov. 8 and the Bar One Porterstown Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse on Nov. 29.

Jason Morris, director of racing at Horse Racing Ireland, said, “The decision not to run the BoyleSports Irish Grand National was made to give owners and trainers as much notice as possible, and allows connections firm up their plans for the winter with some certainty. We feel it is appropriate to increase our support to two complementary staying handicap chases in November, and so the Ladbrokes Troytown Chase at Navan on Nov. 8 and the Bar One Portertown Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse the week after will both become races worth €125,000.”