2024 Irish Cesarewitch Preview & Best Odds
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The Irish Cesarewitch takes place in late September or early October each year at the picturesque Curragh Racecourse and the 2024 renewal of the contest is scheduled for 29th September with a start time of 4:25pm.
About the Irish Cesarewitch
The Irish Cesarewitch is one of the most popular races in the Republic of Ireland and it takes place over a distance of just over 2 miles (2m 1/2f) at the Curragh. This Irish equivalent of the English Cesarewitch is a handicap contest which is open to horses aged at least three years old and is a real test of stamina over a very testing two miles. This race attracts national hunt trainers and many different handlers have taken the prize in the past two decades.
When does the 2024 Irish Cesarewitch take place?
The 2024 Irish Cesarewitch is scheduled to take place at 4:25pm on Sunday, 29th September at Curragh Racecourse.
Leading trainers in the race
Looking at the last twenty renewals of the race, Willie Mullins has dominated with four winners to his name – Dani California in 2009, Digeanta in 2015, Laws Of Spin in 2016 and most recently Royal Illusion in 2019. A P O’Brien has had three wins during this period, while John E Kiely and D K Weld have had two winners each. The handler with the lowest success rate during this period has been A J Martin who has sent a grand total of 17 runners into the contest with no wins.
Trainer Statistics
Trainer statistics over 20 renewals of Irish Cesarewitch. R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Placed (including winners), ‘Win’ is based on one point for a win and ‘EW’ is based on half a point for a place and half a point for a win.
Irish Cesarewitch Past Winners
2023 – Magellan Strait (150/1)
2022 – Waterville (5/1F)
2021 – Line Out (18/1)
2020 – Cape Gentleman (15/2)
2019 – Royal Illusion (10/1)
2018 – Brazos (16/1)
2017 – Lord Erskine (25/1)
2016 – Laws Of Spin – 7/1
2015 – Digeanta (16/1)
2014 – El Salvador (25/1)
Who are the favourites for the 2024 Irish Cesarewitch?
(odds correct at time of writing, Tuesday 24th September 2024)
A Piece Of Heaven (best price 8/1) has attracting plenty of attention in the betting, the J P O’Brien hopeful one of eight aimed towards the contest at this stage. Stablemate Nurburgring (8/1) is another leading contender for the County Kilkenny handler, while other low-priced runners include Sixandahalf (10/1), The Euphrates (10/1), Naqeeb (12/1) and Zanndbad (12/1).
