The bookmaker Ladbrokes Ireland have confirmed they are looking to sponsor more Irish Horse Racing and have been revealed as the new sponsor of the Munster National at Limerick Racecourse on Sunday 14 October. The three-year agreement increases the value of this Grade A three-mile Handicap Chase to €120,000 in prize money, contributing in total prize money on the day of almost €300,000.

Adele Thompson Marketing Manager of Ladbrokes Ireland said, ‘We are delighted to announce our sponsorship of this €120,000 Munster National at Limerick. It is fantastic to be associated with such a respected and established race and we are proud to add another national to our Irish Horse Racing portfolio’.

Limerick’s oldest and most valuable race is a key fixture in the early part of the National Hunt season, and was won in 2006 by the locally trained and owned Pearly Jack, who is being aimed at the race again this year.