The Munster National is run over three miles at Limerick Racecourse.The 2013 renewal is due to take place on Sunday the 13th October 2013.
Paul Carberry has ridden Noel Meade horses to success in the race twice during the last decade.Ruby Walsh won the 2008 race on Paul Nicholl’s trained Dear Villez. Champion Irish trainer Willie Mullins has not won the Munster National during the last decade.
Munster National Winners 2002-2012
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | OR | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
| 2012 | Raz De Maree(FR) | 7 | 10-04 | 119 | Hughes, D T | Cooper, B J | 7-1 |
| 2011 | Muirhead (IRE) | 8 | 11-02 | 132 | Meade, N | Carberry, P | 10-1 |
| 2010 | Golden Kite (IRE) | 8 | 9-11 | 128 | Maguire, A | Hassett, S J | 20-1 |
| 2009 | Treacle (IRE) | 8 | 9-13 | 122 | Taaffe, T J | Townend, P | 7-1 |
| 2008 | Dear Villez (FR) | 6 | 10-12 | 142 | Nicholls, P F | Walsh, R | 7-4 |
| 2007 | Mossbank (IRE) | 7 | 10-11 | 126 | Hourigan, M | McNamara, A J | 8-1 |
| 2006 | Pearly Jack | 8 | 9-10 | 120 | Fitzgerald, D E | Madden, N P | 3-1 |
| 2005 | Star Clipper | 8 | 10-02 | 119 | Meade, N | Carberry, P | 16-1 |
| 2004 | Colca Canyon (IRE) | 7 | 10-0 | 140 | Harrington, Mrs J | Power, R M | 8-1 |
| 2003 | Brownie Returns (IRE) | 10 | 10-0 | 115 | Morris, M F | Cotter, G | 20-1 |
| 2002 | More Than A Stroll (IRE) | 10 | 10-0 | 133 | Moore, A L T | O’Dwyer, C | 6-1 |
