Meetingofthewaters: Profile, Record, Age & Best Races

Meetingofthewaters was acquired by owner JP McManus on the eve of the Cheltenham Festival in 2024, but is yet to reward his owner with a win.

Name: Meetingofthewaters

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 2lb

Trainer: Willie Mullins

Winnings: £156,531

Cheltenham Festival wins: 0

Meetingofthewaters race stats

Runs	1st	2nd	3rd
22	4	0	7

Meetingofthewaters Age

Meetingofthewaters is an eight-year-old gelding. He made his racecourse bow in March 2022, finishing third in a bumper at Cork.

Meetingofthewaters Weight

In his most recent start, Meetingofthewaters carried 11st 4lb in a Handicap Chase at Leopardstown in March.

Meetingofthewaters Record

Meetingofthewaters started life with Eugene O'Sullivan in Cork and won his first race via a bumper at Downpatrick in May 2022.

He took time to find his feet over hurdles, scoring on his sixth attempt at Cork (2m4f, yielding to soft) in December 2022.

The following March he was transferred to Willie Mullins' stable and he went chasing for the first time in October 2023, finishing fourth behind Perceval Legallois.

He won at Cork (2m5f, soft) in November 2023 and followed up in a Listed Handicap Chase at Leopardstown during their Christmas festival.

After unseating his rider at the Dublin Racing Festival, he was bought by McManus and finished third in the Ultima Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival on debut in the green and gold hoops.

He signed off his season by finishing seventh in the Grand National at Aintree.

He has been well beaten in three runs this season at Leopardstown, with the last of those coming in March 2025.

Meetingofthewaters Next Race

Meetingofthewaters is expected to feature in the 2025 Grand National.

Meetingofthewaters Owner and Cost

Meetingofthewaters is owned by the legendary Irish businessman and entrepreneur McManus, the owner with more Cheltenham Festival wins than anyone else and three Grand Nationals at Aintree on his CV.

McManus is undoubtedly one of racing's greatest patrons, with a portfolio of horses in training across Britain and Ireland with a wide array of trainers, some household names and some much further down the pecking order, as the Limerick native strives to support jumps racing at every level.

Meetingofthewaters was bought from previous owner Paul Byrne in a private sale in March 2024.

Meetingofthewaters Trainer

Meetingofthewaters is trained by Mullins at his base in Closutton, Co Carlow. He is currently the champion trainer in both Britain and Ireland after landing the British crown for the first time last spring.

He has trained a record 113 Cheltenham Festival winners, more than any other trainer before him and is an 18-time champion trainer in Ireland. 

Meetingofthewaters Official Rating

Meetingofthewaters currently has an official BHA chase rating of 148, while he is rated 112 over hurdles.

Meetingofthewaters Prize Money

Meetingofthewaters has bagged £156,531 in career prize money, with his biggest payday being the €112,000 he won at Leopardstown in December 2023.