| Horsename: | Mathew |
| Sire: | Vestris |
| Grandsire: | Whalebone |
| Sex: | Gelding |
| Foaled: | 1838 |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Breeder: | John Westropp |
| Owner: | John Courtenay |
| Trainer: | John Murphy |
| Race: | Grand National (1847) |
Mathew was a racehorse which won the 1847 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree near Liverpool.[1] He is regarded as the first Irish-trained horse to win the race having been prepared for the race by John Murphy at The Curragh for County Cork-based owner John Courtenay. He was ridden on the day by the Irish jockey, Denny Wynne.