At 4pm on Saturday (13 April), 34 Randox Grand National runners will line up for the 176th running of world’s greatest steeplechase in front of a peak global television audience of 600,000,000.
A quality field of chasing stars will tackle the marathon trip of four miles, two furlongs and 74yards round two circuits of the Aintree course which features 30 legendary fences including Becher’s Brook, The Chair and The Canal Turn.
The question we’re all asking is “Who will win the Grand National?” Well, with history showing that anything can happen in this world famous race, from fairy tales to mayhem, the answer is hard to find. But whether you’ve been studying the form for months, or you’re simply ready pick a horse with a catchy name, or because you love a grey, here is our guide to help you choose which horse to cheer home from this year’s £1m Randox Grand National runners.
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1. NOBLE YEATS 9yo bay gelding by Yeats
Weight: 11st 11lb
Trainer: Emmet Mullins (Ireland)
Jockey: Harry Cobden
Owner: Robert Waley-Cohen
Last results: 44-7217
Form: Won this race two years ago when partnered by Sam Waley-Cohen and a fine fourth last year when carrying 15lb more. Been hurdling this season and won a decent race at Cheltenham in January. Appears good as ever, has never fallen, stays this marathon trip and champion jockey-elect Harry Cobden rides.
Odds: 22/1
2. NASSALAM 7yo chestnut gelding by Dream Well
Weight: 11st 7lb
Trainer: Gary Moore
Jockey: Niall Houlihan
Owner: John and Yvonne Stone
Last results: 7-411P
Form: An easy winner of the Welsh National at Christmas, but his handicap mark went up sharply and he now faces a stiff task in this race. Has not fallen in 20 races, but was pulled up in last month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup. After 30 years of training, Gary Moore looks set to have a long-awaited first runner in the Randox Grand National.
Odds: 20/1
3. COKO BEACH 9yo grey gelding by Cokoriko
Weight: 11st 7lb
Trainer: Gordon Elliott (Ireland)
Jockey: Davy Russell
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud
Latest results: P-3121
Form: This gelding is bidding to become the fourth grey horse to win the Grand National, although he was pulled up last year with two to jump. In grand form this season, including when second to Chambard over these fences in November. Showed versatility when landing a banks race on his latest start at Punchestown in February.
Odds: 40/1
4. CAPODANNO 8yo chestnut gelding by Manduro
Weight: 11st 7lb
Trainer: Willie Mullins (Ireland)
Jockey: Mark Walsh
Owner: J P McManus
Latest results: P-6314
Form: A fine fourth in last month’s Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival when a neck behind Conflated, who now concedes 5lb. Pulled up before the final fence in the 2023 Grand National, although he was only seven at the time and has been in good form this season. He may have stamina concerns, but cannot be ignored.
Odds: 40/1
5. I AM MAXIMUS 8yo bay gelding by Authorized
Weight: 11st 5lb
Trainer: Willie Mullins (Ireland)
Jockey: Paul Townend
Owner: J P McManus
Latest results: 1-1431
Form: Lightly raced, but consistently in the money, not least when landing last season’s Irish Grand National. Has won twice this season and brushed aside last year’s Grand National runner-up Vanillier at Fairyhouse in February. From a top stable and interesting if taking to this particular jumping test at Aintree.
Odds: 8/1
6. MINELLA INDO 11yo bay gelding by Beat Hollow
Weight: 11st 5lb
Trainer: Henry de Bromhead (Ireland)
Jockey: Rachael Blackmore
Owner: Barry Maloney
Latest results: 1P-144
Form: Won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2021 and second in that race the following year. Subsequent form has not been up to that standard, but remains decidedly useful. Fourth to Latenightpass in a cross-country race on his latest start and he is now weighted to beat that rival.
Odds: 22/1
7. CORACH RAMBLER 10yo bay gelding by Jeremy
Weight: 11st 5lb
Trainer: Lucinda Russell
Jockey: Derek Fox
Owner: The Ramblers
Latest results: 11-533
Form: Became his trainer’s second Grand National hero when winning last year and while beaten in three subsequent races, his recent third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup was rated his best performance to date. Versatile on all types of ground and a worthy favourite to win again.
Odds: 11/2
8. JANIDIL 10yo bay gelding by Indian Daffodil
Weight: 11st 5lb
Trainer: Willie Mullins (Ireland)
Jockey: Jody McGarvey
Owner: J P McManus
Latest results: 7F-230
Form: Classy horse who was second in the 2022 Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham, but not quite at that standard of late. Has fallen twice – each time at Fairyhouse’s Easter meeting – and more recently made little show in Cheltenham’s Stayers’ Hurdle. From a top stable, but is hard to fancy.
Odds: 100/1
9. STATTLER 9yo brown gelding by Stowaway
Weight: 11st 4lb
Trainer: Willie Mullins (Ireland)
Jockey: Mr P W Mullins
Owner: Ronnie Bartlett
Latest results: 2P-624
Form: Reached his zenith when second to Galopin Des Champs in last year’s Irish Gold Cup, but has proved less potent since. No match for Coko Beach in banks race at Punchestown, but in March 2022 he won Cheltenham’s National Hunt Chase over 3m 6f and this test of stamina could prove he’s no Muppet.
Odds: 50/1
10. MAHLER MISSION 8yo bay gelding by Mahler
Weight: 11st 4lb
Trainer: John McConnell (Ireland)
Jockey: Ben Harvey
Owner: Colm Herron and Rockview Racing Syndicate
Latest results: 12F-22
Form: Finished an excellent second in Newbury’s Coral Gold Cup and was looking good for victory in last year’s National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival until falling two out. That was his only fall in 13 races, he has stamina and copes with varieties of ground. Another key Irish contender.
Odds: 16/1
11. DELTA WORK 11yo brown gelding by Network
Weight: 11st 3lb
Trainer: Gordon Elliott (Ireland)
Jockey: TBC
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud
Latest results: 1U-366
Form: The “villain” who denied much-loved, dual Grand National winner Tiger Roll victory in his final race at the Cheltenham Festival in 2022, but a fine horse who has earned nearly £750,000 in prize money and was third in the 2022 National. Not fallen in 36 races, but unseated twice, including when going well last year.
Odds: 25/1
12. FOXY JACKS 10yo bay gelding by Fame And Glory
Weight: 11st 3lb
Trainer: Mouse Morris (Ireland)
Jockey: Gavin Brouder
Owner: Rachel Carthy
Latest results: U-21P314
Form: Fell over these fences in the 2022 Topham Chase, but foot perfect when beating Latenightpass in November’s cross-country chase at Cheltenham. Ran well in a hurdle race the following month and while not seen since, his trainer definitely knows how to get one ready for the big occasion.
Odds: 66/1
13. GALVIN 10yo bay gelding by Gold Well
Weight: 11st 1lb
Trainer: Gordon Elliott (Ireland)
Jockey: TBC
Owner: Ronnie Bartlett
Latest results: 2U-854
Form: A multiple winner who has scored at the highest level, but not quite the force he was two years ago. Won the long-distance National Hunt Chase in 2021, finished second in Cheltenham Festival’s cross-country chase last year, but unseated at the first in the following month’s National.
Odds: 40/1
14. FAROUK D’ALENE 9yo bay gelding by Racinger
Weight: 11st
Trainer: Gordon Elliott (Ireland)
Jockey: TBC
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud
Latest results: F/F52P
Form: This nine-year-old has run just 14 times, but won six of those and was placed in a further three. He was shaping like the winner of a Grade One chase at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival until falling, then he was off games for 20 months and fell on his reappearance. With stamina to prove, he is not a key candidate for the National.
Odds: 80/1
15. ELDORADO ALLEN 10yo grey gelding by Khalkevi
Weight: 10st 13lb
Trainer: Joe Tizzard
Jockey: Brendan Powell
Owner: John Romans and Terry Warner
Latest results: 4-345P
Form: Sound jumper, who has not fallen in 30 races and while he has just five wins under his belt, he has often faced high-class rivals. Finished a fine fourth in December’s Coral Gold Cup (two places behind Mahler Mission), but he has had wind issues and the unique Aintree test might find him out.
Odds: 100/1
16. AIN’T THAT A SHAME 10yo bay gelding by Jeremy
Weight: 10st 12lb
Trainer: Henry de Bromhead (Ireland)
Jockey: David Maxwell
Owner: David Maxwell
Latest results: 10-9P1
Form: A 10-year-old who is lightly raced for his age and he was struggling to win until landing the valuable Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park in January. He has since been sold to amateur rider David Maxwell, who is hoping that his mount can improve on a 17th-place finish in last year’s Grand National.
Odds: 66/1
17. VANILLIER 9yo grey gelding by Martaline
Weight: 10st 11lb
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell (Ireland)
Jockey: Sean Flanagan
Owner: Helen Keaveney
Latest results: 22-5502
Form: Finished second to Corach Rambler in last year’s race when he finished strongly and is now 9lb better off with the winner. He was no match for I Am Maximus when second to that rival at Fairyhouse in February, but has every chance of becoming only the fourth grey to win this race.
Odds: 9/1
18. MR INCREDIBLE 8yo bay gelding by Westerner
Weight: 10st 10lb
Trainer: Willie Mullins (Ireland)
Jockey: Brian Hayes
Owner: Paul Byrne and J Carthy
Form: B23U-2
Form: Aintree’s Canal Turn is no place to discover a slipping saddle, but 12 months ago that was the fate that befell jockey Brian Hayes and gravity won. He has since finished a fine second in the 4m 2f Midlands National at Uttoxeter. Not Incredible if this horse wins the £1m Randox Grand National this year.
Odds: 12/1
19. RUN WILD FRED 10yo chestnut gelding by Shantou
Weight: 10st 9lb
Trainer: Gordon Elliot (Ireland)
Jockey: TBC
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud
Latest results: 23-59PBP
Form: A horse who was once consistently in the money, Fred has been running a bit wild of late, with two pulled-ups and a brought-down in recent races. Three years ago, he was second in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. He needs to rediscover that form – and quickly.
Odds: 80/1
20. LATENIGHTPASS 11yo bay gelding by Passing Glance
Weight: 10st 9lb
Trainer: Tom Ellis
Jockey: Gina Andrews
Owner: Pippa Ellis
Latest results: 14-215
Form: The story of this year’s race, the former point-to-pointer bred by his owner, trained by her son and ridden by his wife. A very talented performer with a win and two places in Aintree’s Foxhunters’ Chase, and an impressive cross-country victory at Cheltenham under his belt. Do fairy tales happen?
Odds: 40/1
21. MINELLA CROONER 8yo bay gelding by Shantou
Weight: 10st 9lb
Trainer: Gordon Elliott (Ireland)
Jockey: TBC
Owner: KTDA Racing, Nick Courtney and Cillian Moran
Latest results: P-1P33P
Form: Aintree might stir a tune from this Crooner, for he’s not without talent. He beat I Am Maximus 16 months ago, but was trounced by that rival at Fairyhouse in February. Pulled up twice in long-distance chases. Victory on Saturday appears unlikely.
Odds: 80/1
22. ADAMANTLY CHOSEN 7yo bay gelding by Well Chosen
Weight: 10st 8lb
Trainer: Willie Mullins (Ireland)
Jockey: Sean O’Keeffe
Owner: Watch This Space Syndicate
Latest results: P-4071
Form: Had to prove his stamina until an impressive win over 3m 2f at Down Royal last month (Roi Mage second, beaten 14 lengths). An improver, but good ground would help, and at seven he might need another year before being in with a chance.
Odds: 50/1
23. MAC TOTTIE 11yo bay gelding by Midnight Legend
Weight: 10st 8lb
Trainer: Peter Bowen
Jockey: James Bowen
Owner: Steve and Jackie Fleetham
Latest results: P-177
Form: Won last year’s Topham Chase over the National fences and followed up in a conventional chase at Aintree in December. Not so good in two recent races and stamina doubts suggest that Mac will be tottering after four miles in Saturday’s feature race.
Odds: 66/1
24. CHEMICAL ENERGY 8yo chestnut gelding by Well Chosen
Weight: 10st 8lb
Trainer: Gordon Elliott (Ireland)
Jockey: TBC
Owner: Bective Stud
Latest results: 142P-6
Form: Pulled up in the 2023 Irish Grand National and has had just one run this season, but his close second in last year’s National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival looked very good when the winner finished third in the Grand National. A dark horse (albeit chestnut), not to be dismissed.
Odds: 50/1
25. LIMERICK LACE 7yo bay mare by Walk In The Park
Weight: 10st 7lb
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell (Ireland)
Jockey: Mark Walsh
Owner: J P McManus
Latest results: 3-1211
Form: Winning the mares’ chase at last month’s Cheltenham Festival added to a growing profile, but she is yet to prove she’s a stayer and might need another year to really excel in a race like this. But J P McManus’s home-bred by Walk In The Park is a lovely prospect when she heads to the paddocks.
Odds: 20/1
26. MEETINGOFTHEWATERS 7yo bay gelding by Court Cave
Weight: 10st 7lb
Trainer: Willie Mullins (Ireland)
Jockey: Danny Mullins
Owner: J P McManus
Latest results: 6-4311U3
Form: This gelding looked a National prospect when a fine third on heavy ground at the recent Cheltenham Festival and he has not fallen in 18 races (hampered before unseating on his penultimate start). This is a big ask for a young horse, but top trainer Willie Mullins knows a good one.
Odds: 9/1
27. THE GOFFER 7yo bay gelding by Yeats
Weight: 10st 7lb
Trainer: Gordon Elliott (Ireland)
Jockey: TBC
Owner: Allan Snow
Latest results: P4-8585
Form: On a rising curve when fourth to Corach Rambler in the Ultima at the Cheltenham Festival last year, but he was pulled up in the Irish Grand National and then beaten by Kitty’s Light at Sandown. The fact that he’s getting round without winning at present, combined with better ground, might help his chances.
Odds: 66/1
28. ROI MAGE 12yo bay gelding by Poliglote
Weight: 10st 7lb
Trainer: Patrick Griffin
Jockey: James Reveley
Owner: Messrs Pryde, van der Hoeven, McGladery and Beaumont
Latest results: 27-162
Form: This is the old man of the party, but he finished an excellent
seventh in last year’s race and he is now 15lb better off with the winner. Landed a French cross-country race in November and while unlikely to win on Saturday, should run well for a small stable.
Odds: 14/1
29. GLENGOULY 8yo bay gelding by Coastal Path
Weight: 10st 6lb
Trainer: Willie Mullins (Ireland)
Jockey: Michael O’Sullivan
Owner: Roaringwater Syndicate
Latest results: P5-220
Form: Finished a good second to Ain’t That A Shame in January’s Thyestes Chase, a performance suggesting he has the tools to make it as a staying chaser. But he was well beaten at Cheltenham since and does not appear an obvious National winner, despite coming from jump racing’s top stable.
Odds: 66/1
30. GALIA DES LITEAUX 8yo bay mare by Saddler Maker
Weight: 10st 6lb
Trainer: Dan Skelton
Jockey: Harry Skelton
Owner: Michael Ariss
Latest results: 4-1224
Form: One of two mares guaranteed a run on Saturday, she bids to join 13 previous female winners. Judged on her second in January’s Classic Chase, she could go close. Inexplicable flop when last of four since, but scores on stamina and handles soft ground.
Odds: 28/1
31. PANDA BOY 8yo grey gelding by Valirann
Weight: 10st 6lb
Trainer: Martin Brassil (Ireland)
Jockey: J J Slevin
Owner: Old Pals Partnership
Latest results: F5-4424
Form: Second to Meetingofthewaters (beaten 4½ lengths) at Leopardstown in December (and now 11lb better off against that horse), and fifth to I Am Maximus (when beaten 7¾ lengths) in last year’s Irish Grand National (now 4lb better). He has posted just three wins in 17 runs, but is one to bear in mind.
Odds: 14/1
32. EKLAT DE RIRE 10yo bay gelding by Saddex
Weight: 10st 6lb
Trainer: Henry De Bromhead (Ireland)
Jockey: Darragh O’Keeffe
Owner: Peter Davies
Latest results: 4-82P
Form: Was a rising prospect three years ago when he beat Conflated at Wexford at level weights. Their paths then diverged and now Conflated is at the top of the handicap, with this horse near the bottom. Pulled up at Cheltenham latest and recent form does not inspire confidence.
Odds: 100/1
33. CHAMBARD 12yo bay gelding by Gris De Gris
Weight: 10st 6lb
Trainer: Venetia Williams
Jockey: Lucy Turner
Owner: David and Carol Shaw
Latest results: 4-21P88
Form: Would be one of three horses carrying a British amateur if getting a run in this year’s Randox Grand National. Lucy Turner has ridden him 15 times in races and they won Aintree’s Becher Chase in December. He was pulled up in the Welsh National and has been well beaten twice since.
Odds: 66/1
34. KITTY’S LIGHT 8yo bay gelding by Nathaniel
Weight: 10st 6lb
Trainer: Christian Williams
Jockey: Jack Tudor
Owner: Richard Bedford and All Star Sports Racing
Latest results: 111-47057
Form: Trained among dunes and beaches on the south Wales coast, he compiled a tremendous sequence last spring when winning three long-distance chases, including the Scottish National. Well beaten in three hurdles and two chases since. Has Kitty’s Light dimmed?
Odds: 14/1
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