2026 Grand National Odds
The Grand National is the world’s most famous steeplechase and odds are coming through for the great race as the entries start to thin down. Check out the latest odds for the 2026 Grand National here when they are available.
2025 Grand National Result
16:00 Aintree
Good To SoftRandox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- First Prize: £500000
- 4m 2f 74y
- Class 1
- 38 runners
- Win time: 9m 6s
33/1 (Won)
- Win: £35.70
- Place: £7.20
travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, midfield 22nd (second Bechers), headway after 4 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden when faced challenge run-in, kept on well final 110yds
7/1
- Place: £3.20
in touch with leaders, midfield 13th, hit 20th, headway after 3 out, pressed leaders from 2 out, pressed winner run-in, no extra inside final 110yds
33/1
- Place: £9.00
midfield, in touch with leaders 13th, slightly hampered 25th (second Valentines), led after 3 out, headed 2 out, disputing third when mistake last, stayed on final 110yds
13/2F
- Place: £2.90
held up in rear, steady headway from 18th, midfield 21st, pecked on landing 25th (second Valentines), in touch with leaders 2 out, stayed on run-in, went fourth inside final 110yds
20/1
towards rear, midfield 18th, stumbled when mistake 22nd (second Bechers), headway after 3 out, went third run-in, no extra and lost two places inside final furlong
40/1
midfield, headway 25th (second Valentines), prominent after 3 out, stayed on run-in
18/1
midfield, headway 17th, mistake 23rd (2nd Foinavon), pressed leaders 2 out, disputing third last, weakened final furlong
14/1
prominent, mistake 24th (2nd Canal Turn), outpaced from 2 out
20/1
midfield, some headway after 3 out, weakened run-in
50/1
always behind
16/1
prominent, raced in second from 7th (1st Foinavon), prominent after 12th, pressed leader after 20th, jumped left 4 out, weakened after 3 out
33/1
took keen hold, prominent, went second after 12th, left in lead 25th (2nd Valentines), headed 3 out, weakened before 2 out, eased approaching last, tailed off
150/1
midfield, in touch with leaders 13th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
12/1
midfield, dropped to rear 17th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
40/1
jumped well, midfield, headway after 6th (1st Bechers), prominent 10th, left in fourth when badly hampered by faller 25th (2nd Valentines), weakened after 2 out, eased final furlong
66/1
midfield, lost position when slow jump 2nd, midfield when mistake 11th, hit 19th, weakened 3 out, eased final furlong
100/1
always behind, hampered 3rd, pulled up after 16th
28/1
held up in rear, brought down 21st
100/1
midfield, lost position after 16th, soon in rear, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out
10/1
towards rear, badly hampered 3rd, hampered by faller 21st, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, gelding was unsuited by the drying good to soft ground on this occasion which in his opinion was riding faster than ideal; vet found the gelding to be lame on his right-hind and had also sustained a wound to his right-hind)
28/1
in touch with leaders, mistake 10th, weakened 23rd (2nd Foinavon), in rear when pulled up after 25th (2nd Valentines)
10/1
midfield, fell 9th
40/1
prominent, lost position but in touch with leaders 12th, lost position gradually from 18th, in rear when pulled up 22nd (2nd Bechers)
25/1
midfield, going okay when fell 21st
100/1
midfield, weakening when stumbled badly 22nd (2nd Bechers), tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
14/1
didn’t always jump with fluency, jumped right throughout, in rear, hampered 3rd, tailed off when pulled up after 17th (trainer said gelding received a bump at the start and was never travelling thereafter)
66/1
jumped slightly left throughout, led, going okay when fell heavily 25th (2nd Valentines)
40/1
in rear, mistake 4th, hampered by faller 9th (1st Valentines), pulled up before 15th (Chair)
50/1
held up in rear, badly hampered by faller 9th (1st Valentines), mistake 26th, weakened after 3 out, soon pulled up
66/1
midfield, weakened 19th, pulled up before 22nd (2nd Bechers)
125/1
midfield, headway 22nd (2nd Bechers), left in second 25th (2nd Valentines), led 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up run-in
22/1
towards rear, some headway into midfield 23rd (2nd Foinavon), weakening when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
50/1
always behind, awkward jump and stumbled badly 16th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
33/1
midfield, unseated when bad mistake 3rd
100/1
66/1
80/1
66/1
+o+e Betting Returns
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £2214.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £2224.80 |
| Tricast | £76650.40 |
| Trifecta | £68505.00 |
Selections
Grand National Odds 2026
Who are this year’s Grand National Favourites?
Defending champion I Am Maximus is well fancied for Willie Mullins to retain his crown. This race suited him superbly a year ago and he’s sure to prove popular alongside Perceval Legallois, who is another leading contender for owner JP McManus.
Meanwhile, the winner of last season’s Irish Grand National, Intense Raffles, has been campaigned for this race. The grey won with a bold-jumping performance at Fairyhouse last season and prepped with a fine second in the Bobbyjo Chase last time out, that being a race often used on the road to Aintree.
Who are this year’s Grand National Underdogs?
JP McManus also has a third significant chance for the 2025 Grand National in the shape of Iroko. He is British-trained in Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero’s yard and has been prepared throughout this term with Aintree in mind after finishing behind the useful Grey Dawning latest.
Willie Mullins has Nick Rockett among the high class underdogs too, giving him another strong representative beyond I Am Maximus. The eight-year-old beat Intense Raffles at Fairyhouse last time out but has a big weight to carry for a relatively inexperienced horse.
Grand National winner Stumptown is the depth for Gavin Cromwell’s yard below Inothewayurthinkin. He won the Cross Country Chase so beloved of Tiger Roll, and though that is now a handicap, he won it off top-weight and will almost certainly love the Grand National test.
Grand National Betting: Trustworthy Bookmakers Where You Can Place Your Bets
The Grand National is one of the biggest betting events of the year, with so many punters placing their only wager of the calendar year on the race. We do know that bet365 have gone Non Runner No Bet on the race, so with question marks about the favourite, you can place a bet on him knowing your money will be returned if he does not run.
Grand National Odds Calculations and Payouts
Odds can be displayed in more ways than one, but you traditionally see them as fractions. These are not always completely linear though, so take some working out or explaining.
Let us take 2024 winner I Am Maximus as an example:
- He was priced at 7/1 – this means that for every £1 you bet on I Am Maximus to win, you would receive £7 in return. This is straightforward enough, and means that if you had placed a £5 bet on I Am Maximus, you would have won £35.
- However, you may have backed the previous year’s winner Corach Rambler, for the race. Had he secured back-to-back victories at 15/2, you would hae received £15 in winnings, but for every £2 you bet.
- Fundamentally, the first number represents the amount of winnings you get for every 1x multiple of the second number. Fortunately, the majority of odds end in a “1”, so are relatively easy to work out.
Grand National Favourites Vs Winners
Below are tables for the five Championship races to see the success rate of favourites in the race.
| Year | Favourite/odds/finishing position | Winner (odds) |
| 2025 | Iroko (13/2) 4th | Nick Rockett (33/1) |
| 2024 | I Am Maximus (7/1) 1st Limerick Lace (7/1) 10th | I Am Maximus (7/1) |
| 2023 | Corach Rambler (8/1) 1st | Corach Rambler (8/1) |
| 2022 | Any Second Now (15/2) 2nd | Noble Yeats (50/1) |
| 2021 | Cloth Cap (11/2) Pulled Up | Minella Times (11/1) |
| 2019 | Tiger Roll (4/1) 1st | Tiger Roll (4/1) |
| 2018 | Total Recall (7/1) Pulled Up | Tiger Roll (10/1) |
| 2017 | Blaklion (8/1) 4th | One For Arthur (14/1) |
| 2016 | The Last Samuri (8/1) 2ndMany Clouds (8/1) 16th | Rule The World (33/1) |
| 2015 | Shutthefrontdoor (6/1) 5th | Many Clouds (25/1) |
| 2014 | Double Seven (10/1) 3rdTeaforthree (10/1) Unseated Rider (Chair) | Pineau De Re (25/1) |
Being a handicap with such a big field should make the Grand National a difficult race for favourites. However, if you include I Am Maximus as a winning favourite last year, even if he was a joint market leader, then we have now had back-to-back favourites winning for the first time since 1894.
I Am Maximus was also the third favourite to win in five years, and with the maximum field trimmed from 40 to 34, plus an emphasis on class over courage nowadays, the race is easier to win, making those at the head of the betting more likely to prevail.
Only one winner since 2017 has gone off at a price bigger than 14/1, so the chances of outsiders are thinning all the time. One could still pop up, like Noble Yeats, but as he proved, it is more likely that an outsider is an unexposed horse with a little up their sleeve rather than an experienced handicapper like Pineau De Re.