The Grand National will take place at 4pm on Saturday 10th April, 2027 at Aintree racecourse. 34 horses will do battle over 30 fences and a distance of 4m 2f 74y. The 2027 renewal is set to be a hugely competitive race, with a whole number of challengers fancying their chances of claiming victory.

2027 Grand National Odds

We will have the odds for the 2027 Grand National nearer the off…

2026 Grand National Result

16:00 Aintree

Good To Soft

Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

• Chase Turf
• Turf
• 4m 2f 74y
• Class 1
• 34 runners
• Win time: 9m 9s

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 1 I Am Maximus W: 11st 12lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

9/2F (Won)

J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 82-925

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2nd 13 Iroko W: 11st 1lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

18/1

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

OR: — RPR: — Form: 24-210

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3rd 28 Jordans W: 10st 8lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

28/1

J: Ben Jones T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-85P0

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4th 33 Johnnywho W: 10st 4lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

12/1

J: Richie McLernon T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

OR: — RPR: — Form: 5-5351

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5th 18 High Class Hero W: 10st 11lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

66/1

J: James Bowen T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 23-2PP

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6th 14 1 tip Favori De Champdou W: 11st 1lb Age: 11 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Danny Gilligan T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 05F112

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7th 29 Final Orders W: 10st 5lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

22/1

J: Conor Stone-Walsh T: Gavin Cromwell

OR: — RPR: — Form: P63151

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8th 12 Champ Kiely W: 11st 1lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Danny Mullins T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: -12S57

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9th 15 Three Card Brag W: 11st 0lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Jordan Gainford T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: -82127

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10th 9 1 tip Montys Star OUR TIP W: 11st 3lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

14/1

J: Darragh O’Keeffe T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: 4-3056

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11th 27 Answer To Kayf W: 10st 8lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

100/1

J: John Shinnick T: Terence O’Brien

OR: — RPR: — Form: 0-6144

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12th 24 Gorgeous Tom W: 10st 9lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

20/1

J: Sean Flanagan T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: 4-4245

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13th 36 Imperial Saint W: 10st 2lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Callum Pritchard T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-5618

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14th 6 Haiti Couleurs W: 11st 10lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

28/1

J: Sean Bowen T: Rebecca Curtis

OR: — RPR: — Form: -1P11P

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15th 34 Twig W: 10st 4lb Age: 11 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Beau Morgan T: Ben Pauling

OR: — RPR: — Form: 70-117

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16th 8 Firefox W: 11st 4lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

40/1

J: Keith Donoghue T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-1246

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UR 3 Banbridge W: 11st 11lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

33/1

J: J J Slevin T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

OR: — RPR: — Form: 7-4423

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UR 4 1 tip Grangeclare West W: 11st 10lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

9/1

J: Mr P W Mullins T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 5-8481

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F 5 Gerri Colombe W: 11st 10lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 3-P321

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PU 10 Spanish Harlem W: 11st 3lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Brian Hayes T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: -11PUP

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PU 11 Lecky Watson W: 11st 2lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Sean O’Keeffe T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: -F77P8

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UR 16 1 tip Oscars Brother W: 10st 13lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

14/1

J: Daniel King T: Connor King

OR: — RPR: — Form: 221114

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F 17 Mr Vango W: 10st 12lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

66/1

J: Jack Tudor T: Mrs Sara V Bradstock

OR: — RPR: — Form: 11-2PP

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F 19 2 tips Stellar Story W: 10st 11lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Robert Dunne T: Gordon Elliott

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-3383

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UR 20 Beauport W: 10st 11lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

80/1

J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

OR: — RPR: — Form: 20-4P4

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UR 21 1 tip Captain Cody W: 10st 10lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

22/1

J: Jonathan Burke T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1-37F5

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UR 22 5 tips Jagwar W: 10st 10lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

17/2

J: Mark Walsh T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

OR: — RPR: — Form: 11-322

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UR 23 Perceval Legallois W: 10st 9lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Harry Cobden T: Gavin Cromwell

OR: — RPR: — Form: 11F-P4

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PU 25 1 tip The Real Whacker W: 10st 9lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Gavin Sheehan T: Patrick Neville

OR: — RPR: — Form: 54-256

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F 26 1 tip Quai De Bourbon W: 10st 9lb Age: 7 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Donagh Meyler T: W P Mullins

OR: — RPR: — Form: B3-PP3

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F 30 Marble Sands W: 10st 5lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

66/1

J: Kielan Woods T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

OR: — RPR: — Form: 250-12

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F 31 Panic Attack W: 10st 5lb Age: 10 yo Mare

7/1

J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton

OR: — RPR: — Form: 2-1113

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F 32 Top Of The Bill W: 10st 5lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

OR: — RPR: — Form: P1-192

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PU 37 Amirite W: 10st 2lb Age: 10 yo Gelding

100/1

T: Henry De Bromhead

OR: — RPR: — Form: -P140P

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38 Aint That A Shame W: 10st 2lb Age: 12 yo Gelding

100/1

J: Jack Andrews T: T Ellis

OR: — RPR: — Form: 9P16/F

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39 Deep Cave W: 10st 2lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

100/1

T: Christian Williams

OR: — RPR: — Form: 1-1150

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40 Buddy One W: 10st 2lb Age: 9 yo Gelding

100/1

T: Paul John Gilligan

OR: — RPR: — Form: -66P40

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Non-runners

Nick Rockett, Spillanes Tower, Pied Piper

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£117.40
Straight Forecast	£69.03
Tricast	£2179.46
Trifecta	£6025.10

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Jagwar

TOPSPEED:

Stellar Story

Telegraph:

Oscars Brother

D Express:

Quai De Bourbon

Daily Mirror:

Captain Cody

THE NORTH:

The Real Whacker

SPOTLIGHT:

Monty’s Star

Daily Record:

Grangeclare West

The Star:

Favori De Champdou

The Times:

Jagwar

The Guardian:

Jagwar

Daily Mail:

Jagwar

The Sun:

Jagwar

POSTDATA:

Stellar Story

Who are this year’s Grand National Favourites?

Willie Mullins will unleash a strong team and 2024 winner I Am Maximus and last year’s third Grangeclare West are two of the leading fancies for the 2026 Grand National.

Meanwhile, Iroko, fourth last year, has been trained solely with this race in mind, while another JP McManus-owned duo in Jagwar and Johnnywho ran well at the Cheltenham Festival, and have entries here.

Who are this year’s Grand National Underdogs?

Although he disappointed in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Haiti Couleurs has won the Irish and Welsh Grand Nationals in the past 12 months. He could be another standout British candidate with champion jockey Sean Bowen likely to be in the saddle.

A former Gold Cup fourth, Monty’s Star has always looked a strapping staying chaser. He could suit this test, as could the mare Panic Attack, the Coral Gold Cup winner who warmed up for this by running in the Mares’ Chase at Cheltenham.

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 33/1 – this means that for every £1 you bet on I Am Maximus to win, you would receive £33 in return. This is straightforward enough, and means that if you had placed a £5 bet on I Am Maximus, you would have won £165.
• However, you may have backed the favourite Iroko, for the race. Had he secured the victory at 13/2, you would have earned £13 for every £2 you bet. In other words you would have made £6.50 for every £1 you placed.
• 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.

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 two winners since 2017 have 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 Nick Rockett or 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.