Grand National odds 2025: Latest Grand National betting odds and trends
Check out all of the latest Grand National odds from the best Grand National betting sites before placing your bet online, while also look at the best National contenders for the 2025 iteration of the race against the trends of previous winners using the betting strategies outlined below.
Latest Grand National Odds
The 2025 Grand National odds recently altered dramatically when the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin was ruled out for the race having been installed as a red-hot favourite by most horse racing betting sites following his impressive success at the Festival.
2024 Grand National winner I Am Maximus has seen his odds slashed into the favourite for the win as he aims to join Tiger Roll and Red Rum to triumph in successive years. Iroko, Stumptown and Hewick are also in the running, having seen their odds shorten ahead of the event.
Grand National Favourites
I Am Maximus
Trainer: Willie Mullins
Age: 9
Form: 311-P8
Previous Grand National results: 1st (2024)
Back-to-back winners of the National are rare, albeit the legendary Tiger Roll managed it this century, so I Am Maximus will need to be a true gladiator to lift this prize again. In his defence, he has run in two races he couldn't win this term and is only nine years of age so he may be capable of defying an 8lb higher mark this year.
However, Mullins' start to the Grand National Festival, with four-straight winners on day one, may have convinced punters to back the Irishman to secure a second-straight victory at the National joining Ginger McCain and Gordon Elliott.
Iroko
Irish contenders tend to dominate the Grand National betting odds, although the presence of the lightly-raced Iroko ensures there is a contender that flying the flag for the UK.
Iroko caught the eye of most racegoers with a promising effort at Cheltenham in January, staying on well under tender handling over a trip short of his best. A recent spin at Kelso behind Grey Dawning was a career best over fences and this test should suit ideally.
Stumptown
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell
Age: 8
Form: -U1111
Previous Grand National results: N/A
Stumptown has taken to the Cross-Country course at Punchestown and Cheltenham and follows a similar route to the one employed by Tiger Roll's connections. He may not be the best handicapped, but he stays really strongly and won with plenty in hand at the Cheltenham Festival. His odds have steadily narrowed and given his performance at Cheltenham, bettors are fancying him to make another charge for a major crown, albeit against a talented field.
Hewick
Trainer: John Joseph Hanlon
Age: 10
Form: F32571
Previous Grand National results: N/A
Hewick has seen his odds cut dramatically after a fine performance at the Jimmy Neville Memorial Hurdle at Thurles. Shark Hanlon's charge has a strong pedigree and a Grade One win under his belt, triumphing in the King George VI Chase in 2023, beating out Bravemansgame and Allaho.
His last performance at Aintree came in 2024 in the Liverpool Hurdle where he was well off the pace. He's not to be slept on at the peak of his powers, and if he and jockey Gavin Sheehan find their rhythm, history could beckon on Saturday.
Vanillier
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell
Age: 10
Form: -P6913
Previous Grand National results: 2nd (2023), 14th (2024)
Vanillier caught the eye behind his stablemate Stumptown at Cheltenham where his rider nearly took the wrong direction. He did remarkably well to finish third, but has had two tries at this race already and repeat triers historically struggle.
Perceval Legallois
Trainer: Gavin Cromwell
Age: 8
Form: -286411
Previous Grand National results: N/A
Perceval Legallois represents a stable with a strong hand in this race and he could well be a springer in the market given he is well weighted, the right age and has already won two huge field handicaps at Leopardstown this term, the last one over hurdles.
Intense Raffles
Intense Raffles has seen his Grand National odds drift. He was an early favourite after Cheltenham Festival with a price of 7/1, but his price has now been pushed out to 14s on betting sites. Intense Raffles looked a strong contender for the Aintree event after winning the Irish National on heavy ground last spring.
Two hurdle outings and a promising effort behind Nick Rockett in the Bobbyjo Chase, a race favoured by Irish trainers when preparing for this race, should have put him spot on. His early favouritism should not be forgotten, but usually when odds drift ahead of the National, it's not the best of omens.
Best Bets for the Grand National
Grand National Best Pick:
Perceval Legallois
The fact that trainer Gavin Cromwell and owner JP McManus are happy to withdraw strong ante-post favourite Inothewayurthinkin from the National suggests they feel they may already combine to provide the perfect horse for the race. Perceval Legallois looks a staying chaser going places and marginally gains the nod ahead of in-form duo Iroko and Stumptown who also represent the duo but for differing connections.
Grand National Each-Way Contender:
Three Card Brag
Three Card Brag chased home the likes of Corbetts Cross, Monty's Star and Spillane's Tower as a novice and has already shown himself a talented chaser this year. His latest run behind Better Days Ahead and Stellar Story also reads well so off a mark of 146 he could be very dangerous.
Grand National Longshot:
Senor Chief
Senor Chief was sent off at 10/1 for the Irish National last spring, but his trainer feels he is a better horse going left handed, a view which was endorsed at Cheltenham in October when he bounced off the good ground to win gamely. Available at big prices in the National markets on most betting apps, he fits a lot of the trends required to win a National.
Grand National Betting Strategies
The Grand National presents bettors with the chance to wager on a number of different markets with betting sites offering bets on the age of the winner, the nationality of the winning trainer and how many horses will finish the race.
Modifications to the fences and the smaller fields mean more and more horses are completing with 21, 17, 15 and 15 finishing in the last four renewals.
A sound strategy is to back more than one horse in the Grand National given the complexities of the race. Anything can happen in the National as favourites can fall at the first and 100/1 outsiders can win it all, it can also be hugely deflating to see your sole bet end at the first fence.
Check out the latest free bet offers as they can be ideal to use as supplementary plays on outsiders or lesser fancies. Always try to get the most places you can out of the race. Shop around to find the best horse racing free bets & offers as there will be a lot of competition for your wagers. The best betting sites will offer up to eight places on the National, giving you greater leeway on your each-way and place bets.
Grand National Trends
The last nine winners were rated between 146-160
Seven of the last nine winners were second season chasers
16 of the past 28 winners were priced at 14/1 or shorter in the market
The past nine winners were aged nine or younger
Only five of the last nine winners had failed to win over trips in excess of 3m1f.
Five of the last six winners were trained in Ireland.
Only four winners this century had not won over three miles.
Noble Yeats became the first horse aged seven to win since Bogskar in 1940.
2024
I Am Maximus
8
11-6
W P Mullins
P Townend
7/1JF
2023
Corach Rambler
9
10-5
L Russell
D Fox
8/1F
2022
Noble Yeats
7
10-10
E Mullins
S Waley-Cohen
50/1
2021
Minella Times
8
10-9
H De Bromhead
R Blackmore
11/1
2019
Tiger Roll
8
11-05
G Elliott
D Russell
4/1F
2018
Tiger Roll
8
10-13
G Elliott
D Russell
10/1
2017
One For Arthur
8
10-11
L Russell
D Fox
14/1
2016
Rule The World
9
10-07
M Morris
D Mullins
30/1
2015
Many Clouds
8
11-9
O Sherwood
L Aspell
25/1
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