Grand National 2025 – Race Preview & Latest Betting Odds
Next weekend, the biggest betting day of the year for horse racing fans in the UK will take place. All eyes will be on Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool for the 177th Grand National steeplechase.
The race has spawned many legends over the years, none more so than the only three-time winner of the race, Red Rum.
Let’s now take a quick look at the race before we focus in on the latest betting odds available for some of the fancied horses in the early markets. We will then conclude by bringing you our best each-way and win tips for the race!
Grand National 2025 – Key Facts
- Date: Saturday 5th April 2025.
- Time: 4.00pm
- Venue: Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
- Distance: 4 miles 2.5 furlongs.
- Number of Runners: 34
- Number of Fences: 30 (16 on a single circuit, 14 of which are jumped twice)
- Purse: £1,000,000
- Maximum Handicap: 11st 12lb
- Most Wins (Horse) – Red Rum (3 wins – 1973, 1974, 1977)
- Most Wins (Jockey) – George Stevens (5 wins – 1856, 1863, 1864, 1869, 1870)
- Most Wins (Trainer) – George Dockeray, Fred Rimell, Ginger McCain – 4 Wins
- Longest Odds Winner – Tipperary Rim, Gregalach, Caughoo, Foinavon, Mon Mome – all 100/1.
- 2024 Winner – I Am Maximus (7/1 JF), ridden by Paul Townend, trained by Willie Mullins and owned by JP McManus.
The Grand National is the most valuable jumps race across Europe and has become part of British racing tradition, with many people having their sole bet of the year on the race.
Part of the history is the famous Aintree circuit, which features 16 fences, 14 of which are jumped twice.
Famous fences include Fence 6 & 22 (Becher’s Brook), Fence 7 & 23 (Foinavon), Fence 8 & 24 (Canal Turn), Fence 9 and 25 (Valentine’s Brook), Fence 15 (The Chair) and Fence 16 (The Water Jump).
Grand National 2025 – Latest Betting Odds
These are the current Non Runner No Bet Prices on some of the major contenders for the 2025 Grand National with bet365 Sport (all prices were correct at the time of writing).
- 7/1 fav – Intense Raffles
- 8/1 – Iroko, Stumptown
- 9/1 – I Am Maximus
- 11/1 – Vanillier
- 12/1 – Hewick, Perceval Legallois
- 16/1 – Nick Rockett
- 20/1 – Grangeclare West, Kandoo Kid
- 25/1 – Hyland, Meetingofthewaters, Minella Crooner, Monbeg Genius, Three Card Brag
- 33/1 – Beauport, Minella Indo, Mr Vango, Senior Chief
- 40/1 – Bravemansgame
- 66/1 – Appreciate It, Broadway Boy, Capodanno, Chantry House, Desertmore House, Favori De Champdou, Horantzau D’Airy, Macdermott, Malina Girl, Royale Pagaille, Stay Away Fay, Theeunderthrufive, Twig, Velvet Elvis, Yeah Man.
- 80/1 – Famous Bridge, Mister Coffey, Fil Dor
- 100/1 bar
Grand National 2025 – Our Top Win and Each Way Betting Tips
Each Way Tip – Monbeg Genius (25/1)
Form last season tailed off, but this season has seen a second, fourth and win in the last three outings and at nine-years-old, the horse is in prime shape to make a challenge for at least a place this year.
To Win Tip – Stumptown (8/1)
Winner of his last four races, Stumptown is unbeaten since unseating his rider back in May 2024. He was hugely impressive winning the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival and is rightly viewed as one of the major threats in this race.
