The Randox Grand National will have a familiar look when it is run at
on Saturday (4pm), but there will be subtle changes to the world’s great steeplechase.
A maximum field of 34 runners were declared, instead of the usual 40, while the start will be 60 yards closer to the first fence as part of the continued evolution of the famous race. That final field was trimmed to 32 on Saturday morning with Run Wild Fred and Chambard declared non-runners.
One thing won’t get any easier – picking the winner! It promises to be a fabulously competitive renewal with the past two winners of the race, Corach Rambler and Noble Yeats, heading the cast. There's also a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner in the line-up (Minella Indo) and seven Cheltenham Festival winners in total, not to mention winners of the Irish Grand National, Scottish Grand National and Welsh Grand National.
Deep ground is on the cards after more rain at the track this week, but the 23 runners in the Topham on Friday (over the National fences) coped well enough with conditions. No horses fell and only one unseated his rider.
First of all, a few essential stats and figures followed by a guide to all the possible runners and riders - in the order I prefer them.
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Greys (4)
Coko Beach, Eldorado Allen, Vanillier & Panda Boy.
Mares (3)
Limerick Lace, Galia Des Liteaux & Malina Girl.
Female riders (2)
Rachael Blackmore (Minella Indo) and Bridget Andrews (Latenightpass). Both have experienced winning over the Grand National fences.
Horses who have won previously over the Grand National fences (4)
Noble Yeats, Corach Rambler, Latenightpass & Mac Tottie (x2).
Watch: Danny Archer and Dan Overall look ahead to the big race
Horses who have previously won the Grand National, or Scottish, Welsh & Irish versions (5)
Noble Yeats, Nassalam, I Am Maximus, Corach Rambler & Kitty’s Light.
Cheltenham Festival winners (7)
Minella Indo (x2), Corach Rambler (x2), Stattler, Delta Work (x3), Galvin, Vanillier & Limerick Lace.
Runners well in at the weights
The Grand National weights were framed in February and don’t budge, with subsequent winners plus those who have run well not being burdened with any extra.
Here are those now favoured by the weights, and by how much: Limerick Lace (6lb), I Am Maximus (5lb), Corach Rambler (3lb), Adamantly Chosen (2lb), Meetingofthewaters (2lb), Mr Incredible (1lb) .
Those badly in at the weights (they’ve been lowered since the weights were framed) include: Minella Crooner (-6lb), Run Wild Fred (-6lb), Eklat De Rire (-4lb), The Goffer (-3lb), Vanillier (-1lb).
Ages of this year's runners
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12-year-olds (1)
Roi Mage.
11-year-olds (4)
Minella Indo, Delta Work, Latenightpass & Mac Tottie.
10-year-olds (7)
Corach Rambler, Janidil, Foxy Jacks, Galvin, Eldorado Allen, Ain’t That A Shame, & Eklat De Rire.
9-year-olds (5)
Noble Yeats, Coko Beach, Stattler, Farouk D’Alene & Vanillier.
8-year-olds (10)
Capodanno, I Am Maximus, Mahler Mission, Mr Incredible, Minella Crooner, Chemical Energy, Glengouly, Galia Des Liteaux, Panda Boy & Kitty’s Light.
7-year-olds (5)
Nassalam, Adamantly Chosen, Limerick Lace, Meetingofthewaters & The Goffer.
Gigginstown runners: maroon with a white star (3)
Coko Beach, Delta Work (above) & Farouk D’Alene.
JP McManus runners: green and gold hoops (5)
I Am Maximus wins last season's Irish Grand National
Capodanno, I Am Maximus, Janidil, Limerick Lace, Meetingofthewaters.
The Willie Mullins squad (8)
The serial Irish champion, successful in the past with Hedgehunter, runs: Adamantly Chosen, Capodanno, Glengouly, I Am Maximus, Janidil, Meetingofthewaters, Mr Incredible & Stattler.
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THE GRAND NATIONAL: HOW ANDY RATES ALL THE RUNNERS
Essential viewing: Lydia Hislop, Jane Mangan and Ruby Walsh share their Grand National thoughts
1 GALA DES LITEAUX
Odds: 25/1.
Thirteen mares have won the National but none since Nickel Coin in 1951. Magic Of Light came close to ending their barren run in 2019 (not many mares take part these days) and you underestimate Gala Des Liteaux at your peril. She represents Dan Skelton, who has his sights on a first trainers’ championship and this eight-year-old may just help him clinch it. In short, she's a sound jumper with bags of stamina who copes well with testing ground, plus is running from the right end of the weights. She jumped superby when winning on bad ground at Warwick last winter and again ran well at that tight track when beating all bar My Silver Lining in the Classic Chase at the start of the year. The winner has franked the form, since going close in other big staying handicap chases at Haydock and Uttoxeter. Gala Des Liteaux has subsequently spurned a good opportunity at Exeter, as she did at Newbury in December, but Skelton has a theory that she's more effective in bigger fields these days. He's got few peers in lining one up for big handicaps and the National has been at the top of her agenda for a good while. Her efforts in Grade One races last season are worth a second look and the good news is that her blips mean she's trading at chunky odds.
Jockey and record in the National: Harry Skelton: no wins from eight rides, twice in the top six.
2 LIMERICK LACE
Odds: 14/1.
She’s won five of her past eight races and was better than ever when fending off Dinoblue in the Mares’ Chase at Cheltenham last month. She’s got a bit of attitude but there’s plenty to like about the way she travels/jumps and after her Cheltenham exploits she’s 6lb well-in at the weights. The big unknown is the trip as she’s untested beyond 3m, but her brother, Inothewayurthinkin, has relished moving up in distance, winning at Cheltenham and Aintree. The fact that Mark Walsh has opted to ride her - he had several decent alternatives - has to be another positive. The one negative is that the 25/1 that was freely available a week ago has long gone.
Jockey: Mark Walsh: no wins from 11, finishing second on Any Second Now in 2022 after being third on him in 2021.
3 PANDA BOY
Odds: 14/1.
It’s the best part of two years since this grey last got his head in front but he’s run some cracking races in defeat during this time and is a fascinating comtender for a trainer who won this with Numbersixvalverde in 2006. His fifth to I Am Maximus in the Irish Grand National last year puts him in the picture and he also ran well when chasing home Meetingofthewaters (gets an 11lb pull) at Leopardstown over Christmas. He also ran well when switched to hurdles at the Dublin Racing Festival last time. Panda Boy is a sound jumper and is going to be running from the right end of the weights.
Jockey: J J Slevin: no wins from three. Yet to get beyond the 26th fence.
4 CORACH RAMBLER
Odds: 6/1 fav.
He was a dazzling winner last year when it was clear from some way out that he had matters under control even though his jockey, Derek Fox, was nursing an injury. In the process, the dual Cheltenham Festival winner gave Scottish trainer Lucinda Russell her second success in the race after One For Arthur (also ridden by Fox) in 2017. Corach Rambler must contend with a handicap rating that is 13lb higher this time and the ground will be very different (Timeform assessed it as good 12 months ago) but he’s actually 3lb well-in after taking his form to a new level last month when a battling third to Galopin Des Champs on heavy going in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. A bold defence is on the cards but will his heroic effort at Cheltenham cost him at the business end? Overall, the record of placed horses in the Gold Cup when their next start is the National is not encouraging. He's impossible to ignore but a skinny price given all the variables of the race.
Jockey: Derek Fox: two wins from four. He won on One For Arthur in 2017 and Corach Rambler in 2023.
5 MR INCREDIBLE
Odds: 12/1.
Has refused to race on one occasion, plus has downed tools mid-race. “Some days, he gets out of the wrong side of the bed and decides he’s not going to go at all, but you just need to work around him," his owner admits. "He’s a horse with huge ability." He's not done too much wrong since being switched to the yard of Willie Mullins, with the trainer's son, Patrick, working tirelessly to keep him in good humour and tease the best out of him. He was fancied by plenty for last year’s National, only to exit at the Canal Turn (24th). Ran well on his belated return when runner-up in the Midlands National at Uttoxeter last month and, if he's in the mood, then Mr Incredible might just live up to his name.
Jockey: Brian Hayes: no wins from three. Partnered Mr Incredible last year.
6 DELTA WORK
Odds: 25/1.
This three-time Cheltenham Festival winner has been well-fancied for the past two renewals and seeks to make it third time lucky. Unseated his rider at the 20th last year when slightly impeded, having been third in 2022 despite not being seen to best advantage. The five-time Grade One winner also has two cross-country wins at the Cheltenham Festival on his CV, being denied the opportunity to achieve a historic hat-trick when the latest edition had to be scrapped because of waterlogging. First-time blinkers make him of extra interest as they can have a galvanising effect but, at 11, the suspicion is that his window may have passed.
Jockey and record: Jack Kennedy: no wins from five, but twice third and once fifth.
7 MAHLER MISSION
Odds: 18/1.
Trainer John McConnell spoke with Nick Luck on Sunday
He’s had only seven races over fences, but his credentials are there for all to see. He might well have won the 3m 6f National Hunt Chase last season but for falling two from home and the eventual winner of that contest, Gaillard Du Mesnil, went on to finish third in the National itself. Mahler Mission has had just two subsequent runs but ran a cracker when runner-up in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury in November, especially given that he lost both his front shoes during the race. He’s 7lb higher in the ratings, which heightens his task, but there could be more to come and connections have avoided running him on the deep ground during the winter to keep him fresh.
Jockey: Ben Harvey: first ride in the race.
8 NOBLE YEATS
Odds: 22/1.
Won the National as a novice two years ago at 50/1 and showed that was no fluke when sticking on valiantly to be fourth last year. It’s asking a lot for him to regain his title – Red Rum was the last to achieve that – especially as he has top weight to shoulder but he’s had a lighter campaign than last year, with connections switching him to hurdles. Should give it another good go under a jockey on course to win his first championship.
Jockey: Harry Cobden: no wins from five, never closer than 14th.
9 MINELLA INDO
Odds: 22/1.
The 2019 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner was runner-up when defending his crown a year later. He’s not the same force these days but was a leading fancy for the Cross-Country race back at the Festival last month, only for the wet weather to wash it out. He had shaped well in that sphere in December, hinting the demands of Aintree may well suit him. On balance, the 11-year-old may be vulnerable to younger rivals. The race has changed and the past eight winners have all been aged nine or younger.
Jockey: Rachael Blackmore: one win, on Minella Times in 2021, from five. She's the only female rider to have won the race.
10 MEETINGOFTHEWATERS
Odds: 9/1.
There was a time, not so long ago, that the notion of a seven-year-old novice winning the National was laughable but the nature of the race has changed and Noble Yeats pulled it off a couple of years ago – becoming the first of his age group to win since 1940. Meetingofthewaters now gets the chance to emulate him, having effectively had just five runs over fences (unseated at first on another occasion when hampered by a rival). He’s shown the hurly-burly of big fields is no issue for him as he won the 27-runner Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas, plus was a fine third of 21 in the Ultima at Cheltenham last time. He looks a good jumper who stays well, with more improvement not out of the equation.
Jockey: Danny Mullins: no wins from four, completing only once (13th).
11 GALVIN
Odds: 40/1.
He's got a fine wins-to-runs ratio (13 from 29) and looked a likely contender last year, only to unseat his rider at the first fence. Was unable to make an impact when contesting cross-country races at Cheltenham in the first half of the season but his latest spin, over hurdles at Navan, was more encouraging. Having dropped in the weights – he’s 11lb lower in the ratings than 12 months ago – he warrants a second look.
Jockey: Sam Ewing: first ride in the race.
12 I AM MAXIMUS
Odds: 7/1.
Fans of Gladiator will no doubt give him the thumbs up and they will not be his only supporters as last season’s Irish Grand National winner impressed when winning at Fairyhouse last time after the weights for this race had been framed. Consequently, he’s 5lb well-in for a trainer, Willie Mullins, who has won this race before, via Hedgehunter, and achieved his 100th Cheltenham Festival winner last month. The niggle, and it’s a big one, is that he very much has his own way getting from A to B over his fences, albeit he has never fallen or unseated his rider.
Jockey: Paul Townend: no wins from 12, best finish when third on Gaillard Du Mesnil last year.
13 VANILLIER
Odds: 9/1.
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He’s won only one of his 13 races over fences - and that was in November 2021 - but he finished with a flourish when runner-up last year, coming from a long way back to overhaul all bar Corach Rambler. This season has been all about his return to Aintree, although the grey was put in his place by I Am Maximus last time and now meets that rival on 4lb worse terms. The record National runner-ups attempting to go one better is grim and the ground is also a worry for him.
Jockey: Sean Flanagan: no wins from six, second on Vanillier last year.
14 KITTYS LIGHT
Odds: 14/1.
This stout stayer pulled off a remarkable treble last season when reeling off successive wins in the Eider Chase, Scottish Grand National and bet365 Gold Cup – galloping the best part of 12 miles and negotiating 73 fences along the way. This season, he’s just been kept ticking over, mostly without his usual cheekpieces. His new handicap mark is probably not beyond him and he clearly has abundant stamina. However, there's little doubt he is at his best on decent ground and his connections must be cursing the recent wet weather.
Jockey: Jack Tudor: no wins from two, pulled up each time before the 22nd.
-- CHAMBARD
Odds: 100/1.
Is now a non-runner.
15 CHEMICAL ENERGY
Odds: 50/1.
Hinted he could be the type to win a decent staying handicap chase when chasing home Gaillard Du Mesnil in the National Hunt Chase last season. The form of that race stands close inspection as the winner went on to finish third in the National and Mahler Mission, who fell two out when looking the likely winner, went close in this season’s Coral Gold Trophy. Chemical Energy is 10lb better off at the weights with Mahler Mission, so you cannot ignore him from a handicapping perspective. I wouldn’t worry about the fact that he’s not run since September but he’s prone to jumping lapses and he would prefer drier ground.
Jockey: Danny Gilligan, first ride in the race.
16 LATENIGHTPASS
Odds: 33/1.
He’s not the biggest but this family horse (he’s bred/owned by Pippa Ellis, the mother of the trainer, Tom, and ridden by her daughter-in-law, Gina) has already distinguished himself three times over the Grand National fences, including when landing the Foxhunters’ Chase in 2022. Went some way towards proving his stamina, too, when winning over the cross-country fences at Cheltenham in December, although that race did develop into something of a sprint. It would be fabulous to see the underdog in the thick of the things, especially given his mainly point-to-point (grassroots) background, but the niggles – his age, handicap mark, tendency to jump right and possible stamina limitations – are enough to make me reluctantly look elsewhere.
Jockey: Bridget Andrews: first ride in the race.
17 CAPODANNO
Odds: 40/1.
The two-time Punchestown Festival winner was on my shortlist last year but he made no impact after a truncated campaign. He’s got back on track this term although jumping errors are becoming something of a habit and his handicap mark leaves little margin for error.
Jockey: Keith Donoghue: no wins from two, best finish eighth.
18 NASSALAM
Odds: 20/1.
Ran away with the Welsh Grand National over Christmas, having previously run well in defeat over the Grand National fences. Seems likely to get the muddy conditions that he is so effective on but the handicapper walloped him for his victory at Chepstow and he's since been outclassed in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Jockey: Caoilin Quinn: first ride in the race.
19 COKO BEACH
Odds: 40/1.
The grey attempts to make it third time lucky but that’s not easy to envisage as he was pulled up last year, when out of contention, having finished a distant eighth 12 months before. On the plus side, he jumps well and has been better than ever this campaign. Connections have said he will be ridden with more patience this time.
Jockey: Jordan Gainford: no wins from one ride - pulled up at the 29th in 2022.
20 ROI MAGE
Odds: 50/1.
Jumped superbly in last year’s renewal before getting tired in the closing stages and fading to be seventh. No surprise if he again gives a good account of himself but softer ground won’t help him last home any better and you have to turn the clock back 20 years to find the last time a 12-year-old prevailed.
Jockey: Felix De Giles: no wins from two. Seventh on Roi Mage last year.
21 FOXY JACKS
Odds: 66/1.
Trainer Mouse Morris pulled off a 33/1 surprise with Rule The World in 2016 and attempts to repeat the dose with a horse who has often found the fences getting in his way. He fell when running over the Grand National fences a couple of years ago but his jumping was much more fluent when he beat Latenightpass over the cross-country fences at Cheltenham in November. A career-high mark won’t make life any easier for him.
Jockey: Gavin Brouder: first ride in the race.
22 AIN’T THAT A SHAME
Odds: 66/1.
Plenty to like about the way this mudlark (all three of his wins have been achieved on heavy ground) won the Thyestes Chase at Gowran on his latest start but it’s hard to forget the way he wilted in the National last year, when looking a non-stayer. He's 6lb higher than 12 months ago and amateur jockey David Maxwell being in the saddle (he would be the first to admit he has his limitations) does not enhance his prospects.
Jockey: David Maxwell: the amateur jockey will be having a cherished first ride in the race.
23 ELDORADO ALLEN
Odds: 100/1.
Seeks to become the fourth grey to win the race but his last success was in February 2022 (13 runs during this period) and he’s been beaten at the Grand National meeting for the past three years. His fourth in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury in December was not without merit but he ran poorly at Cheltenham on his latest start.
Jockey: Brendan Powell: no wins from five, best finish being fifth.
24 STATTLER
Odds: 50/1.
Looked Aintree material when a convincing winner of the 2022 National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham and it was only 14 months ago that he chased home Galopin Des Champs in the Irish Gold Cup. However, he’s since lost his way with a switch to the cross-country circuit failing to relight his fire.
Jockey: Patrick Mullins: son of the trainer. no wins from four. First ride in the race since finishing fourth on Burrows Saint in 2021.
25 THE GOFFER
Odds: 66/1.
There’s a good prize in this horse but, like most of us, his connections seem puzzled about what his optimum trip is because he’s entered in a variety of races this spring over a range of distances. He didn’t seem to get home over 3m at Cheltenham last time but perhaps that was down to the deep ground, as he had kept on when fourth in the bet365 Gold Cup over 3m 5f last season. The prospect of a good-ground renewal seems unlikely so, as they are keen on saying in Dragons’ Den, “I’m out”.
Jockey: Sean Bowen: no wins from eight, fourth on Noble Yeats last year.
26 ADAMANTLY CHOSEN
Odds: 50/1.
Any group of owners who calls themselves the “Watch This Space Syndicate” clearly have a big day in mind. Will this be the one? The seven-year-old showed a timely return to form when landing a minor event in convincing style from four rivals last time but it’s easy to pick holes in that contest and the balance of his form suggests this exam will be too tough on various levels.
Jockey: Sean O'Keeffe: no wins from two, best finish ninth.
27 EKLAT DE RIRE
Odds: 100/1.
His career has rather gone into reverse after a highly promising start, which included a defeat on Conflated at level weights at Wexford. Their careers have subsequently taken different paths. On the plus side, he again moved quite sweetly for a fair way at Cheltenham last time before fading away and deep ground seems to suit him. A big leap of faith is needed to support him and he certainly doesn’t have the credentials that Minella Times had when he won this for the stable in 2021.
Jockey: Darragh O'Keeffe: no wins from three, sixth on Longhouse Poet in 2022.
-- RUN WILD FRED
Is now a non-runner.
28 MAC TOTTIE
Odds: 100/1.
He’s already won two races over the Grand National fences, but those victories have come over 2m 5f and he seems well suited by that kind of distance. Likely to show up well for a long way before fading.
Jockey: James Bowen: no wins from three rides, best finish being ninth.
29 MINELLA CROONER
Odds: 80/1.
He’s been something of an underachiever over fences, pulling up for the third time in his past six races at Cheltenham last month. Before that, he had finished a distant third to I Am Maximus at Fairyhouse and he is no better off at the weights.
Jockey: Kevin Sexton: no wins from one ride. Tenth in 2021.
30 GLENGOULY
Odds: 66/1.
This zestful eight-year-old ran a cracker when splitting Ain’t That A Shame and Angels Dawn in the Thyesetes Chase at Gowran in January but his exuberance got the best of him in the Plate over a shorter trip at Cheltenham last time. He hasn’t won a race beyond 2m 4f.
Jockey: Michael O'Sullivan: second ride in the race. Finished 14th last year.
31 FAROUK D’ALENE
Odds: 80/1.
Smart staying novice but his form has been a mixed bag this season, over fences and hurdles, after 20 months on the sidelines. Dismal effort at Cheltenham last month and his jumping has not always been without blemish.
Jockey: Donagh Meyler: no wins from one ride. Unseated at the 15th in 2017.
32 JANIDIL
Odds: 100/1.
He's yet to win a race beyond 2m4f and has looked something of a fading force over the past year, with a switch to hurdling last time and first-time headgear doing little to revive his fortunes at Cheltenham last month. Looks the weak link in the Willie Mullins squad of runners.
Jockey: Jody McGarvey: no wins from two, best finish eleventh.
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Tactics: how the race might be run
The days when runners would hunt around on the first circuit before riding a race on the second have long gone. The fences being further modified (easier to negotiate) and the race shortened in the past decade means that those who loiter in the second half of the field can be left with an unequal struggle.
Since the latest changes to the race, only One For Arthur and Noble Yeats have prevailed after being held up with all the other winners having raced prominently or sat in midfield before pouncing.
However, the rules may change on Saturday because of the likely testing/tacky ground and the fact so many of the leading candidates are usually ridden with restraint.
We could be in for a renewal where it pays to count to at least ten and it would be no surprise if the picture changes several times in the closing stages with the thorough stayers coming to the fore where it matters most.
This year there will be a standing start (it's happened before after false starts) and that could complicate matters, as it won’t be easy for the starter to get 34 horses trained to the minute to stand like quiet lambs.
Jockeys won’t want to get caught cold but will need their partners to be concentrating, not to mention co-operative. It remains to be seen whether the change, introduced on welfare grounds to prevent the runners possibly setting off too fast, proves productive.
Two horses who often race from the front are Foxy Jacks and Glengouly, although the former wouldn’t be the best jumper in the line-up, while the latter is a suspect stayer and so his jockey won’t want to get the revs up early. But don’t forget that the horse might think that he knows better.
I don’t imagine such as Minella Indo, Farouk D’Alene, Run Wild Fred, Galia Des Liteaux, Nassalam, Noble Yeats or Eklat De Rire will be too far off the early gallop, but making every yard of the running in the race is a thankless task.
The majority of the runners will probably want to slot somewhere into the mid-division – not too near the heat the of the early battle but, equally, not so far behind that they might need binoculars to see what’s happening up ahead of them.
And then there are those who are habitually held up and ridden with restraint. Leading fancies Corach Rambler, I Am Maximus, Mr Incredible, Vanillier and Kitty’s Light are among those who generally take their time and plot a path through the field.
Those who are out the back will, of course, be hostages to a fortune with any incidents or accidents in front of them needing to be avoided. Quick-thinking horses with nimble feet can change direction almost in an instance but the rub of the green invariably plays a part.
Here’s who might do what. But remember it’s the Grand National: it generally pays to expect the unexpected.
FRONT-RUNNERS: Foxy Jacks, Glengouly,
PROMINENT: Minella Indo, Farouk D’Alene, Run Wild Fred, Galia Des Liteaux, Nassalam, Noble Yeats, Eklat De Rire.
MIDFIELD: Corach Rambler, Mahler Mission, Ain’t That A Shame, The Goffer, Coko Beach, Stattler, Delta Work, Galvin, Minella Crooner, Adamantly Chosen, Limerick Lace, Meetingofthewaters, Roi Mag, Chambard, Panda Boy.
HELD UP: Capodanno, I Am Maximus, Mr Incredible, Mac Tottie, Janidil, Eldorado Allen, Vanillier, Latenightpass, Chemical Energy, Kitty’s Light.
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