The Grand National 2025 at Aintree is one of Britain’s most treasured sporting events and a beacon of the calendar in the spring each year.
Grand National 2025: Inside Track for The Aintree Festival
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 Grand National at Aintree.
When is the Grand National 2025 taking place?
The National itself is the culmination of three days of fantastic racing at Aintree’s Grand National Festival. In 2025, the meeting is set to take place slightly earlier than normal, from Thursday April 3rd until Saturday April 5th. The Grand National itself is on day three, with a scheduled off-time of 4.00pm once more.
How many runners in the Grand National 2025?
The field size for the Grand National is now set at a maximum of 34 runners. The previous maximum field size was 40, introduced in 1984, but that has come down as a safety measure for the participants.
How to get tickets for the Grand National 2025?
Tickets for the Grand National Festival are available from the Jockey Club/Aintree Racecourse website. There are various options for punters to consider when attending the famous Merseyside course, including everything from the Princess Royal Roof, the Earl of Derby Terrace and the Queen Mother Enclosure to the Festival Zone, the Garden Club and The Embankment – ensuring all tastes and budgets are catered for at Aintree.
How many Grade 1s at Grand National 2025 Festival?
Aintree’s Grand National Festival is littered with top-quality racing. The meeting starts with four Grade 1 races, including the Aintree Bowl and Aintree Hurdle, while there are three more on day two, Ladies Day, including the Melling Chase.
On Grand National Day itself, the supporting card includes the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle, the Liverpool Hurdle and the Maghull Novices’ Chase – making up a tally of 11 Grade 1 races over three days.
Who won the Grand National in 2024?
The latest running of the race went to I Am Maximus for trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Paul Townend in the famous silks of owner JP McManus as he powered home to win by more than seven lengths from Delta Work.
It was Mullins’ second winner after Hedgehunter in 2005, Townend’s first time bagging the race and the third time a McManus-owned horse had won after famous successes for Don’t Push It in 2010 – the only time legendary rider AP McCoy won the race – and Minella Times in 2021 – when Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the race.
Who are the The Grand National 2025 favs?
I Am Maximus is favourite to retain his crown in 2025. He had already won an Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse in 2023 and his win in this race was his first start at Aintree. He will be a nine-year-old come the spring of 2025 and could be set to create a Grand National legacy.
Intense Raffles for trainer Tom Gibney succeeded I Am Maximus in the Fairyhouse feature and could be an Aintree contender next time around. Kim Bailey’s Chianti Classico and Iroko for Jonjo O’Neill are some of the best British-based contenders, while Three Card Brag and Monty’s Star are possible runners for Gordon Elliott and Henry De Bromhead respectively – both trainers with past success in the race.
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