Grand National 2025 results LIVE: Runners, tips, odds and latest updates

This Saturday’s Grand National promises to capture the imagination of the entire nation and we’re here to guide you through the leading horses in line for a crack at immortality, outlining the chances of the favourites as well as pinpointing some of the best Grand National outsiders.

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.

The Grand National Festival is well underway as thousands of spectators flock to Aintree Racecourse to experience to the atmosphere and build up to the world’s biggest horse race.

Conditions have been superb in recent days with sunny and dry conditions predicted for each of the three days with temperatures reaching as high as 19C.

The Met Office has forecast bright sunshine throughout this afternoon as day two of the festival provides the latest action from Aintree. The temperature will reach highs of 19C around 3pm before dipping to around 5C overnight ahead of tomorrow’s Grand National.

• I Am Maximus 7/1
• Iroko 17/2
• Stumptown 10/1
• Hewick 11/1
• Perceval Legallois 11/1
• Intense Raffles 14/1
• Vanillier 14/1
• Minella Cocooner 14/1
• Hyland 18/1
• Kandoo Kid 18/1
• Minella Indo 22/1
• Meetingofthewaters 22/1
• Beauport 25/1
• Three Card Brag 25/1
• Nick Rockett 28/1
• Grangeclare West 33/1
• Threeunderthrufive 33/1
• Senior Chief 33/1
• Duffle Coat 40/1
• Hitman 40/1
• Appreciate It 40/1
• Bravemansgame 50/1
• Monbeg Genius 50/1
• Fil Dor 50/1
• Twig 50/1
• Broadway Boy 66/1
• Stay Away Fay 80/1
• Coko Beach 80/1
• Chantry House 100/1
• Royale Pagaille 100/1
• Conflated 100/1
• Idas Boy 100/1
• Celebre D’Allen 125/1
• Horantzau D’Airy 150/1

The report from an intriguing first day at Aintree on Thursday…

Constitution Hill’s departure two hurdles from home in the William Hill Aintree Hurdle opened the door for his chief market rival and Paul Townend to claim a record-breaking fourth Grade 1 success of an astonishing afternoon for Mullins.

The pot for the Grand National is up to an eyewatering £1 million and the winning connections earn £500,000.

The rest of the pot is split up as follows:

• Second place – £200,000
• Third place – £100,000
• Fourth place – £65,000
• Fifth place – £40,000
• Sixth place – £30,000
• Seventh place – £20,000
• Eight place – £ 15,000
• Ninth place – £10,000
• Tenth place – £5,000

More than six million fans tuned in to watch last year’s Grand National, which is on free-to-air television through ITV, with the channel set to broadcast coverage throughout the three-day Aintree meet.

But if you want full and uninterrupted coverage of all the races, you must have a subscription for Racing TV. Both ITV and Racing TV will provide live streams. ITVX and Racing TV are available through the websites or dedicated apps on your phone.

The Grand National is on Saturday, 5 April and headlines a three-day festival of racing at Aintree racecourse, which begins on Thursday, 3 April.

The big race begins at 4pm BST on 5 April. Aintree Racecourse, positioned just outside of Liverpool, will host the iconic race, with more history to be made this year on the Mildmay course.

The triangular-shaped course, which is just over 2m2f long, is one of the most challenging tests in the sport with a maximum of 34 horses, cut from 40 in 2023, battling for glory.

The race can vary in time, with Mr Frisk triumphing in 1990 in a breathtaking time of eight minutes and 47.80 seconds, but most years the winner crosses the finish line in just over nine minutes.

Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin appeared set to attempt a famous double at Aintree, but he was one of 11 horses taken out at the second round of scratches while a number of others withdrew at the five-day confirmation point, boosting hopes of an audacious repeat for I Am Maximus after glory in 2024 with jockey Paul Townend.

Inothewayurthinkin, who was the 3/1 favourite on betting sites after downing Galopin des Champs at Cheltenham, was attempting to become just the second horse after Golden Miller in 1934 to win both iconic races in the same season.

But his withdrawal leaves the likes of Irish Grand National winner Intense Raffles, Iroko and Stumptown as the big contenders to stop I Am Maximus becoming the latest dual scorer after Tiger Roll in 2018 and 2019.

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of day three at the Grand National Festival from Aintree racecourse.

At the heart of today’s action is the headline race – the Grand National.

Yesterday saw a straightforward victory for Jonbon and more dramatic wins for Salvator Mundi and Gentleman de Mee, but that will fall by the wayside in the build up to the biggest event in racing today.

We’ll have all the coverage from Saturday’s races at Aintree as well as build-up to the big race; the Grand National itself running at 4pm.