{"id":41292,"date":"2025-04-04T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=41292"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:10:53","slug":"which-horse-is-favourite-to-win-the-grand-national-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/which-horse-is-favourite-to-win-the-grand-national-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Horse Is Favourite To Win The Grand National in 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As the world&#8217;s most famous steeplechase draws closer many horse racing fans are asking &#8211; which horse is favourite to win the Grand National in 2025?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The big race will be staged on Saturday 5th April, and in a tight betting heat &#8211; there are several horses vying for the <strong>2025 Grand National favourites<\/strong> berth &#8211; but it looks like last year&#8217;s winner <strong>I AM MAXIMUS<\/strong> is the favourite to be the favourite.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>I Am Maximus Is The Most Likely Favourite To Win The Grand National 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43849 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/JP_McManus.jpg\" alt=\"JP McManus 1st silks\" width=\"129\" height=\"200\" \/>A lot can still change between now and the race on Saturday 5th April, but as it stands last year&#8217;s winners<strong> I AM MAXIMUS<\/strong> is the <strong>favourite to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/2025-aintree-grand-national-festival-race-schedule-tv-channels-and-date\/\">Grand National<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This 9 year-old has been put in as the slight market leader with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/betting-sites\/horse-racing\/\">the best horse racing betting sites in the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And he could shorten further when the <em>&#8216;once-a-year&#8217;<\/em> punters remember his name from last year.<\/p>\n<p>I Am Maximus ran away with the race by 7 1\/2 lengths 12 months ago (watch below). However, this time is rated 8lbs higher.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll be looking to become only the third double winner of the race since 1974 and join Red Rum and Tiger Roll as a multiple National hero.<\/p>\n<p>Owner JP McManus has four others in the race too &#8211; as he looks for his fourth success in the race.<\/p>\n<p>He also runs Meetingofthewaters, Perceval Legallois, Chantry House and Iroko, who is still only 7 and will be looking to become only the third 7 year-old winner since 1940.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to winning last year, JP&#8217;s other National wins came with Don&#8217;t Push It (2010) and Minella Times (2021).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>WATCH: I AM MAXIMUS Winning The 2024 Grand National<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"I AM MAXIMUS wins the 2024 Grand National\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8q6ewCO4tB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>I Am Maximus Horse Profile<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Age: 9<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Trainer: Willie Mullins<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Owner: JP McManus<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Career Runs: 17 (6 wins)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Chase Runs: 12 (4 wins)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> Career Prize Money: \u00a3870,875<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>How Many Grand National Favourites Have Won Since 2000?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Since 2000 there have been 24 running of the Grand National, with Covid claiming the 2020 running.<\/p>\n<p>During this period, we&#8217;ve seen <strong>SIX winning Grand National favourites<\/strong> (or joint favs) land the prestigious prize.<\/p>\n<p>Meaning the jollies have a fair 25% strike-rate since 2000. Which isn&#8217;t too shabby considering the competitive nature of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Two of these winning Grand National favourites have also come in the last two runnings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With I Am Maximus<\/strong> (7\/1 jfav) and <strong>Corach Rambler<\/strong> (8\/1 fav) crossing the line as market leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the last five Grand National favourites have also won, including the last two.<\/p>\n<p>However, there has never been three winning favourites in-a-row to win the race, since it was first run in 1839.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Winning Grand National Market Leaders Since 2000<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2005 &#8211; Hedgehunter (7\/1 fav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2008 &#8211; Comply Or Die (7\/1 jfav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2010 &#8211; Don&#8217;t Push It (10\/1 jfav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2019 &#8211; Tiger Roll (4\/1 fav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2023 &#8211; Corach Rambler (8\/1 fav)<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-check-circle-o\" style=\"color:#f11d33\"><\/i> 2024 &#8211; I Am Maximus (7\/1 jfav)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>2025 Aintree Grand National Date and Details<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5Date: Saturday 5th April 2025<br \/>\n<span class=\"JCzEY tNxQIb\"><span class=\"CSkcDe\">\u231aTime: 4:00pm <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\ud83c\udfc7Racecourse: Aintree<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd04Trip: 4m 2 1\/2f<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcb7Winner: <span class=\"NA6bn BxUVEf ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">\u00a3500,000<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\ud83d\udcfa TV: ITV \/ Racing TV<\/p>\n<p>You can see the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/2025-aintree-grand-national-festival-race-schedule-tv-channels-and-date\/\">2025 Aintree Grand National Festival race schedule<\/a>, running order and TV channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the world&#8217;s most famous steeplechase draws closer many horse racing fans are asking &#8211; which horse is favourite to win the Grand National in 2025? 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