{"id":43106,"date":"2025-04-04T05:54:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T05:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=43106"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:22:29","slug":"grand-national-winners-having-their-first-run-in-the-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/grand-national-winners-having-their-first-run-in-the-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Since 2008, 88% Of Grand National Winners Were Having Their First Run In The Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Grand National hype continues to ramp up several notches, we look as which horses will be having their first run in the famous Aintree race – as 14 of the last 16 winners were making their debuts in the contest – meaning this could be the perfect way of trying to find the winner.<\/strong><\/p>\n

88% Of The Last 16 Grand National Winners Were Making Their Debuts In The Race<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The term ‘horses for courses’<\/em> is used a lot in the world of horse racing<\/a> and most of the time having previous experience of a track is a big plus.<\/p>\n

However, if the recent Grand National trends<\/a> are anything to go by – then having run in the big race before doesn’t really matter.<\/p>\n

This is because a massive 14 of the last 16 Grand National winners since 2008 were making their debuts in the race – which equates to a 88% return.<\/p>\n

Read on as we’ll list the Grand National 2025 runners<\/a> that will be competing in the contest for the first time.<\/p>\n

Only Tiger Roll and Mon Mome Since 2008 Had Run In The Grand National Before<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since 2008, only Tiger Roll<\/strong>, who won the Grand National in 2018 and 2019, and the 2009 shock 100\/1 winner Mon Mome had previous experience of the race.<\/p>\n

Tiger Roll had already won the race in 2018 and returned a year later to successfully defend his Aintree crown – becoming the first horse since Red Rum in the 70’s to win back-to-back Grand Nationals<\/a>.<\/p>\n