{"id":44527,"date":"2025-04-05T10:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T10:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=44527"},"modified":"2025-04-05T10:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T10:47:12","slug":"top-grand-national-owner-jp-mcmanus-could-have-first-three-in-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/top-grand-national-owner-jp-mcmanus-could-have-first-three-in-the-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Grand National Owner JP McManus Could Have First Three In The Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the 2025 Grand National just hours away, top Irish owner JP McManus is setting up to have the top THREE in the market, as he chasing a record-breaking fourth win in the world’s greatest steeplechase.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I Am Maximus, Iroko and Perceval Legallois All Well-Backed On Grand National Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since 2019 the best horse racing betting sites in the UK<\/a> have seen three winning favourites go in and if we get another in 2025 – this will be the first time the Grand National has seen three jollies win the famous race on the spin.<\/p>\n

Tiger Roll was backed into 4\/1 to win in 2019 and then in the last two year’s Corach Rambler won at 8\/1 and 12 months ago I Am Maximus rewarded favourite backers by winning as the 7\/1 joint-jolly.<\/p>\n

A lot can still happen in the market between now and race time at 4pm – but at this stage the signs are strong that top owner JP McMANUS<\/strong> will have the favourite – it’s just hard to know with which horse.<\/p>\n

This is because the famous green and gold horse racing<\/a> silks are propping up the 2025 Grand National betting market with THREE<\/strong> horses.<\/p>\n

These are last year’s winner I Am Maximus<\/strong>, who will carry 6lbs more this time, the 7 year-old Iroko<\/strong> and the Gavin Cromwell-trained Pervceval Legallios<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If having these three leading chances wasn’t enough for JP – he’s also got a fair back-up duo in Meetingofthewaters<\/strong>, who was 7th in 2024, and Chantry House<\/strong> for Nicky Henderson.<\/p>\n

Meaning he’s got FIVE runners in the big race in total.<\/p>\n

At the time\u00a0 of writing, I Am Maximus is 13\/2 favourite, Iroko 8\/1 second best and Perceval Legallois third at 10\/1.<\/p>\n

You can find out about more about JP’s 2025 Grand National runners<\/a> and the rest of the entries here.<\/p>\n

JP McManus Could Become The Winning-Most Grand National Owner In 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Having won the National for the first time in 2010 with Don’t Push It<\/strong> – the horse that gave former champion jockey AP McCoy his only win in the race.<\/p>\n

JP McManus had to wait eleven years for his next when Minella Times<\/strong> created history winning in 2021. He was ridden by Rachael Blackmore<\/a>, who was the first female jockey to win the famous Grand National prize money<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then with JP adding I Am Maximus to his Grand National tally in 2024, this means the top Irish owner will head into 2025 with a total of three wins.<\/p>\n

He needs just one more to become the winning-most owner in his own right.<\/p>\n

He’s currently tied with the likes of Trevor Hemmings, who won the race with Hedgehunter, Ballabriggs and Many Clouds.<\/p>\n

Plus, the Gigginstown House Stud team – after their wins with Tiger Roll (2) and Rule The World.<\/p>\n

While, of course, Red Rum’s owner Noel Le Mare can also boast three National wins as an owner.<\/p>\n

JP McManus-Owned Grand National Winners<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • <\/i> 2024 – I Am Maximus (Willie Mullins)<\/em><\/li>\n
  • <\/i> 2021 – Minella Times (Henry de Bromhead)<\/em><\/li>\n
  • <\/i> 2010 – Don’t Push It (Jonjo O’Neill)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    WATCH: I Am Maximus Winning The 2024 Grand National<\/strong><\/h2>\n