Grand National Favourites 2025

If you’re looking for Grand National favourites, then you’ve reached the right page! I Am Maximus has moved into being the 2025 Grand National favourite whilst Stumptown, Iroko, Hewick, and Vanillier make up the rest of the expected favourites for this year’s race.

Grand National Favourites & Best Odds

First up, are our 2025 Grand National favourites and their odds. There are quite a few runners and we’ll be updating in the run-up to the big day. For now, we’ve listed our top picks below. Odds displayed are from bet365, which is a great betting site to use for the 2025 Grand National.

• 6/1 – I Am Maximus
• 15/2 – Iroko
• 10/1 – Hewick
• 10/1 – Stumptown
• 10/1 – Perceval Legallois
• 12/1 – Minella Cocooner
• 12/1 – Vanillier
• 12/1 – Intense Raffles
• 16/1 – Hyland
• 18/1 – Kandoo Kid
• 20/1 – Meetingofthewaters
• 22/1 – Minella Indo
• 22/1 – Beauport
• 22/1 – Three Card Brag
• 25/1 – Nick Rockett

Horse	Odds	Grand National Bookmakers
I Am Maximus	7/1	Bet with Coral
Iroko	13/2	Bet with Paddy Power
Stumptown	10/1	Bet with bet365
Hewick	12/1	Bet with Betfred
Vanillier	14/1	Bet with Sky Bet

Who Is The Favourite To Win The Grand National 2025? 

The favourite to win the 2025 Grand National is I Am Maximus, with Stumptown and Iroko also seen as favourites to win the race. I Am Maximus was the favourite after they came storming home in last year’s Grand National to win the event at Aintree, and this horse is still well-fancied to win again at the Grand National.

Iroko and Stumptown are serious contenders for the 2025 Grand National, and it’ll be interesting to see if they can beat I Am Maximus or Intense Raffles. Intense Raffles was the favourite, but they have recently dropped down the pecking order. Other horses amongst the favourites at bet365 include Hewick and Vanillier. Head over to our Grand National 2025 Tips page if you want to see who our betting experts fancy for the big race.

I Am Maximus

Age	9
Trainer	Willie Mullins
Odds	7/1
Previous Grand National form	1st in 2024
Recent form	11-P8
Prize Money	£810,783
Grand National 2025 Weight	11st 12Ilbs

I Am Maximus Grand National Form Analysis

I Am Maximus has shown top glimpses of their quality in recent years and is rightly one of the favourites to win the 2025 Grand National. Having won this event last year after a hugely impressive finish to the race, this horse will be tough to beat once again.

Stumptown

Age	8
Trainer	Gavin Cromwell
Odds	10/1
Previous Grand National form	Not run before
Recent form	U1111
Prize Money	£125,003
Grand National 2025 Weight	11st 2Ilbs

Stumptown Grand National Form Analysis

Stumptown is a real horse to watch in the 2025 Grand National, and is in good form. The horse won the Glenfarclas Crystal Cup Cross Country Handicap Chase at Cheltenham in December 2024 and also won the Cross Country Chase at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival. They are more than capable of challenging for the win at the 2025 Grand National if a similar level can be replicated.

Iroko

Age	7
Trainer	Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Odds	15/2
Previous Grand National form	Not run before
Recent form	-2F42
Prize Money	£62,402
Grand National 2025 Weight	10st 11Ilbs

Iroko Grand National Form Analysis

Iroko hasn’t run in the Grand National before, but the 7-year-old is more than capable of challenging for the win here. Iroko has won at Warwick and Cheltenham in the past, whilst also finishing second at Aintree, Kel and Haydock most recently.

Hewick

Age	10
Trainer	John Joseph Hanlon
Odds	10/1
Previous Grand National form	Not run before
Recent form	232571
Prize Money	£568,567
Grand National 2025 Weight	11st 7Ilbs

Hewick Grand National Form Analysis

Hewick comes in the 2025 Grand National fresh off the back of a win in the Jimmy Neville Memorial Hurdle at Thurles in March. The horse weighs well for this race and is starting to get heavily backed with the race only a few days away. With the horse also placing in four of their last six races, we are not shocked to see Hewick a favourite.

Vanillier

Age	10
Trainer	Gavin Cromwell
Odds	12/1
Previous Grand National form	14th in 2024, 2nd in 2023
Recent form	P6913
Prize Money	£85,441
Grand National 2025 Weight	10st 6lbs

Vanillier Grand National Form Analysis

Vanillier is a strong contender for the 2025 Grand National following a solid season. He secured second place in the 2023 race and a disappointing 14th place in 2024 but has regained form in 2025, most recently winning at Punchestown and finishing third in the Cheltenham Cross Country Chase. The third place finish in the Cheltenham Cross Country Chase was very good as the horse actually went the wrong way near the start of the race and was in last, but managed to regain their confidence and finish well. His consistent form suggests he could be a serious challenger for the win.

Intense Raffles

Age	7
Trainer	Thomas Gibney
Odds	12/1
Previous Grand National form	Not run before
Recent form	11902
Prize Money	£298,233
Grand National 2025 Weight	10st 10lbs

Intense Raffles Grand National Form Analysis

It’ll be interesting to see whether Intense Raffles can keep up their hugely impressive form in the back end of last season, as they had a hat-trick of wins at Fairyhouse, which caught the eye for all the right reasons. Bryony Frost struggled to get the best out of this horse at Navan recently though, having finished ninth in that race as a 16/1 shot.

Latest odds are correct as of 9:30am, Saturday 5th April 2025. Odds are subject to change.

How Many Favourites Win The Grand National?

In the last 50 years, there have been a total of 66 favourites or joint-favourites for the Grand National.

A Grand National favourite or joint-favourite has won just nine times in total since 1968. Of those, five have come since the turn of this century in the form of Hedgehunter (2005), Comply or Die (2008), Don’t Push It (2010), 2019 & 2020 winner Tiger Roll and 2024 winner I Am Maximus

Take the odds that bookmakers are offering on the Grand National with a pinch of salt, as anything can happen on the day of one of the most prestigious events in the horse racing calendar.

• I Am Maximus – 2024
• Tiger Roll – 2019
• Don’t Push It – 2010
• Comply Or Die – 2008
• Hedgehunter – 2005
• Earth Summit – 1998
• Rough Quest – 1996
• Grittar – 1982
• Red Rum – 1973

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How do Grand National favourites perform?

There have been contrasting results when it comes to how the favourites have performed in the Grand National. Corach Rambler was the bookies’ favourite in last year’s race at Aintree, and lived up to the hype with an impressive win. That was the first time a favourite has won the Grand National since 2020, with Tiger Roll winning in that year.

Below, you’ll find a table of how the last nine favourites have fared.

Year	Favourite’s Name	Starting Odds	Where did they finish?
2024	I Am Maximus	7/1	1st
2023	Corach Rambler	8/1	1st
2022	Any Second Now	15/2	2nd
2021	Cloth Cap	11/2	Pulled up
2020	Tiger Roll	4/1	1st
2019	Total Recall	7/1	Pulled up
2018	Blaklion	8/1	4th
2017	Many Clouds & The Last Samuri	8/1	2nd & 16th
2016	Shutthefrontdoor	6/1	5th

Previous Grand National Results

Below, we’ve listed last year’s Grand National results, where Willie Mullins trained horse I Am Maximus managed to beat off competition from Delta Work and Minella Indo to win the race.

• 1st – I Am Maximus: 7/1 Favourite
• 2nd – Delta Work: 28/1
• 3rd – Minella Indo: 28/1
• 4th – Galvin: 40/1
• 5th – Kitty’s Light: 12/1
• 6th – Ain’t That A Shame: 33/1
• 7th – Meetingofthewaters: 11/1
• 8th – Galia Des Liteaux: 28/1
• 9th – Roi Mage: 50/1
• 10th – Limerick Lace: 7/1
• 11th – Coko Beach: 20/1
• 12th – Latenightpass: 50/1
• 13th – The Goffer: 40/1
• 14th – Vanillier: 14/1
• 15th – Eklat De Rire: 100/1

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