Grand National Favourites 2024

If you’re looking for Grand National favourites, then you’ve reached the right page! Corach Rambler is the 2024 Grand National favourite, having won last year’s race at Aintree.

Grand National Favourites & Best Odds

First up, are our 2024 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 2024 Grand National.

• 7/1 – Corach Rambler
• 7/1 – I Am Maximus
• 9/1 – Limerick Lace
• 10/1 – Vanillier
• 10/1 – Panda Boy
• 11/1 – Meetingofthewaters
• 12/1 – Kitty’s Light
• 12/1 – Mr Incredible

Who Is The Favourite To Win The Grand National 2024? 

The favourite to win the 2024 Grand National is Corach Rambler, and it’s clear to see why. Corach Rambler came storming home in last year’s Grand National to win the event at Aintree, and after a strong run at in the 2024 Cheltenham Gold Cup, this horse is well-fancied to win again at the Grand National.

Vanillier, Meetingofthewaters, and I Am Maximus are also serious contenders for the 2024 Grand National, and it’ll be interesting to see if anyone can fend off the fight from Corach Rambler, who is the horse to beat this year.

Corach Rambler Grand National Form Analysis

Corach Rambler Grand National Form Analysis

Corach Rambler has shown glimpses of their quality in recent years, and is rightly the favourite to win the 2024 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. They finished strongly in the 2024 Cheltenham Gold Cup when finishing third in the race from a considerable distance back.

I Am Maximus

I Am Maximus Grand National Form Analysis

I Am Maximus beat Vanillier in their most recent run at Fairyhouse back in February 2024, and it’s of no surprise to see them priced as one of the favourites to win the 2024 Grand National. They came fourth in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, and have shown glimpses of their quality when at their best. If they’re challenging near the front on the home straight, it wouldn’t come as a surprise to see I Am Maximus coming out on top.

Meetingofthewaters

Meetingofthewaters Grand National Form Analysis

Meetingofthewaters has been one of the form horses heading into the 2024 Grand National. This horse has wins at Cork and Leopardstown to their name, and came third in the Ultima Handicap Chase at this year’s Cheltenham Festival. The Willie Mullins trained horse is one of the younger favourites to challenge for the 2024 Grand National, and it’ll be interesting to see whether they can challenge the likes of Corach Rambler for the win.

Vanillier

Vanillier Grand National Form Analysis

Vanillier came second in last year’s Grand National, and will be looking to go one better over Corach Rambler in this year’s event. They haven’t been the most convincing since that trip to Aintree, and are yet to pick up a win since November 2021, which doesn’t make for the best of viewing for a horse that is one of the supposed favourites for the 2024 Grand National.

Panda Boy

Panda Boy Grand National Form Analysis

Panda Boy is another horse to keep an eye on heading into this year’s Grand National, having finished second in the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown in December 2023. That was followed up by a fourth-place finish in the Race And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle in February this year, and so there are positives to take for potential backers of this horse.

Kitty’s Light

Kitty’s Light Grand National Form Analysis

We’ve seen glimpses of Kitty’s Light’s quality, with wins at Ayr and Sandown catching the eye for all the right reasons in April 2023. However, it’s been a difficult last few months for this horse, who finished seventh in the Ultima Handicap Chase at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival, in a race which was won by Chianti Classico.

Mr Incredible

Mr Incredible Grand National Form Analysis

Mr Incredible was one of the favourites to win last year’s Grand National, but unseated their rider towards the end of the race. The Willie Mullins trained horse has every chance of beating the likes of Corach Rambler, Vanillier, and I Am Maximus in the 2024 Grand National, and is one of the favourites to come out on top, with their price shortening each day in the lead up to the main event.

A second-place finish at Uttoxeter caught the eye, and was the ideal preparation heading into this year’s Grand National, where Mr Incredible will be a real contender for the win.

All odds are correct on bet365 as of 4:45 pm, Friday 12th April, 2024. 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 eight times in total, which totals up to just 16% of favourites since 1968. Of those, four have come since the turn of this century in the form of Hedgehunter (2005), Comply or Die (2008), Don’t Push It (2010), and the 2019 & 2020 winner in Tiger Roll.

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.

• 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

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.

Previous Grand National Results

Below, we’ve listed last year’s Grand National results, where Derek Fox fought off competition from Gavin Cromwell and Paul Townend to produce a winner on Corach Rambler.

• 1st – Corach Rambler (Derek Fox) 8/1F
• 2nd – Vanillier (Gavin Cromwell) 20/1
• 3rd – Gaillard Du Mesnil (Paul Townend) 10/1
• 4th – Noble Yeats (Sean Bowen) 10/1
• 5th – The Big Dog (Aidan Coleman) 12/1
• 6th – Born By The Sea (Phillip Enright) 50/1
• 7th – Roi Mage (Felix de Giles) 33/1
• 8th – Mister Coffey (Nico de Boinville) 33/1
• 9th – A Wave Of The Sea (Shane Fitzgerald) 66/1
• 10th – Le Milos (Harry Skelton) 12/1
• 11th – Our Power (Sam Twiston-Davies) 25/1
• 12th – Enjoy D’Allen (Simon Torrens) 50/1
• 13th – Fortescue (Hugh Nugent) 100/1
• 14th – Carefully Selected (Michael O’Sullivan) 50/1
• 15th – Minella Trump (Theo Gillard) 50/1

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