Grand National Favourites 2025

If you’re looking for Grand National favourites, then you’ve reached the right page! I Am Maximus is the 2025 Grand National favourite, having won last year’s race at Aintree.

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.

• 10/1 – I Am Maximus
• 25/1 – Minella Cocooner
• 25/1 – Corbetts Cross
• 25/1 – Iroko
• 25/1 – Chianti Classico
• 25/1 – Inothewayurthinkin
• 25/1 – Intense Raffles
• 28/1 – Kandoo Kid
• 33/1 – Montys Star
• 40/1 – Delta Work

Horse	Odds	Grand National Bookmakers
I Am Maximus	10/1	Bet with Sky Bet
Minella Cocooner	25/1	Bet with Coral
Corbetts Cross	25/1	Bet with bet365
Montys Star	25/1	Bet with Betfred

Who Is The Favourite To Win The Grand National 2025? 

The favourite to win the 2025 Grand National is I Am Maximus, and it’s clear to see why. I Am Maximus came storming home in last year’s Grand National to win the event at Aintree, this horse is well-fancied to win again at the Grand National.

Minella Cocooner, Corbetts Cross and Montys Star are also serious contenders for the 2025 Grand National, and it’ll be interesting to see if anyone can fend off the fight from I Am Maximus, who is the horse to beat this year.

I Am Maximus

Age	8
Trainer	Willie Mullins
Odds	10/1
Previous Grand National form	1st in 2024
Recent form	441-14311
Prize Money	£810,783

I Am Maximus Grand National Form Analysis

I Am Maximus has shown top glimpses of their quality in recent years, and is rightly the favourite 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.

Minella Cocooner

Age	8
Trainer	Willie Mullins
Odds	25/1
Previous Grand National form	Not run before
Recent form	4411-4316
Prize Money	£188,288

Minella Cocooner Grand National Form Analysis

Minella Cocooner has raced well earlier this year, finishing 1st in races at Sandown and Navan. Minella Cocooner has never raced in the Grand National before, but trainer Willie Mullins clearly believes the 8 year old is ready to battle for 1st place.

Corbetts Cross

Age	7
Trainer	Emmet Mullins
Odds	25/1
Previous Grand National form	Not run before
Recent form	312F-132
Prize Money	£106,542

Corbetts Cross Grand National Form Analysis

Corbetts Cross has been one of the horses who looks very good at this current time. The 7-year-old has managed to finish in the top 3 in 5 their last 6 races, with two 1st place finishes. Recent wins have come at Cheltenham and Fairyhouse,

Iroko

Age	6
Trainer	Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Odds	25/1
Previous Grand National form	Not run before
Recent form	1113-1522
Prize Money	£1,339

Iroko Grand National Form Analysis

Iroko hasn’t run in the Grand National before, but the 6-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 and Haydock most recently.

Chianti Classico

Age	7
Trainer	Kim Bailey
Odds	25/1
Previous Grand National form	Not run before
Recent form	1PU11- 2141
Prize Money	£171,955

Chianti Classico Grand National Form Analysis

Chianti Classico is a real horse to watch in the 2025 Grand National, and is in good form, having picked up a win at Ascot as an 11/4 favourite. This horse won in the Ultima Handicap Chase at last year’s Cheltenham Festival, and is more than capable of challenging for the win at the 2025 Grand National if a similar level can be replicated.

Intense Raffles

Age	6
Trainer	Thomas Gibney
Odds	25/1
Previous Grand National form	Not run before
Recent form	4357-1119
Prize Money	£298,233

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.

Kandoo Kid

Age	8
Trainer	Paul Nicholls
Odds	28/1
Previous Grand National form	5th in 2024
Recent form	4705759-
Prize Money	£176.654

Kandoo Kid Grand National Form Analysis

Harry Cobden seems to be getting the best out of Kandoo Kid, which included a win at Newbury recently as an 8/1 shot. If Cobden is in the saddle for this one, then Kandoo Kid could be a tempting bet for the 2025 Grand National.

All odds are correct as of 12:17 pm, Thursday 12th December, 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 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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