Future Grand National Equine Competition:
The much-anticipated Randox Grand National 2025, one of the highlights of the Grand National Festival, took place on April 5, 2025, at the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, UK. The event, which is approximately 6.91 km long, featured 30 obstacles that horses and jockeys must overcome during two laps.
The key odds for the top contenders were as follows:
- Nick Rockett (winner, trained by Willie Mullins) at 33/1
- I Am Maximus (2nd place) at 7/1
- Grangeclare West (3rd place) at 33/1
- Iroko (4th place, favorite) at 13/2
- Meetingofthewaters (5th place) at 20/1
Notably, Willie Mullins dominated the event, training the winner and multiple placed horses.
In the lead-up to the race, bookmakers had various contenders priced mainly between 7/1 and 33/1. The favored runners generally carried less weight and had strong recent form over similar distances (3 miles or more). The statistics suggested that successful horses typically had no falls or unseating in the season and were mostly aged 8 or 9, carrying under 11 stone (154 lbs).
For the minimum age, horses needed to be at least 7 years old, and they must have a handicap of at least 120 and have placed at least fourth in a chase race of at least three miles. The Grand National Day was on Saturday, April 4, 2025, with the race starting at 16:00 BST / 17:00 CET.
Some of the other top contenders included:
- Racehorse Stumptown, ridden by jockey Keith Donoghue, who was the favorite among bookmakers with odds of 10.00.
- I Am Maximus, the winner of the Grand National 2024, who was also among the favorites with an odds of 11.00.
- Perceval Legallois, trained by Gavin Cromwell, with odds of 15.00.
- Vanillier, also trained by Gavin Cromwell, with odds of 13.00.
- Hewick, ridden by jockey Gavin Sheehan, with odds of 11.00.
- Intense Raffles with odds of 11.00.
- Kandoo Kid, trained by Paul Nicholls, with odds of 21.00.
- Minella Cocooner, trained by Willie Mullins, with odds of 21.00.
- Hyland, trained by Nicky Henderson, with odds of 21.00.
The Grand National Festival 2025 took place from April 3 to 5, 2025.
Online casinos in Germany offered a wide variety of sports betting options, including horse-racing, in the lead-up to the Randox Grand National 2025. Notably, a significant number of online platforms featured Racehorse Stumptown, priced at 10.00, as a top contender for the Grand National 2025, which took place in the UK on April 5, 2025.
