Grand National Meeting 2026 Betting Odds

2026 Grand National Meeting Betting Odds

The Grand National meeting is one of the biggest horse racing festivals in the United Kingdom. It’s a three-day meeting which runs between 9-11 April, with the Grand National headlining the final day where this historic race takes place at Aintree Racecourse.

The team at Racing-Odds.com will provide odds for all the races that comprise the Grand National meeting. There are twenty-one races in total over the three days, with the action getting off to a flyer thanks to the presence of two Grade One encounters on Thursday 3 April.

The first of these is the Manifesto Novices’ Chase and that’s followed by the Boodles Juvenile Hurdle, while the second day of the Grand National meeting has no less than four Grade One encounters. There’s the Mildmay Novices’ Chase, Top Novices’ Hurdle, Melling Chase and Sefton Novices’ Hurdle.

It's great to sign up with the various bookies that are advertised at Racing-Odds.com and land free bets to get you started. There’s also the chance to land price boosts which will help you get extra value, with the bookies also laying on extra places for the big handicap encounters.

We always recommend comparing the latest prices to make sure you always get the biggest odds when it comes to your preferred selection. Many of the bookmakers will also provide live streaming and there might even by the chance to bet In-Running on the action.

Day One – Thursday 3 April

The 2025 Grand National meeting gets off to a bang in the form of the Manifesto Novices’ Chase, with Millers Bank, Banbridge and Il Etait Temps some of the recent winners of this race. This is a race over two miles and four furlongs, with this Grade One encounter always a competitive tussle which generally features some of the horses that performed well in the Cheltenham Festival.

Then we have the Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle where a number of talented juvenile hurdles will battle it out for top honours. It was Sir Gino who landed the spoils in 2024, with Binocular and Apple’s Jade among the recent winners of this race.

That’s before we get to the Aintree Bowl Chase over three miles and one furlong, with Clan Des Obeaux having landed back to back successes in 2021 and 2022. Shishkin was the winner in 2023, with Gerri Colombe landing the spoils twelve months later. We might see horses from the Ryanair Chase and the Gold Cup lining up.

Other races on Day One of the Grand National meeting include the Aintree Hurdle, Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase and Red Run Handicap Chase, with customers getting several chances to back a winner on the Thursday of the meeting.

Day Two – Friday 4 April

The Friday of the Grand National meeting is always a treat and there’s the chance to visit Racing-Odds.com and compare the latest prices for the Top Novices’ Hurdle. This run over two miles, half a furlong, with Jonbon a notable winner in 2022 and more recent victors have come in the form of Inthepocket and Mystical Power.

There’s also the chance to bet on the <>Mildmay Novices’ Chase where Ahoy Senor, Gerri Colombe and Inothewayurthinkin have passed the winning line first. This is a longer distance encounter over three miles and one furlong, with the bookies sure to be offering price boosts for an encounter which is popular among punters.

The Melling Chase might see Jonbon return after the nine-year-old was able to win this encounter twelve months previously, with the horse finishing second in the Queen Mother Champion Chase despite clouting a fence during the race. We might also see Marine Nationale feature in a bid to land another Grade One success.

The Topham Chase goes over two miles and five furlongs, with this being one of three of the Grand National meeting races which go over the big Grand National obstacles. Nicky Henderson has landed five wins in this encounter and might be primed for another triumph here.

Day Three – Saturday 5 April

The Randox Grand National Handicap Chase takes pride of place on Day Three of the meeting, with the race set to go off at 4pm. There are thirty-four horses lining up for a long distance encounter over four miles, two and a half furlongs, with Inothewayurthinkin currently trading as the favourite. The Gavin Cromwell-trained charge is among the top weights and perhaps there could be other each-way value.

Intense Raffles is another seven-year-old who goes for trainer Thomas Gibney, with this runner further down the weights order, while I Am Maximus was the winner of the 2024 renewal and Willie Mullins trains a runner who is the top weight and there are sure to be punters backing the horse to make history.

Another JP McManus-owned horse is Iroko, with the horse having run fairly well this season and there’s another Mullins horse in the form of Nick Rockett. The last effort came at Fairyhouse at the end of February where five other horses were beaten over three miles and two furlongs, with Intense Raffles being close behind.

Perceval Legallois could go really well for Gavin Cromwell and this is another horse running in the green and gold silks, with the latest success coming in the Dublin Racing Festival where the runner was able to score in the Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle. This came after a festive success at the same course in the Paddy Power Chase.

We saw Stumptown produce a fine performance in the Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, with Gavin Cromwell having seen his charge oblige as the favourite over this unique course and perhaps he’ll follow in the footsteps of Tiger Roll. There was everything to like about this win on Wednesday 12 March, with the 5/2 favourite able to oblige by seven lengths.

As for Vanillier, we actually saw the horse end up third in the Cross Country Chase and perhaps this horse can actually run well at Aintree. Let’s not forget that the ten-year-old actually took the wrong course at Cheltenham and lost several lengths before a strong finish at Prestbury Park.