Welcome to your unofficial guide to the Aintree Grand National.
Our site contains all you need to know about the English Grand National – one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. The 4½ mile steeplechase captures the imagination of 150,000 spectators at Aintree, plus an estimated worldwide TV audience of 600 million across over 140 countries. The dates for the 2024 Grand National have been announced, with tickets already on sale and proving as popular as ever. Racing begins on Thursday 11th April with the Opening Day, followed by Ladies Day on Friday, and Grand National Day on Saturday 13th April 2024.
Grand National 2024 betting
You’re in the right place for everything related to the Grand National betting and we’ve already started counting down to the 2024 Grand National Festival, with ante post betting markets available on all our recommended Grand National betting sites.
There’ll be a number of new factors to consider for Grand National 2024, as safety measures include the runners being reduced from 40 to 34, the race beginning with a standing start, and the first fence being moved closer to the start.
The Grand National isn’t just a battle on the course though, as the best betting sites also go up against each other for the attention of the betting public. As ever, we have all the best Grand National free bets and betting offers right here, alongside details of where you can find the most attractive place terms for your each-way bets.
Grand National tips
When deciding which Grand National runners to back, keep an eye out for the weight and jockey announcements, and don’t forget the weather forecast, as these factors all influence the Grand National betting odds leading up to the race. Horses that have run well in previous Aintree Grand National races can often feature in Grand National tips, with the theory backed-up in 2019 with Tiger Roll. Noble Yeats was 2022’s winning horse, and again impressed with a fourth place finish in 2023, so will no doubt feature heavily in the 2024 Grand National runners list, while Corach Rambler is also among the ante-post favourites as he aims for back-to-back National triumphs.
The weight a horse carries is also worthy of consideration, with it often being mentioned that those carrying over 11 stones rarely win. There are inevitably exceptions to the rule, like Tiger Roll in 2019, but the three winners before and after have all done so at under the fabled 11 stone mark, so it’s a trend that continues to demand respect when predicting the most likely Grand National winners.
Corach Rambler was the latest of our winning Grand National tips so check back before the race to see who we’ll be tipping as the 2024 Grand National winner.
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Aintree Grand National course
For those wanting to see the English Grand National races live, we have all of the information you’ll need to make the most of your visit to Aintree, including information on getting to the racecourse, ticket details, and a summary of all of the enclosures and facilities, many of which have been significantly upgraded in recent seasons.
Grand National previous winners and past results
The Grand National always delivers a memorable story, and it delivered again in 2023. Six years ago, trainer Lucinda Russell teamed up with Derek Fox to win the famous race with One For Arthur. Now, less than a month after One For Arthur’s death, the two came together again to guide 8/1 favourite Corach Rambler to victory. Recall all the drama and the Grand National 2023 results with the link below.
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Upcoming major horse racing events
The Grand National may be the most watched and bet on race in the UK, but there are also many popular races around the world that catch the public’s imagination in the same way. In Australia, the Melbourne Cup is known as the Race that Stops a Nation, because of the level of interest.
The build-up to this year’s race centred around Willie Mullins’ attempt to add to his already lengthy roll of honour, with both Vauban and Absurde sent all the way across the world to take on the best horses from Australia. Ultimately both horses came up short – Vauban continuing the sequence of underperforming Melbourne Cup favourites – leaving Mark Zahra to secure his second Melbourne Cup victory in as many years.
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