Essentially the most high-profile steeplechase on the racing calendar takes place this Saturday on the ultimate day of the Grand Nationwide 2026.
A most of 34 horses will begin the two-lap showpiece at Aintree, with 2024 champion I Am Maximus again once more.
Final yr’s winner, Nick Rockett, was withdrawn two days earlier than the race, with I Am Maximus the favorite and Panic Assault, Grangeclare West and Jagwar additionally priced at single-figure odds.
101GreatGoals.com has the main points on the horses anticipated to compete on the 2026 Grand Nationwide, together with a full record of runners.
2026 Grand Nationwide runners
Willie Mullins’ Nick Rockett has pulled out due to coughing, changed by first reserve Pied Piper.
I Am Maximus can be educated by Mullins, heading the sector and aiming to change into the eighth runner to win the Grand Nationwide greater than as soon as.
| Identify | Age | Weight | |
| 1 | I Am Maximus | 10 | 11st 12lb |
| 2 | Pied Piper | 8 | 10st 3lb |
| 3 | Banbridge | 10 | 11st 11lb |
| 4 | Grangeclare West | 10 | 11st 10lb |
| 5 | Gerri Colombe | 10 | 11st 10lb |
| 6 | Haiti Couleurs | 9 | 11st 10lb |
| 7 | Spillane’s Tower | 8 | 11st 8lb |
| 8 | Firefox | 8 | 11st 4lb |
| 9 | Monty’s Star | 9 | 11st 3lb |
| 10 | Spanish Harlem | 8 | 11st 3lb |
| 11 | Lecky Watson | 8 | 11st 2lb |
| 12 | Champ Kiely | 10 | 11st 1lb |
| 13 | Iroko | 8 | 11st 1lb |
| 14 | Favori De Champdou | 11 | 11st 1lb |
| 15 | Three Card Brag | 9 | 11st 0lb |
| 16 | Oscars Brother | 8 | 10st 13lb |
| 17 | Mr Vango | 10 | 10st 12lb |
| 18 | Excessive Class Hero | 9 | 10st 11lb |
| 19 | Stellar Story | 9 | 10st 11lb |
| 20 | Beauport | 10 | 10st 11lb |
| 21 | Captain Cody | 8 | 10st 10lb |
| 22 | Jagwar | 7 | 10st 10lb |
| 23 | Perceval Legallois | 9 | 10st 9lb |
| 24 | Attractive Tom | 8 | 10st 9lb |
| 25 | The Actual Whacker | 10 | 10st 9lb |
| 26 | Quai De Bourbon | 7 | 10st 9lb |
| 27 | Reply To Kayf | 10 | 10st 8lb |
| 28 | Jordans | 7 | 10st 8lb |
| 29 | Ultimate Orders | 10 | 10st 5lb |
| 30 | Marble Sands | 10 | 10st 5lb |
| 31 | Panic Assault | 10 | 10st 5lb |
| 32 | High Of The Invoice | 10 | 10st 5lb |
| 33 | Jonnywho | 9 | 10st 4lb |
| 34 | Twig | 11 | 10st 4lb |
Grand nationwide reserves
- Imperial saint (8yo, 10st 2lb)
- Amirite (10st 2lb)
- Ain’t {that a} disgrace (12yo, 10st 2lb)
- Soul icon (9yo, 10st 1lb)
- Hyland (9yo, 10st 1lb)
When is the Grand Nationwide 2026?
The Grand National is on Saturday, April 11 at 16:00 BST, when Mullins will goal a fourth Grand Nationwide victory, having first gained the race in 2005 with Hedgehunter.
“It’s uncommon that the truth is healthier than the dream, however that’s what it was,” Mullins’ son, Patrick, instructed The Jockey Membership about driving Nick Rockett to glory.
“Since I’ve been a child studying books about it and watching black and white movies of the Nationwide, it’s at all times been my dream and it was higher than I may have dreamt of.
“It doesn’t get any higher than that – until you’ll be able to win it a second time, perhaps. [I am Maximus] ran a blinder final yr off high weight, however he missed his third run that yr and perhaps that instructed within the remaining furlong or so.
“It appears this yr like we might be able to get a 3rd run into him, which can be an enormous assist, and the important thing factor for him could also be slower floor.
“The yr he gained, it was a great bit slower than final yr. That appears to assist him bounce. I positively couldn’t rule him out.”
Mullins can be driving Grangeclare West this time and says his horse “has to have a shout”.
“He’s effectively in a position to carry the burden and he has to have one other big probability of going two higher,” predicted Mullins.
Historic.
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The right way to watch the Grand Nationwide 2026: Full TV channel record, reside streams
Within the UK, the Grand National 2026 can be proven reside on ITV 1 and Racing TV. Protection on ITV begins at 12:45 and runs till 17:00.
Viewers can stream the motion on the go on an unlimited number of units by way of the ITVX app and ITV.com. BBC Radio 5 Reside will carry radio commentary of the race.
A full record of broadcasters throughout completely different territories is here.
Grand Nationwide prize cash
The entire prize cash for the race is £1 million. Right here’s how that breaks down.
- 1st place – £500,000
- 2nd – £200,000
- third – £100,000
- 4th – £65,000
- fifth – £40,000
- sixth – £30,000
- seventh – £20,000
- eighth – £ 15,000
- ninth– £10,000
- tenth – £5,000
Grand Nationwide climate forecast
Aintree may see sunshine for the race, in keeping with the Met Workplace, which initiatives a temperature of round six levels and a 30% probability of rain on the time of the race.
Visibility can be excellent and the going can be good to gentle.
