Grand National 2025 LIVE: Date, start time, runners, odds and how to follow iconic race at Aintree

The 2025 Grand National takes centre-stage at Aintree this Saturday and will be live on talkSPORT.

A confirmed line-up of 34 horses will be going for glory in the biggest Event of the year, looking to emulate I Am Maximus.

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The Willie Mullins-owned horse bolted to the front after the Last fence to Achieve the Event in 2024 with Paul Townend on board.

Now, they will aim to make it back-to-back wins, but there will Definitely be some very tough challengers in the Pitch.

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Grand National 2025: Date and how to follow

The 2025 Grand National will take place on Saturday, April 5.

The Event is due off at 4pm.

It will be Stretch over four miles and two furlongs and is Merely under two circuits of the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool.

It will likely last for nine minutes, with the average Victorious time of the Grand National standing at nine minutes and 10 seconds.

Rupert Bell and Lizzie Kelly will have commentary the Grand National during talkSPORT’s GameDay Live this Saturday.

talkSPORT 2 will also have live commentary of the other races throughout the week.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your Intelligent speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

The action will also be broadcast live and Unoccupied-to-air on ITV1 from 12:45pm. You will also be able to View online via ITVX.

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Grand National 2025: Runners and riders

Up until two years ago, 40 horses were permitted to Stretch in the Grand National, but that has dropped down to 34.

That is the maximum amount for the Event, so there will potentially be less than that running.

Last year’s winner I Am Maximus will Stretch again, while Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin was the favourite.

However, trainer Gavin Cromwell has confirmed that the horse will be pulled out of the Event.

Five-day confirmations Occurred in on March 31 before declarations and Last fields are planned to be confirmed on April 3.

The confirmed line-up for the 2025 Grand National is as follows:

Horse, breeding, age, weight, trainer

1 I Am Maximus (FR) 9 11-12 Willie Mullins IRE

2 Royale Pagaille (FR) 11 11-9 Venetia Williams

3 Nick Rockett (IRE) 8 11-8 Willie Mullins IRE

4 L’Homme Presse (FR) 10 11-8 Venetia Williams

5 Grangeclare West (IRE) 9 11-8 Willie Mullins IRE

6 Hewick (IRE) 10 11-7 Tara Lee Cogan IRE

7 Minella Indo (IRE) 12 11-3 Henry de Bromhead IRE

8 Appreciate It (IRE) 11 11-2 Willie Mullins IRE

9 Capodanno (FR) 9 11-2 Willie Mullins IRE

10 Minella Cocooner (IRE) 9 11-2 Willie Mullins IRE

11 Conflated (IRE) 11 11-2 Gordon Elliott IRE

12 Stumptown (IRE) 8 11-2 Gavin Cromwell IRE

13 Hitman (FR) 9 11-1 Paul Nicholls

14 Beauport (IRE) 9 11-1 Nigel Twiston-Davies

15 Bravemansgame (FR) 10 11 0 Paul Nicholls

16 Chantry House (IRE) 11 10 13 Nicky Henderson

17 Threeunderthrufive (IRE) 10 10-12 Paul Nicholls

18 Perceval Legallois (FR) 8 10-12 Gavin Cromwell IRE

19 Kandoo Kid (FR) 9 10 11 Paul Nicholls

20 Iroko (FR) 7 10 11 Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

21 Intense Raffles (FR) 7 10-10 Tom Gibney IRE

22 Senior Chief (GB) 8 10-10 Henry de Bromhead IRE

23 Idas Boy (IRE) 11 10 10 Richard Phillips

24 Mr Unbelievable (IRE) 9 10-9 Sandy Thomson

25 Fil Dor (FR) 7 10-9 Gordon Elliott IRE

26 Broadway Boy (IRE) 7 10-9 Nigel Twiston-Davies

27 Coko Beach (FR) 10 10-9 Gordon Elliott IRE

28 Farouk d’Alene (FR) 10 10-9 Gary Brown

29 Stay Away Fay (IRE) 8 10-9 Paul Nicholls

30 Velvet Elvis (IRE) 9 10-7 Gavin Cromwell

31 Minella Drama (IRE) 10 10-7 Donald McCain

32 Meetingofthewaters (IRE) 8 10-7 Willie Mullins IRE

33 Monbeg Genius (IRE) 9 10-6 Jonjo & AJ O’Neill

34 Vanillier (FR) 10 10-6 Gavin Cromwell IRE

Grand National 2025: Prize money

The total prize pot for the Grand National is £1,000,000.

Here’s a breakdown of how that is handed out, with Victorious connections Holding him £500,000.

Only the top ten finishers will claim a slice of the money.

• Primary place – £500,000
• Second place – £200,000
• Third place – £100,000
• Quaternary place – £65,000
• Fifth place – £40,000
• Sixth place – £30,000
• Seventh place – £20,000
• Eight place – £ 15,000
• Ninth place – £10,000
• Tenth place – £5000

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Grand National 2025: What has been said?

Stumptown won the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at the Cheltenham Festival ahead of the Grand National.

And all eyes are now on the iconic Event, with co-owner Brian Dillon mentioning it Upcoming the Cheltenham Achieve.

“The Grand National in three weeks time,” he said on March 12.

“But I think we’re going to enjoy tonight Primary and we’ll make a plan then after that.”

On Stumptown’s performance in the Cross Country chase, Dillon added: “It’s unbelievable, unbelievable, lost for words.

“We knew he would stay up the hill. He loves Cheltenham and we brought him over here so many times and he has such a Outstanding Achievement around here. He Merely loves those fences.”