The 2025 Grand National is today.
No other race captures the imagination quite like it and this year promises to be no different with a maximum of 34 horses bound for the start line at Aintree.
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When is the 2025 Grand National? Date and time
The Grand National takes place today – Saturday, April 5, 2025 – and is the biggest race of the three-day Grand National meeting at Aintree racecourse, which started on Thursday, April 3.
The tapes will go and the Grand National runners will be off at 4pm today.
When are the horses announced?
Click here for the full list of entries for the race
Where is the Grand National held?
The Grand National, as well as the three-day meeting bearing its name, take place at Aintree Racecourse, just outside of Liverpool.
The vast majority of races held at Aintree are run over the Mildmay course, which features normal hurdle and chase tracks.
The Grand National is a triangular-shaped course, just over 2m2f long. All races on this course, including the Grand National itself, are run over the famous fences.
Betting on the Grand National?
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How many horses run in the Grand National?
Until 2023, the maximum field size for the race was 40 but that has since been reduced to 34 as part of wider efforts to make the race safer of jockeys and horses.
Click here for a full list of entries.
What is the race distance?
One of the longest races of the entire season, the Grand National is run over 4m2f – just under two circuits of the Grand Nations course at Aintree.
How long does the Grand National last?
This is very dependent on conditions. The fastest time ever was recorded by Mr Frisk in 1990, who remains the only horse in history to compete the course in under nine minutes. For what it’s worth the slowest time is still the first ...
