Grand National 2025 runners, riders
With just one day to go until the Grand National, the time has come for you to make your selection for the most famous race of all.
If you need a run-down of all 34 contenders, see Telegraph Sport’s full runners and riders guide and here to download our sweepstake kit.
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Here, we turn to our experts for their predictions for the race’s winner as well the who will fill out the first four places.
Marcus Armytage
Hyland (Nicky Henderson)
His trainer has never been able to replicate his first National runner Zongalero, who finished second. Since, nearly a quarter of his 40 plus runners have tipped up at the first he may never get a better chance than with Hyland.
The novice chaser has no weight and, as much as the chuck water on the course to soften it up, it is drying out and having walked the course on Thursday and I reckon the ground is nearer good than soft.
That won’t suit the soft ground brigade but Hyland will love it. He had a very good racing weight and Grade One form - he has just got to survive the first!
First-four prediction
- Hyland
- Iroko
- Perceval Legallois
- Beauport
Marlborough
Perceval Legallois (Gavin Cromwell)
Gavin Cromwell, trainer of this year’s Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin, along with owner JP McManus must have been tempted to run that horse in this year’s Grand National, but the decision to keep him at home would have been made easier knowing they had Perceval Legallois entered with an excellent chance.
This eight-year-old gelding has been a slow burner over fences. Having a looked a promising staying horse over hurdles, connections decided to take a patient approach and he didn’t run over three miles again until this season where his form has taken off. His win at Leopardstown in December was the perfect audition for a Grand National, dourly staying on up the run-in to win with loads in hand.
That patient approach has meant he is still unexposed over marathon trips and he is able to run on Saturday with only 10 stone 12 ...
