Ahead of the biggest horse race on the planet, many punters will want to know – how many favourites win the Grand National? So, let’s look at recent renewals of the world’s greatest steeplechase and see if the percentage call is to side with the Grand National favourite – or not.
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How Have the Grand National Favourites Done In Recent Years?
Over the last 31 runnings of the Grand National, we’ve seen SIX winning favourites (or joint favourites). This works out at a 19% strike-rate – which, considering there are 40 runners in the race each year, isn’t too bad a return.
In more recent times (the last 10 years), we’ve only seen Tiger Roll (2019) reward favourite backers when winning at 4/1.
While, since the turn of the century (2000) the Grand National has produced four winning favourites (or joint) – Hedgehunter (2005), Comply or Die (2008) Don’t Push It (2010) and Tiger Roll (2019).
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Where The Grand National Favourites Finished In The Last 10 Runnings
If you’d backed all 13 Grand National favourites and joint-favourites since 2012 for £1, you’d be showing a level stakes loss of -£8.
- 2022 – Any Second Now (2nd 15/2 fav)
- 2021 – Cloth Cap (PU 11/2 fav)
- 2020 – No Race (Covid)
- 2019 – Tiger Roll (1st 4/1)
- 2018 – Total Recall (PU 7/1 fav)
- 2017 – Blaklion (4th 8/1 fav)
- 2016 – The Last Samuri (2nd 8/1 jfav) & Many Clouds (16th 8/1 jfav)
- 2015 – Shutthefrontdoor (5th 6/1 fav)
- 2014 – Double Seven (3rd 10/1 jfav) & Teaforthree (UR 10/1 jfav)
- 2013 – Seabass (13th 11/2 fav)
- 2012 – Shakalakaboomboom (9th 8/1 jfav) & Seabass (3rd 8/1 jfav)
Grand National Favourites Have Been Placed In 55% Of the Last 31 Runnings
With Grand National each-way betting also popular, then it could also pay to know that 17 of the last 31 favourites have been placed. This means they finished in the top four, which is a fair return with 40 Grand National runners and 36 horses, therefore, running out of the places.
Which Horse Is The 2023 Grand National Favourite?
A lot can change between now and Saturday, when the Grand National is run in terms of the favourite.
At this stage, the recent Cheltenham Festival winner Corach Rambler is one of the 2023 Grand National market leaders as trainer Lucinda Russell looks for her second win in the race. She took the prize in 2017 with One For Arthur and remains the last non-Irish trained winner of the National.
Delta Work, who was third last year, is also high up in the 2023 Grand National betting, as is last year’s winner Noble Yeats.
Grand National Betting Odds
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- Corach Rambler @ 8/1
- Delta Work @ 8/1
- Noble Yeats @ 8/1
- Gaillard Du Mesnil @ 11/1
- Mr Incredible @ 12/1
- Ain’t That A Shame @ 12/1
- Longhouse Poet @ 14/1
- Le Milos @ 14/1
- Any Second Now @ 16/1
- Capodanno @ 16/1
- The Big Dog @ 16/1
- Galvin @ 20/1
- Vanillier @ 20/1
- Our Power @ 22/1
- Fury Road 25/1
- Lifetime Ambition @ 28/1
- Roi Mage @ 28/1
- Coko Beach @ 33/1
- Velvet Elvis @ 33/1
- Back On The Lash @ 33/1
- The Big Breakaway 33/1
- Eva’s Oskar 50/1
Note: Others on request and odds subject to change (correct 14th April 23)
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