Grand National Pinstickers' Guide To Runners

ByCharlotte Coates

BBC Sport journalist

Runners, riders, trainers and shape - each nan cardinal specifications you request to cognize for Saturday's large title astatine Aintree.

Plus, BBC Radio 5 Live's John Hunt and Gina Bryce springiness you nan rundown connected each of nan 34 that will spell to station for nan 2026 Grand National.

Note: Approximate likelihood whitethorn change.

(Racecard number, horse, trainer, jockey, caller form, age, weight carried [ie 11st 12lb is apical weight]. Form: F - Fell, P - Pulled up, U - Unseated rider, S - Slipped up.)

1 Panic Attack 2 Grangeclare West 3 Jagwar 4 Jordans

Best outsider: Quai de Bourbon

1 Grangeclare West 2 Monty's Star 3 Panic Attack 4 I Am Maximus

Best outsider: Spanish Harlem

Trainer: Willie Mullins (IRE) Jockey: Paul Townend

Form: 82-925 Age: 10 Weight: 11-12

Gina: Winner successful 2024 earlier moving arsenic good to decorativeness 2nd to stablemate Nick Rockett past twelvemonth connected faster ground. The Willie Mullins-trained Aintree master must person different fantabulous chance this year, disconnected conscionable a 1lb higher mark.

Rating: 8/10 Odds: 7-1

Trainer: Joseph O'Brien (IRE) Jockey: JJ Slevin

Form: 7-4423 Age: 10 Weight: 11-11

Gina: Won nan King George successful 2024 earlier coming wrong a chemoreceptor of repeating nan feat astatine Kempton this season.

He'll apt get his preferred faster aboveground but doubts person to stay complete his expertise to enactment this trip, having struggled complete a testing 3 miles successful nan past.

Rating: 5/10 Odds: 50-1

Trainer: Willie Mullins (IRE) Jockey: Patrick Mullins

Form: 5-8481 Age: 10 Weight: 11-10

John: Finished 3rd past year, beaten by conscionable 3 lengths. An fantabulous effort by a equine who has ever had a touch of class.

It wasn't each soft sailing 12 months agone arsenic he was hampered astatine obstruction 25 (Valentines Brook) and past made a correction of his ain creation astatine nan past fence.

He had moved to nan lead ominously astatine nan 2nd last, and, possibly pinch much diligent tactics, we tin expect moreover more?

Rating: 7/10 Odds: 9-1

Trainer: Gordon Elliott (IRE) Jockey: Jack Kennedy

Form: 3-P321 Age: 10 Weight: 11-10

Gina: Returned from a agelong absence astatine nan commencement of nan play and has improved pinch each run, notably erstwhile an fantabulous 2nd to nan well-fancied Grangleclare West successful Ireland's renowned Grand National trial, nan Bobbyjo Chase.

Now a 10-year-old but a erstwhile victor of nan Betfred Bowl astatine this gathering and he deserves this first stab astatine nan race.

Rating: 6/10 Odds: 25-1

Trainer: Rebecca Curtis Jockey: Sean Bowen

Form: 1P11P Age: 9 Weight: 11-10

John: Firmly established arsenic 1 of nan stars of nan 2025-26 play pinch fabulous victories successful nan Welsh Grand National astatine Chepstow and nan Denman Chase astatine Newbury - and each of that conscionable months aft winning nan Irish Grand National.

Indeed, truthful accelerated his development, he was sent disconnected arsenic a 6-1 chance for nan Cheltenham Gold Cup past month. The drying crushed was yet against him there, and that's nan rub.

A soft-ground National gives him existent dream - barren conditions, not truthful much.

Rating: 5/10 increasing to 7/10 connected soft ground Odds: 14-1

Trainer: Jimmy Mangan (IRE) Jockey: Simon Torrens

Form: 5-2931 Age: 8 Weight: 11-8

Gina: May beryllium improbable to tally if nan crushed is not soft capable but boasts a bully assemblage of activity pinch a peculiarly encouraging capacity to triumph nan Cotswold Chase backmost complete fences past clip out.

Not tally since but he's an improving eight-year-old pinch plentifulness perchance still near successful nan locker.

Rating: 7/10 Odds: 28-1

Trainer: Gordon Elliott Jockey: Keith Donoghue

Form: 21246 Age: 8 Weight: 11-4

Gina: Unproven stamina and has looked to struggle complete extended trips astatine nan apical level successful caller starts.

He looks up against it here, for each his trainer has won this title 3 times before.

Rating: 5/10 Odds: 50-1

Trainer: Henry de Bromhead (IRE) Jockey: Darragh O'Keeffe

Form: 4-3056 Age: 9 Weight: 11-3

John: A regular performer astatine nan top, Grade One level for nan past 2 years, but his triumph successful a mini title connected New Year's Eve 2023 remains his only triumph complete fences.

On his erstwhile shape down Fact To File and chap National rival Spillane's Tower, he tin beryllium fancied.

But judged connected what he has produced successful nan past 12 months, that is different matter entirely.

Rating: 5/10 Odds: 16-1

Trainer: Willie Mullins (IRE) Jockey: Brian Hayes

Form: 11PUP Age: 8 Weight: 11-3

Gina: A series of letters by his sanction successful caller starts makes it difficult to animate confidence, for each his Kerry National triumph earlier successful nan play suggests he could beryllium good suited to this test.

He looked group to fig successful nan Thyestes earlier a past obstruction unseat but has to beryllium forgiven a very disappointing show past clip successful nan Bobbyjo to merit an each measurement chance.

Rating: 6/10 Odds: 33-1

Trainer: Willie Mullins (IRE) Jockey: Sean O'Keeffe

Form: F77P8 Age: 8 Weight: 11-2

John: Winner of 3 of his 8 starts complete fences, nan prime of which was his Cheltenham Festival triumph successful 2025, wherever he hit different Grand National hopefuls, Stellar Story and Gorgeous Tom.

His 5 runs since person been underwhelming.

Even successful nan hands of brilliant trainer Willie Mullins, he is difficult to fancy.

Rating: 4/10 Odds: 33-1

Trainer: Willie Mullins (IRE) Jockey: Danny Mullins

Form: 12S57 Age: 10 Weight: 11-1

Gina: A Grade One-winning novice chaser who hasn't really progressed this play successful nan measurement his promising first commencement of nan run suggested he would.

A lightly raced 10-year-old but 1 whose assemblage of activity this play suggests his champion whitethorn beryllium down him.

Rating: 4/10 Odds: 28-1

Trainer: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Jockey: Jonjo O'Neill Jr

Form: 24-210 Age: 8 Weight: 11-1

John: Attempts to flooded a seven-length deficit, having vanished 4th successful past year's race, erstwhile he stayed nan last portion of nan title very strongly, surely amended than most.

His wide coagulated shape successful nan past 12 months helped to nonstop him disconnected arsenic nan 2nd favourite for nan prestigious Ultima Handicap Chase astatine Cheltenham Festival past month. His 10th spot location was seemingly excused arsenic a insignificant infection was identified afterwards.

A patient Iroko surely has a coagulated chance.

Rating: 6/10 Odds: 12-1

Trainer: Gordon Elliott (IRE) Jockey: Danny Gillgan

Form: 05F112 Age: 11 Weight: 11-1

Gina: Has had a superb play pinch victories astatine Leopardstown and Cheltenham preceding a second-placed decorativeness successful nan Cross Country title astatine nan Festival.

Will enactment this marathon travel and comes present astatine nan apical of his crippled but he is now overmuch higher successful nan handicap and a bully woody older than Gordon Elliott's astir caller transverse state convert, Tiger Roll, who won this title twice, arsenic an 8 and nine-year-old.

Rating: 6/10 Odds: 33-1

Trainer: Gordon Elliott (IRE) Jockey: Jordan Gainford

Form: 82127 Age: 9 Weight: 11-0

John: A 2nd effort astatine National glory for this guy, besides trained by Elliott, who successful summation to his 2 wins pinch Tiger Roll besides triumphed successful nan title pinch Silver Birch successful 2007.

Last year, he was correct up pinch nan gait earlier slow but surely weakening distant into 11th place.

Despite a good tally erstwhile 2nd to Panic Attack successful nan Coral Gold Cup successful November, he simply doesn't look good capable handicapped to win.

If you person drawn him successful nan sweepstake, you person a Pair alternatively than a Prial, which is nan highest manus successful 3 paper brag. You whitethorn still win, but it's unlikely.

Rating: 5/10 Odds: 50-1

Trainer: Connor King (IRE) Jockey: Daniel King

Form: 2211114 Age: 8 Weight: 10-13

Gina: An eight-year-old novice pinch conscionable six runs complete fences to his sanction truthful far. He's had a superb play pinch 3 wins followed by an fantabulous 4th successful nan Brown Advisory astatine Cheltenham past time.

Should relish nan travel but whitethorn request soft crushed to bring his A-game.

Rating: 7/10 Odds: 14-1

Trainer: Sara Bradstock Jockey: Jack Tudor

Form: 11-2PP Age: 10 Weight: 10-12

John: A elephantine of a equine who has gained immense fame done nan training skills of Sara Bradstock and her precocious hubby Mark, who died successful nan outpouring of 2024, earlier he could realise this horse's potential.

The victor of nan Midlands National successful 2025, Mr Vango past near everything connected nan section of play erstwhile conscionable outpointed by Twig successful a thrilling Becher Chase, tally complete these Grand National fences, successful December.

His only chance of a fairytale triumph appears to dishonesty pinch nan upwind Gods. He needs rain, tons of it.

Rating: 4/10 Odds: 66-1

Trainer: Willie Mullins (IRE) Jockey: James Bowen

Form: 23-2PP Age: 9 Weight: 10-11

Gina: Confidence dented by nan truth he has pulled up successful his past 2 starts but an encouraging effort connected faster crushed complete nan marathon travel of nan Bet365 Gold Cup astatine Sandown this clip past play leaves a lingering suspicion this trial could suit him.

Rating: 6/10 Odds: 50-1

Trainer: Gordon Elliott (IRE) Jockey: Robbie Dunne

Form: 2-3383 Age: 9 Weight: 10-11

John: Without a triumph since November 2024, but has immoderate beautiful prestigious shape from that period, notably erstwhile beating consequent King George Chase winner, nan Harry Redknapp-owned The Jukebox Man astatine nan Cheltenham Festival complete hurdles.

He has registered only 1 triumph from 8 starts complete fences since then.

Rating: 5/10 Odds: 25-1

Trainer: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies

Form: 20-4P4 Age: 10 Weight: 10-11

Gina: Raced prominently successful nan 2025 renewal of this earlier fading quickly 2 out.

Settling amended successful nan early portion of nan title whitethorn thief this erstwhile Midlands National victor to decorativeness stronger but he comes successful disconnected nan backmost of a lesser run this clip around.

Rating: 4/10 Odds: 100-1

Trainer: Willie Mullins (IRE) Jockey: Jonathan Burke

Form: 1-37F5 Age: 8 Weight: 10-10

Gina: The Scottish National victor from past twelvemonth went into galore notebooks for this title aft nan weights were published but he's grounded to build connected his encouraging commencement to nan season.

He's still only an eight-year-old, however, and a return to amended crushed and a marathon travel whitethorn spot him bounce backmost to his best, which is bully capable to fig here.

Rating: 7/10 Odds: 16-1

Trainer: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Jockey: Mark Walsh

Form: 11-322 Age: 7 Weight: 10-10

John: Narrowly beaten successful basking Cheltenham handicaps connected each of his past 3 starts this season, including erstwhile pipped successful nan Ultima Handicap Chase by Johnnywho.

Jagwar looks a very reasonably handicapped horse, but sentiment seems wholly divided connected him. Some judge his jumping is simply not up to scratch and will ever forestall him from realising his potential. Those pinch nan contrary position will beryllium tempted erstwhile again by his prospects.

He is of moreover much liking now that he's been declared pinch cheekpieces to assistance his concentration. Strong chance.

Rating: 7/10 Odds: 10-1

Trainer: Gavin Cromwell (IRE) Jockey: Harry Cobden

Form: 11F-P4 Age: 9 Weight: 10-9

Gina: Sent disconnected among nan marketplace leaders successful this 12 months agone aft a near-perfect mentation but fell astatine Valentine's erstwhile travelling good connected nan first circuit.

A lesser mentation this clip astir tempers enthusiasm, arsenic does nan grounds of horses that person grounded to complete connected erstwhile attempts successful this race.

Rating: 5/10 Odds: 33-1

Trainer: Henry de Bromhead (IRE) Jockey: Sean Flanagan

Form: 4-4245 Age: 8 Weight: 10-9

John: On nan aforesaid handicap people arsenic erstwhile an 11-length 4th to Panic Attack astatine Newbury. Well beaten connected his runs earlier and aft that, but looks to person been waiting for nan amended outpouring upwind and decent crushed too.

Trained by Henry de Bromhead, who provided Rachael Blackmore pinch her unforgettable Grand National triumph aboard Minella Times successful 2021.

Rating: 5/10 Odds: 28-1

Trainer: Patrick Neville Jockey: Gavin Sheehan

Form: 54-256 Age: 10 Weight: 10-9

Gina: Easy to spot why connections person earmarked a Grand National for this high-class erstwhile Brown Advisory victor but difficult to spot really he tin fig disconnected nan backmost of this season's assemblage of work.

Tailed disconnected past twice, including erstwhile stopping quickly astatine Cheltenham past clip and difficult to spot him bouncing back.

Rating: 4/10 Odds: 66-1

Trainer: Willie Mullins (IRE) Jockey: Donagh Meyler

Form: B3-PP3 Age: 7 Weight: 10-9

John: Sent disconnected arsenic favourite for Haiti Couleurs' Irish Grand National successful 2025, finishing 3rd connected a time erstwhile his jumping fto him down a little.

He has been kept caller since, and astatine only seven, his champion days are surely still up of him.

A very absorbing outsider from nan Mullins camp.

Rating: 6/10 Odds: 33-1

Trainer: Terence O'Brien IRE Jockey: John Shinnick

Form: 0-6144 Age: 10 Weight: 10-8

Gina: An encouraging 4th successful nan Bobbyjo down marketplace leader Grangeclare West contempt not being favoured by nan weights.

Some positives to beryllium taken from nan prime of his performances but each person travel connected soft aliases dense ground, which he is improbable to get here.

Rating: 5/10 Odds: 50-1

Trainer: Joseph O'Brien (IRE) Jockey: Ben Jones

Form: 2-85P0 Age: 7 Weight: 10-8

John: Acquired from France 2 years ago, it whitethorn beryllium vulnerable to discount him retired of hand. He was an fantabulous 5th to Jagwar astatine past year's Cheltenham Festival and is now overmuch amended handicapped pinch that rival.

He besides ran very good astatine nan Grand National gathering past twelvemonth (in a title complete nan smaller fences) erstwhile 2nd to Caldwell Potter successful a Grade One Chase.

Trained by Joseph O'Brien, boy of level racing superstar trainer Aidan, Joseph has a existent extracurricular chance to adhd nan Grand National to his database of awesome victories, which includes Classic races successful England and Ireland alongside cherished world prizes for illustration nan Melbourne Cup and America's Breeders' Cup.

Rating: 7/10 Odds: 28-1

Trainer: Gavin Cromwell (IRE) Jockey: Conor Stone-Walsh

Form: P63151 Age: 10 Weight: 10-5

John: Even arsenic nan scenery of nan Grand National has shifted complete nan past fewer years, jumping accurately is still very important and fewer did it amended astatine nan Cheltenham Festival than this fella.

He was terrific and made astir of nan moving successful nan Cross Country, but nan suspicion was that nan title was nan clear target for nan season. Can he backmost it up here?

The past clip he ran complete nan National fences, he yet fell late, having mixed mistakes pinch magnificent jumping. Overall grounds suggests this will beryllium beyond him.

Rating: 6/10 Odds: 25-1

Trainer: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson Jockey: Kielan Woods

Form: 250-12 Age: 10 Weight: 10-5

Gina: Relished nan measurement up successful travel to triumph complete 3m4f astatine Cheltenham successful November and ran good to decorativeness 2nd astatine Wetherby since.

Better than ever this play but still a mobility people complete whether he could advancement again astatine nan property of 10 to fig here.

Rating: 5/10 Odds: 100-1

Trainer: Dan Skelton Jockey: Dan Skelton

Form: 2-1113 Age: 10 Weight: 10-5

John: Quite a wonderful, enthusiastic mare who has enjoyed a awesome play akin to that of Haiti Couleurs.

She notched a seldom achieved double, winning nan Paddy Power Gold Cup successful November and backed that up pinch occurrence successful Newbury's large race, nan Coral Gold Cup. She won again astatine Newbury earlier dropping successful region to decorativeness 3rd to Dinoblue successful nan Mares Chase astatine nan Festival.

She has truthful overmuch successful her favour arsenic nan return to a thorough trial for illustration this will really suit her. She jumps good and has a terrific attitude. Loads to for illustration astir her.

The large mobility is, tin she onshore nan biggest prize of nan batch aft specified a engaged season?

Rating: 8/10 Odds: 8-1

Trainer: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies Jockey: Toby McCain-Mitchell

Form: P1-192 Age: 10 Weight: 10-05

John: Likeable front-runner who delivered a highest capacity this wintertime erstwhile finishing 2nd successful nan Grand National Trial astatine Haydock Park. However, nan value of his opponents past compared to those he meets successful nan Grand National is chalk and cheese.

Even accounting for nan truth that Nigel Twiston-Davies has won this doubly pinch Earth Summit and Bindaree, it's difficult to spot his magic moving for a 3rd time.

Rating: 3/10 Odds: 100-1

Trainer: Jonjo & AJ O'Neill Jockey: Richie McLernon

Form: 5-5352 Age: 9 Weight: 10-04

Gina: Well successful astatine nan weights, having won nan Ultima aft nan weights were published for this and plentifulness of signs of encouragement that he will get this travel and moreover amended for it.

Boasts a very akin floor plan to 2023 victor Corach Rambler, who won nan aforesaid Cheltenham title en way to occurrence present and he has a awesome chance of landing nan aforesaid double.

Rating: 8/10 Odds: 12-1

Trainer: Ben Pauling Jockey: Beau Morgan

Form: 70-117 Age: 11 Weight: 10-04

John: The associated oldest equine connected nan title but has enjoyed 1 of his astir fruitful seasons, having won a thrilling Becher Chase complete nan nationalist fences past December.

He slugged it retired brilliantly pinch Mr Vango that day; nan 2 of them were for illustration Wilder-Chisora return two. It's likely, however, that location will beryllium respective of his rivals present who will beryllium quicker to nan punch.

Rating: 4/10 Odds: 50-1

Trainer: Gordon Elliott Jockey: TBC

Form: 2569FF Age: 8 Weight: 10-03

John: A last-minute runner replacing past year's victor Nick Rockett. They person small successful common.

Pied Piper has superior mobility marks astir his expertise complete this distance, arsenic he spent nan early portion of his profession contesting apical two-mile hurdle races.

It doesn't beryllium comfortably that he has fallen connected his 2 astir caller starts, either.

Rating: 2/10 Odds: 100-1