Grand National 2024 antepost odds, tips and best bets
The 2024 Grand National at Aintree Racecourse gets underway on Saturday, April 13 with last year's winner Corach Rambler the big favourite.
Arguably the biggest horse race in the world that's watched by millions everywhere, sees 34 runners battle it out over 30 fences for a prize of £500,000.
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The Grand National is the only jumps race that has the whole world watching.
It's the biggest race for a reason, on the grandest scale of stamina, physicality and the best and toughest jump horses there are.
Corach Rambler won the 2023 renewal under Derek Fox as the favourite cruised to victory, making the most of a low, low mark having won the Ultima the month before in the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.
Noble Yeats, who won it the year before at staggering odds of 50/1 was fourth last year, off close to top weight and this year, it seems open in the betting once again.
Grand National 2024 odds
- Corach Rambler - 5/1
- I Am Maximus - 10/1
- Vanillier - 10/1
- Noble Yeats - 14/1
- Mahler Mission - 14/1
- Meetingofthewaters - 14/1
- Capodanno - 16/1
- Panda Boy - 16/1
- Kittys Light - 20/1
- Galvin - 20/1
- Chemical Energy - 20/1
- Limerick Lace - 25/1
- Mr Incredible - 25/1
- Minella Indo - 25/1
- Latenightpass - 25/1
- Hewick - 25/1
- BAR 33/1
Grand National 2024 tips
Picking the winner of the Grand National is like no other, but it's also rare.
In previous years you'd have to sort through 40 horses and despite the odd favourite winning in recent years, there's always that chance a big priced runner can surprise us all.
At this stage, there's still 81 runners in contention that will eventually be whittled down to 34 come the big day.
4m2f is a challenging feat for horses to get round so you have to be picking horses that can stay, of which there are often plenty.
We know Corach Rambler and Noble Yeats can, they've done it before and won it.
Noble Yeats was a surprise the year he won it though, having only previously gone 3m1f as the longest race.
The level of horses are increasing this year too and it will definitely make for better rounds of jumping.
This gives a semblance of hope to a few horses who can stay, jump and also have the potential to surprise: Limerick Lace (25/1), Threeunderthrufive (33/1), Vanillier (12/1), Mister Coffey (100/1), Adamantly Chosen (33/1), Chemical Energy (25/1) and
Grand National changes
This year, there's a few changes to the Grand National after what was a tough watch with fallers and unseated riders.
One of the biggest modifications to the famous race is the number of runners.
A huge reduction from 40 to 34, which will help a huge amount in reducing the fallers and unseated riders which so often come from crowded jumps and horses hampering each other over the fences.
This is a huge stride in horse welfare with the initial 40 runner limit implemented 40 years ago.
There had been calls for this reduction for numerous years and with racing needing to do something to appeal more to the masses, this is certainly a big start.
Furthermore, the first fence has been moved while the horses will also depart off a standing start, to reduce the speed they approach the first obstacle.
The starting time is also being adjusted from the usual 5.15pm off time to around 4pm.
So often with this race, despite the off being at 5.15pm, to organise all 40 runners and get them all to go off at an even gallop meant they would often not start racing until between 5.20 and 5.30pm.
Every horse running in the Grand National has to be at a better level than they were a year ago too, with the overall rating going from 125 to 130 requirement, which should ensure better jumpers and thus less fallers.
Fences have also been adjusted and modified slightly going into this year's race.
The 11th fences has been lowered to 4ft10in, while foam and rubber boards have been installed at the bottom to help cushion any fallers or collisions.
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