Fans return to Aintree as Rachael Blackmore races for more glory at the 2022 Grand National.
The top jockey was the first woman to ride the winner 12 months ago on Minella Times – and she could reunite with her big race hero on April 9. Since then she has also added the Cheltenham Gold Cup to her impressive list of major successes.
Tiger Roll will not be extending his own record after he bowed out at last month's Festival in Gloucestershire. Owner Michael O’Leary decided his horse would not try and equal Red Rum’s three wins and would instead retire a dual National winner.
He rounded off his career with a second at Cheltenham, behind stablemate Delta Work, a younger horse in the same ownership who is one of the favourites for Aintree. JP McManus' 2021 third Any Second Now, the top owner's recent acquisition Enjoy D'Allen and Snow Leopardess, aiming to become the first grey mare to win, are other leading contenders.
When is the Grand National
It will be run on Saturday, April 9 at 5.15pm.
Latest list of runners and best odds
The top 40 horses in the list, at the declaration stage, will get a place in the line-up. There is also a reserve system, to allow for a substitute, if any of the runners drop out before the final deadline. Odds correct as of March 22, 2022
Chris's Dream (IRE) 10 11 10 Robcour Henry de Bromhead Ireland 50-1
Minella Times (IRE) 9 11 9 Mr John P. McManus Henry de Bromhead Ireland 20-1
Delta Work (FR) 9 11 8 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland 10-1
Easysland (FR) 8 11 7 Mr John P. McManus Jonjo O'Neill 80-1
Any Second Now (IRE) 10 11 7 Mr John P. McManus T. M. Walsh Ireland 9-1
Run Wild Fred (IRE) 8 11 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland 25-1
Lostintranslation (IRE) 10 11 5 Taylor & O'Dwyer Colin Tizzard 66-1
Brahma Bull (IRE) 11 11 5 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins Ireland 80-1
Battleoverdoyen (IRE) 9 11 5 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland 100-1
Burrows Saint (FR) 9 11 4 Mrs S. Ricci W. P. Mullins Ireland 20-1
Mount Ida (IRE) 8 11 4 KTDA Racing Gordon Elliott Ireland 33-1
Longhouse Poet (IRE) 8 11 3 Sean & Bernardine Mulryan Martin Brassil Ireland 22-1
Fiddlerontheroof (IRE) 8 11 3 Taylor, Burley & O'Dwyer Colin Tizzard 16-1
Two For Gold (IRE) 9 11 2 May We Never Be Found Out Partnership 2 Kim Bailey 40-1
Santini 10 11 1 Mr & Mrs R. Kelvin-Hughes Polly Gundry 40-1
Samcro (IRE) 10 11 0 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland 66-1
Chatham Street Lad (IRE) 10 11 0 Mr V. Healy Michael Winters Ireland 50-1
Farclas (FR) 8 11 0 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland 22-1
Escaria Ten (FR) 8 11 0 McNeill Family Gordon Elliott Ireland 11-1
Good Boy Bobby (IRE) 9 10 12 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Nigel Twiston-Davies 40-1
Lord du Mesnil (FR) 9 10 12 Mr Paul Porter & Mike & Mandy Smith Richard Hobson 100-1
Coko Beach (FR) 7 10 12 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland 50-1
De Rasher Counter 10 10 11 Makin' Bacon Partnership Emma Lavelle 66-1
Caribean Boy (FR) 8 10 11 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Nicky Henderson 66-1
Court Maid (IRE) 9 10 11 Rory F. Larkin Thomas Mullins Ireland 66-1
Kildisart (IRE) 10 10 10 Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede Ben Pauling 33-1
Discorama (FR) 9 10 10 Andrew Gemmell/Thomas Friel Paul Nolan Ireland 33-1
Top Ville Ben (IRE) 10 10 10 Harbour Rose Partnership Philip Kirby 50-1
Enjoy d'Allen (FR) 8 10 10 Mr John P. McManus Ciaran Murphy Ireland 12-1
Anibale Fly (FR) 12 10 10 Mr John P. McManus A. J. Martin Ireland 50-1
Dingo Dollar (IRE) 10 10 10 M Warren J Holmes R Kidner & J Wright Sandy Thomson 50-1
Freewheelin Dylan (IRE) 10 10 9 Miss Sheila Mangan Dermot Anthony McLoughlin Ireland 50-1
Class Conti (FR) 10 10 9 Mr Simon Munir/Mr Isaac Souede W. P. Mullins Ireland 150-1
Noble Yeats (IRE) 7 10 9 Mr Robert Waley-Cohen Emmet Mullins Ireland 33-1
Mighty Thunder 9 10 9 Allson Sparkle Ltd Lucinda Russell 40-1
Cloth Cap (IRE) 10 10 9 Exors of the late Mr Trevor Hemmings Jonjo O'Neill 33-1
Snow Leopardess 10 10 8 Andrew Fox-Pitt Charlie Longsdon 14-1
Agusta Gold (IRE) 9 10 8 Dr S. P. Fitzgerald W. P. Mullins Ireland 66-1
Phoenix Way (IRE) 9 10 8 Mr John P. McManus Harry Fry 40-1
Poker Party (FR) 10 10 7 Robcour Henry de Bromhead Ireland 100-1
Deise Aba (IRE) 9 10 7 Exors of the late Mr Trevor Hemmings Philip Hobbs 66-1
Blaklion 13 10 7 Darren & Annaley Yates Dan Skelton 66-1
Death Duty (IRE) 11 10 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland 40-1
Go Another One (IRE) 10 10 6 Ms Caroline Ahearn John McConnell Ireland 100-1
Domaine de L'Isle (FR) 9 10 6 Mr L M Power and Mr Ian Hutchins Sean Curran 100-1
Eclair Surf (FR) 8 10 5 Dominic Burke & Tim Syder Emma Lavelle 33-1
Fortescue 8 10 5 Mr T. F. F. Nixon Henry Daly 40-1
Romain de Senam (FR) 10 10 4 Judith Wilson David Pipe 150-1
Commodore (FR) 10 10 4 Mrs C Watson & Mrs S Graham Venetia Williams 50-1
School Boy Hours (IRE) 9 10 4 Mr John P. McManus Noel Meade Ireland 40-1
Scoir Mear (IRE) 12 10 2 Mr John P. McManus Thomas Mullins Ireland 150-1
Full Back (FR) 7 10 2 Mr Ashley Head Gary Moore 100-1
Roi Mage (FR) 10 10 2 Mr D. G. Pryde Patrick Griffin Ireland 100-1
Smoking Gun (IRE) 9 10 2 D.Barnard,N.Courtney,M.Madden,Gin&GGee's Gordon Elliott Ireland 150-1
Mac Tottie 9 10 1 Steve & Jackie Fleetham Peter Bowen 100-1
Kauto Riko (FR) 11 10 1 Mr and Mrs J.Dale and Partners Tom Gretton 150-1
Hill Sixteen 9 10 0 J Fyffe & S Townshend Sandy Thomson 66-1
Discordantly (IRE) 8 10 0 The Odd Fellows Partnership Mrs J. Harrington Ireland 66-1
Plan of Attack (IRE) 9 10 0 Mr A. Halsall Henry de Bromhead Ireland 66-1
Potters Corner (IRE) 12 10 0 All Stars Sports, Davies & RacehorseClub Christian Williams 150-1
Secret Reprieve (IRE) 8 10 0 Mr & Mrs William Rucker Evan Williams 66-1
Robin des Foret (IRE) 12 9 13 The 119 Partnership John McConnell Ireland 150-1
Mortal (IRE) 10 9 13 Mr A. Dunlop Gordon Elliott Ireland 150-1
Defi Bleu (FR) 9 9 13 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland 100-1
Definite Plan (IRE) 10 9 13 Mr James J. Reilly Gordon Elliott Ireland 100-1
Mister Whitaker (IRE) 10 9 13 Mr T. G. Leslie Donald McCain 150-1
Achille (FR) 12 9 11 Mrs Vida Bingham Venetia Williams 100-1
Larry 9 9 11 Galloping On The South Downs Partnership Gary Moore 150-1
Pink Eyed Pedro 11 9 11 Mr David Brace David Brace 150-1
The Two Amigos 10 9 10 Bradley Partnership Nicky Martin 150-1
The Hollow Ginge (IRE) 9 9 8 The Ginge Army Nigel Twiston-Davies 150-1
Jerrysback (IRE) 10 9 6 Mr John P. McManus Ben Haslam 150-1
Alpha des Obeaux (FR) 12 9 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland 100-1
Stones And Roses (IRE) 8 9 6 P. Reilly/C. Reilly W. P. Mullins Ireland 150-1
Gwencily Berbas (FR) 11 9 6 Mr Aidan J. Ryan David Pipe 150-1
Didero Vallis (FR) 9 9 6 Normans, Ramsay, Tufnell & Bishop Venetia Williams 150-1
Via Dolorosa (FR) 10 9 1 Judith Wilson David Pipe 150-1
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Each-way tip
Ben Pauling trained a 28-1 handicap winner at the Cheltenham Festival and he has an interesting longshot for the Aintree feature. Kildisart, a five-time scorer, is on a nice weight for the longest trip he has tried. Back from a 462-day break on March 5 at Newbury, he posted an eye-catching run in fourth, keeping on well at the finish from off the pace. That will have put the edge on his fitness and his mark is 2lb lower than his 2020 second in the Ultima at the Cheltenham Festival. The ten-year-old won impressively over the regulation fences at this meeting in 2019 on decent ground. He ran on strongly over 3m 1f and lines up in the main event with the same rating.
Grand National 2021 full result
1 Minella Times (Rachael Blackmore) 11-1
2 Balko Des Flos (Aidan Coleman) 100-1
3 Any Second Now (M P Walsh) 15-2
4 Burrows Saint (Mr P W Mullins) 9-1
5 Farclas (JW Kennedy) 16-1
6 Blaklion (Harry Skelton) 50-1
7 Discorama (BJ Cooper) 16-1
8 Jett (Mr S Waley-Cohen) 80-1
9 Cabaret Queen (S F O'Keeffe) 80-1
10 Shattered Love (KC Sexton) 33-1
11 Alpha Des Obeaux (J S McGarvey) 80-1
12 Hogan's Height (G Sheehan) 100-1
13 Acapella Bourgeois (DE Mullins) 20-1
14 Sub Lieutenant (Tabitha Worsley) 50-1
15 Class Conti (B Hayes) 66-1
Did not finish
Ami Desbois brought down
Anibale Fly pulled up
Ballyoptic refused
Bristol De Mai pulled up
Canelo fell
Chris's Dream unseated rider
Cloth Cap pulled up
Definitly Red pulled up
Double Shuffle fell
Give Me A Copper pulled up
Kimberlite Candy pulled up
Lake View Lad fell
Lord Du Mesnil pulled up
Magic Of Light unseated rider
Milan Native pulled up
Minellacelebration unseated rider
Mister Malarky pulled up
Ok Corral pulled up
Potters Corner pulled up
Takingrisks pulled up
Talkischeap pulled up
The Long Mile puled up
Tout Est Permis pulled up
Vieux Lion Rouge fell
Yala Enki unseated rider