The Grand National is the biggest race in the National Hunt calendar, with millions tuning in from around the world to see who will take home the main prize.
It forms part of the three-day Grand National Festival at Aintree, with the race being the penultimate event on Saturday afternoon. It is also the last major race of the National hunt season, before the flat season gets fully under way over the course of the summer months.
Winning is not an easy task, and there is lots of competition for the crown of Grand National winner. Having won last year from odds of 50/1, Noble Yeats is far better fancied this year and has odds of 17/2 to win.
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The defending champion is not the favourite, however, and will face stern competition from Corach Rambler and Delta Work, who are both 8/1 to secure a win. However, they have both been usurped as favourite on Friday by Rachael Blackmore's ride, Ain't That A Shame, who is now 8/1.
If you work your way down the list of declared runners, which was released on Thursday, there are several big names who will all be fancied for success this year. Names like Back on the Lash (25/1), part-owned by Harry Redknapp, are likely to be a hit with punters.
There are more sentimental stories in the field as well, with Mister Coffey currently a 50/1 outsider to end trainer Nicky Henderson’s 44 year wait for a Grand National winner.
Here is the full list of 40 runners for the Grand National:
2023 Grand National: the list of runners and riders
1. Any Second Now - Mark Walsh
2. Noble Yeats - Sean Bowen
3. Galvin - Davy Russell
4. Fury Road - Jonjo O'Neill Jr
5. The Big Dog - Aidan Coleman
6. Capodanno - Danny Mullins
7. Delta Work - Keith Donoghue
8. Sam Brown - Johnny Burke
9. Lifetime Ambition - Sean O'Keeffe
10. Carefully Selected - Michael O'Sullivan
11. Coko Beach - Harry Cobden
12. Longhouse Poet - JJ Slevin
13. Gaillard Du Mesnil - Paul Townend
14. Darasso - TBC
15. Le Milos - Harry Skelton
16. Escaria Ten - Adrian Heskin
17. The Big Breakaway - Brendan Powell
18. Cape Gentleman - Jody McGarvey
19. Roi Mage - Felix de Giles
20. Diol Ker - Kieren Buckley
21. A Wave of The Sea - TBC
22. Minella Trump - Theo Gillard
23. Vanillier - Sean Flanagan
24. Velvet Elvis - Darragh O'Keeffe
25. Ain't That A Shame - Rachael Blackmore
26. Corach Rambler - Derek Fox
27. Enjoy D'Allen - Simon Torrens
28. Mr Incredible - Brian Hayes
29. Mister Coffey - Nico de Boinville
30. Cloudy Glen - Charlie Deutsch
31. Hill Sixteen - Ryan Mania
32. Gabbys Cross - Peter Carberry
33. Recite A Prayer - TBC
34. Eva's Oskar - Alan Johns
35. Our Power - Sam Twiston-Davies
36. Dunboyne - Jack Tudor
37. Francky Du Berlais - Ben Jones
38. Fortescue - Hugh Nugent
39. Back On The Lash - Adam Wedge
40. Born By The Sea - Phillip Enright
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