The Grand National weights have been released for this year’s big race at Aintree in April.
The weights were revealed at traditional lunch in St George's Hall. A total of 87 horses hold entries for the 2024 Grand National on Saturday 13th April.
Who is top weight for the Grand National 2024?
Hewick (33/1 best price to win the race on Sky Bet) heads the weights for the Grand National 2024 off a handicap mark of 169 (11st 12lb).
Behind Hewick in the weights comes Conflated (11st 9lb rated 166) and the 2022 winner Noble Yeats (11st 8lb rated 165).
2023 winner Corach Rambler (16/1 on BetVictor) is just inside the top 10 (rated 159 and 13lbs higher than 12 months), while fellow ante-post leaders Mahler Mission, Vanillier and Monbeg Genius have been given marks of 158, 151 and 147 respectively.
Here are the top 10 in the weights for the 2024 Grand National.
| Horse | Weight | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Hewick | 11st 12lb | 169 |
| Conflated | 11st 9lb | 166 |
| Noble Yeats | 11st 8lb | 165 |
| Capodanno | 11st 4lb | 161 |
| Coko Beach | 11st 4lb | 161 |
| Nassalam | 11st 4lb | 161 |
| Fakir D’Oudairies | 11st 3lb | 160 |
| Ash Tree Meadow | 11st 2lb | 159 |
| Corach Rambler | 11st 2lb | 159 |
| I Am Maximus | 11st 2lb | 159 |
The final 34 horses will be confirmed on Thursday 11th April, 48 hours before the race. Today's weights reveal followed the initial entries for the race two weeks ago.
The maximum number of runners for the Grand National 2024 has been reduced from 40 to 34, marking the first reduction since 1984.
Who won last year’s Grand National?
Last year’s Grand National was won by Corach Rambler for Lucinda Russell. The now 10-year-old is set to run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup next month (20/1 on William Hill).
Should he acquit himself very well, or even cause a surprise win, then he is likely to become favourite for the Aintree highlight as he bids to defend his title.
If he was to achieve this rare feat, he would become only the third horse to win the race multiple times, following the achievements of Red Rum and Tiger Roll.
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Who is the favourite to win the Grand National 2024?
Mahler Mission and Vanillier share favouritism for the 2024 Grand National at a best price of 14/1(implied 6% chance). Last year’s winner Corach Rambler is the third favourite at 16/1.
