Grand National

Grand National 2026 Antepost Tips Following Latest Scratchings

2 hours ago

| BY Steve Mullington

A total of 55 horses stood their ground at the latest scratchings stage for the Grand National on Tuesday.

Punters can bet on the 2026 Grand National and other major racing events at William Hill

Those to come out were: Grey Dawning, Gentlemansgame, Western Fold, Handstands, Better Days Ahead, Croke Park, Leave Of Absence, Search For Glory, Pic Roc and Resplendent Grey, leaving Dan Skelton’s Panic Attack the final horse to get an automatic berth in the race at number 34 in the weights.

2026 Grand National Runners As Things Stand

The top 34 horses in the weights are:

I Am Maximus (FR) 10 11 12
Nick Rockett (IRE) 9 11 11
Banbridge (IRE) 10 11 11
Grangeclare West (IRE) 10 11 10
Gerri Colombe (FR) 10 11 10
Haiti Couleurs (FR) 9 11 10
Spillane’s Tower (IRE) 8 11 8
L’homme Presse (FR) 11 11 8
Firefox (IRE) 8 11 4
Monty’s Star (IRE) 9 11 3
Spanish Harlem (FR) 8 11 3
Lecky Watson (IRE) 8 11 2
Champ Kiely (IRE) 10 11 1
Iroko (FR) 8 11 1
Favori de Champdou (FR) 11 11 1
Three Card Brag (IRE) 9 11 0
Oscars Brother (IRE) 8 10 13
Mr Vango (IRE) 10 10 12
High Class Hero 9 10 11
Stellar Story (IRE) 9 10 11
Beauport (IRE) 10 10 11
French Dynamite (FR) 11 10 10
Captain Cody (IRE) 8 10 10
Jagwar (FR) 7 10 10
Perceval Legallois (FR) 9 10 9
Gorgeous Tom (IRE) 8 10 9
The Real Whacker (IRE) 10 10 9
Quai de Bourbon (FR) 7 10 9
Answer To Kayf 10 10 8
Jordans (FR) 7 10 8
Now Is The Hour (IRE) 9 10 7
Final Orders 10 10 5
Marble Sands (FR) 10 10 5
Panic Attack (IRE) 10 10 5

Ante-Post Grand National Tips & Market Reaction

Trainer Willie Mullins and owner JP McManus dominate the top of the market and between them account for the four leading fancies in our horse racing betting market.

Mullins has previous winner I Am Maximus (8/1) heading the betting, closely followed by Grangeclare West (10/1), while McManus has the Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero-trained duo Iroko (10/1) and Jagwar (10/1) challenging for outright favouritism themselves.

Away from the favourites, two outsiders catching my eye at generous odds are Captain Cody (25/1) and Spanish Harlem (66/1).

Also trained by Willie Mullins, Captain Cody won last year’s Scottish National but has yet to hit those dizzy heights this term.

At the official weights reveal Patrick Mullins said the eight-year-old had all the attributes needed to win a National, and the arrival of spring could well revive his fortunes after a short spell in the doldrums.

Currently trading at colossal odds is Spanish Harlem (66/1), who following his Kerry National win, his handler Willie Mullins indicated the horse was being aimed at the Grand National.

Carried-out and unseated in the Scottish National and Thyestes Chase with both races at his mercy, the eight-year-old deserves a change in fortunes.

Owned by the Randox founder Dr. S. P. Fitzgerald, the Northern Irishman would love nothing more than to win the Grand National as its sponsor, and this Spanish Moon-gelding could well be the horse that grants him his dream.