Who Are The Horses To Back Running In Saturday’s Grand National At Aintree?

The Aintree Grand National Festival had already brought us a couple of days of fantastic racing to enjoy, but today is the big day when the signature race of the meeting is contested – the Randox Grand National 2023.

A total of forty horses were confirmed in the race back on Thursday, with one horse on the standby list (Franklin).

From its beginnings in 1839, the Grand National has become one of the most popular races in the world, and it is the one day a year that many people will have a bet on the race to try and land a winner, or a good priced each way place!

Last year, it was 50/1 outsider Noble Yeats that landed the win and the horse is back to try and win the race back to back this year.

However, in a field packed with plenty of depth, there are numerous other horses that could land a win to deny Noble Yeats that rare honour.

Bet365 Sport is already offering odds on the race and ante-post odds have been available for a while with the company.

So let’s now take a look ahead to the full rundown of Saturday’s races on Grand National Day at Aintree.

Saturday’s Racecard

Day Three – Grand National Day

• 1.45pm – The EFT Systems Maghull Novices’ Steeple Chase (2m)
• 2.25pm – The Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle (3m 0.5f)
• 3.00pm – The Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle (2m 4f)
• 3.35pm – The JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (3m 0.5f)
• 4.15pm – The William Hill Freebooter Handicap (3m 1f)
• 5.15pm – The Randox Grand National Steeple Chase (4m 2.5f)
• 6.20pm – The Weatherbys nhsstallions.co.uk Standard Open (2m 1f)

Let’s now take a look at the runners and riders for the big race on Saturday.

Grand National Runners And Riders & Odds

No	Runner	Age	Trainer	Prev. Odds	Current Odds	Jockey
26	Corach Rambler	9	Lucinda Russell	6/1 fav	13/2 fav	Derek Fox
2	Noble Yeats	8	Emmett Mullins	8/1	7/1	Sean Bowen
7	Delta Work	10	Gordon Elliott	8/1	8/1	Keith Donoghue
12	Longhouse Poet	9	Martin Brassil	12/1	12/1	JJ Slevin
1	Any Second Now	11	Ted Walsh	12/1	12/1	Mark Walsh
13	Gaillard Du Mesnil	7	Willie Mullins	14/1	12/1	Paul Townend
28	Mr Incredible	7	Willie Mullins	14/1	14/1	Brian Hayes
15	Le Milos	8	Dan Skelton	16/1	14/1	Harry Skelton
23	Vanillier	8	Gavin Cromwell	20/1	16/1	Sean Flanagan
6	Capodanno	7	Willie Mullins	22/1	16/1	Danny Mullins
35	Our Power	8	Sam Thomas	20/1	20/1	Sam Twstn-Davis
3	Galvin	9	Gordon Elliott	20/1	20/1	Davy Russell
25	Ain’t That A Shame	9	Henry De Bromhead	20/1	20/1	Rachael Blackmre
5	The Big Dog	10	Peter Fahey	25/1	25/1	Aidan Coleman
9	Lifetime Ambition	8	Mrs John Harrington	25/1	25/1	Sean O’Keeffe
17	The Big Breakaway	8	Joe Tizzard	33/1	33/1	Brendan Powell
11	Coko Beach	8	Gordon Elliott	33/1	33/1	Harry Cobden
10	Carefully Selected	11	Willie Mullins	33/1	33/1	Michael O’Sullivan
24	Velvet Elvis	7	Thomas Gibney	40/1	40/1	Darragh O’Keeffe
19	Roi Mage	11	Patrick Griffin	40/1	40/1	Felix de Giles
29	Mister Coffey	8	Nicky Henderson	40/1	40/1	Nico De Boinville
4	Fury Road	9	Gordon Elliott	40/1	40/1	Jonjo O’Neill Jr.
14	Darasso	10	J.P. O’Brien	40/1	40/1	Luke Dempsey
32	Gabbys Cross	8	Henry De Bromhead	50/1	50/1	Peter Carberry
36	Dunboyne	8	Gordon Elliott	50/1	50/1	Jack Tudor
34	Eva’s Oskar	9	Tim Vaughan	50/1	50/1	Alan Johns
39	Back On The Leash	9	Martin Keighley	66/1	50/1	Adam Webb
22	Minella Trump	9	Donald McCain	66/1	66/1	Theo Gillard
38	Fortescue	9	Henry Daly	66/1	66/1	Hugh Nugent
20	Diol Ker	9	Noel Meade	66/1	66/1	Kieren Buckley
27	Enjoy D’Allen	9	Ciaran Murphy	66/1	66/1	Simon Torrens
31	Hill Sixteen	10	Sandy Thomson	66/1	66/1	Ryan Mania
30	Cloudy Glen	10	Venetia Williams	66/1	66/1	Charlie Deutsch
37	Francky Du Berlais	10	Peter Bowen	66/1	66/1	Ben Jones
8	Sam Brown	11	Anthony Honeyball	80/1	80/1	Johnny Burke
40	Born By The Sea	9	Paul John Gilligan	100/1	100/1	Philip Enright
21	A Wave Of The Sea	7	Joseph O’Brien	100/1	100/1	Shane Fitzgerald
18	Cape Gentleman	7	John Joseph Hanlon	100/1	100/1	Jody McGarvey
33	Recite A Prayer	8	Willie Mullins	100/1	100/1	TBC
16	Escaria Ten	9	Gordon Elliott	80/1	100/1	Adrian Heskin

What Will The Weather Conditions Be Like?

There is a chance of rain on Friday which will likely give the ground a little cut, but Saturday is shaping up to be a sunny, bright day with temperatures up to around 14c, warmer than it has been throughout the week.

The going should be good to soft across most of the Grand National Track although in the slightly wetter part of the track from Foinavon through to the 12^th fence the going could be soft.

As the weather picks up in temperature there should be a corresponding drop in windspeed too with gusts of up to 30mph on Thursday giving way to calmer conditions on Saturday.

Horses With The Most Impressive Form

• Any Second Now (12-241) – 12/1
• Noble Yeats (P1134) – 7/1
• Delta Work (3-1361) – 8/1
• Gaillard Du Mesnil (3-2131) – 12/1
• Le Milos (14-112) – 14/1
• Our Power (135-11) – 20/1

Form Pick – A tough one this, but Gaillard Du Mesnil, Our Power and Le Milos have form this year that cannot be underestimated, while Noble Yeats has won twice, although his form has dropped off a little, but those 3^rd and 4^th place finishes did come in races under 3 miles.

Horses That Have Won At The Course

• Noble Yeats (won this race last year)
• Sam Brown (Grade 3 handicap over 3m 1f)

Not too many previous winners at Aintree take to the field on Saturday in the big race with just two venue winners in the shape of Noble Yeats and 80/1 outside shot Sam Brown.

In Form Jockey & Trainers

• Gaillard Du Mesnil – P.Townend and W.Mullins
• Le Milos – Harry Skelton and D.Skelton
• Ain’t That A Shame – Rachael Blackmore & Henry De Bromhead
• Mr Incredible – B.Hayes & W.Mullins
• Mister Coffey – Nico De Boinville & Nicky Henderson
• Fury Road – Jonjo O’Neill Jr. & Gordon Elliott

So who are the tips I’d back for this big race on Saturday?

Well I think Gaillard Du Mesnil is a fantastic pick up at the current price and I’d expect that horse to be backed in to around 8/1 by the start of the race on Saturday and I think Our Power at 20/1 is a great each way bet.