Grand National Festival Tips & Predictions
The Grand National Festival runs for three days and is one of the highlights of the National Hunt season.
With all three days steeped in history, punters love betting on the Grand National card and it's a great follow-up to the Cheltenham Festival which runs three weeks before the Grand National.
Held at Aintree every April, the Grand National is set to excite for another year and we have tips and predictions as well as updated racecards.
2021 Grand National Meeting Info
In 2021, the Aintree Grand National Meeting will start on Thursday 8th April, and end on Saturday 10th April.
The 2020 Grand National meeting was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. In line with current Covid-19 regulations, no fans will be allowed into Aintree during the 2021 Grand National Meeting.
The 2020 Grand National meeting was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. In line with current Covid-19 regulations, no fans will be allowed into Aintree during the 2021 Grand National Meeting.
Grand National Festival Day 1 Card
| Race | Title | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manifesto Novices' Chase | Grade 1 | 2m4f |
| 2 | Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle | Grade 1 | 2m1f |
| 3 | Aintree Bowl Chase | Grade 1 | 3m1f |
| 4 | Aintree Hurdle | Grade 1 | 2m4f |
| 5 | Foxhunters' Chase | Class 2 | 2m5f |
| 6 | Red Rum Handicap Chase | Grade 3 | 2m |
| 7 | Mares' Flat Race | Grade 2 | 2m1f |
Grand National Festival Day 2 Card
| Race | Title | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle | Grade 3 | 2m4f |
| 2 | Top Novices' Hurdle | Grade 1 | 2m |
| 3 | Milmay Novices' Chase | Grade 1 | 3m1f |
| 4 | Melling Chase | Grade 1 | 2m4f |
| 5 | Topham Chase | Grade 3 | 2m5f |
| 6 | Sefton Novices' Hurdle | Grade 1 | 3m |
| 7 | Flat Race | Grade 2 | 2m1f |
Grand National Festival Day 3 Card
| Race | Title | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaskells Handicap Hurdle | Grade 3 | 3m |
| 2 | Mersey Novices' Hurdle | Grade 1 | 2m4f |
| 3 | Maghull Novices' Chase | Grade 1 | 2m4f |
| 4 | Liverpool Hurdle | Grade 1 | 3m |
| 5 | Betway Handicap Chase | Grade 3 | 3m1f |
| 6 | Grand National Handicap Chase | Grade 3 | 4m2½f |
| 7 | Conditional Jockey's Handicap Hurdle | Class 2 | 2m |
