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Grand National 2025 Final Field - Confirmed runners and jockey bookings

Jon Vine

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Last updated: Thu 03 Apr 2025 14:29

Jon Vine 03 Apr 2025

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The final field of 34 for the 2025 Grand National has been confirmed
Defending champion I Am Maximus tops the weight this year
Stumptown, Iroko and Intense Raffles sit prominently in the market

Jockey Paul Townend (R) rides I Am Maximus away from the start to win the Grand National Steeple Chase. (Getty)

The final 34-horse field was confirmed for today for the 2025 Grand National, which takes place at 4:00pm at Aintree on Saturday.

Paul Townend takes the ride on the defending champion I Am Maximus, having guided him to victory 12 months ago. This year's top-weight is one of six runners in the race for Willie Mullins, who'll also be represented by Nick Rockett, Grangeclare West, Appreciate It, Minella Cocooner and Meetingofthewaters.

Kandoo Kid is the headline act for Paul Nicholls, whose five-strong squad includes Bravemansgame, Hitman, Threeunderthrufive and Stay Away Fay. Gordon Elliott is represented by Conflated, Fil Dor, Three Card Brag and Duffle Coat. Gavin Cromwell, meanwhile, has three runners, with Vanillier, Stumptown and Perceval Legallois all representing the Gold Cup-winning trainer.

Iroko is the highest-placed home runner in the betting. Nicky Henderson will rely on Hyland and Chantry House as he looks to end his long wait for a first Grand National win. Rachael Blackmore has opted to ride Minella Indo over stablemate Senior Chief. Other notable jockey bookings include Gavin Sheehan aboard Hewick, Sam Twiston-Davies on Beauport for his father Nigel, and JJ Slevin in the saddle of Irish Grand National winner, Intense Raffles.

There are four reserves for this year's race, should any of the top 34 drop out between now and the morning of the Grand National. Former Cheltenham Festival winner, Shakem Up'Arry is the first-reserve, with Roi Mage, Favori De Champdou and Fantastic Lady next in line.

2025 Grand National Final Field

Number	Name	Jockey	Trainer
1	I AM MAXIMUS	Paul Townend	Willie Mullins
2	ROYALE PAGAILLE	Charlie Deutsch	Venetia Williams
3	NICK ROCKETT	Patrick Mullins	Willie Mullins
4	GRANGECLARE WEST	Brian Hayes	Willie Mullins
5	HEWICK	Gavin Sheehan	Shark Hanlon
6	MINELLA INDO	Rachael Blackmore	Henry De Bromhead
7	APPRECIATE IT	Sean O'Keeffe	Willie Mullins
8	MINELLA COCOONER	Jonny Burke	Willie Mullins
9	CONFLATED	Jordan Gainford	Gordon Elliott
10	STUMPTOWN	Keith Donoghue	Gavin Cromwell
11	HITMAN	Freddie Gingell	Paul Nicholls
12	BEAUPORT	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies
13	BRAVEMANSGAME	James Reveley	Paul Nicholls
14	CHANTRY HOUSE	James Bowen	Nicky Henderson
15	THREEUNDERTHRUFIVE	Harry Skelton	Paul Nicholls
16	PERCEVAL LEGALLOIS	Mark Walsh	Gavin Cromwell
17	KANDOO KID	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls
18	IROKO	Jonjo O'Neill Jnr	O. Greenall & J. Guerriero
19	INTENSE RAFFLES	JJ Slevin	Thomas Gibney
20	SENIOR CHIEF	Darragh O'Keeffe	Henry De Bromhead
21	IDAS BOY	Harry Bannister	Richard Phillips
22	FIL DOR	Sam Ewing	Gordon Elliott
23	BROADWAY BOY	Tom Bellamy	Nigel Twiston-Davies
24	COKO BEACH	Jody McGarvey	Gordon Elliott
25	STAY AWAY FAY	Paul O'Brien	Paul Nicholls
26	MEETINGOFTHEWATERS	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins
27	MONBEG GENIUS	Nick Schofield	Jonjo & AJ O'Neill
28	VANILLIER	Sean Flanagan	Gavin Cromwell
29	HORANTZOU D'AIRY	Ciaran Gethings	Michael Keady
30	HYLAND	Nico De Boinville	Nicky Henderson
31	CELEBRE D'ALLEN	Michael Nolan	Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
32	THREE CARD BRAG	Sean Bowen	Gordon Elliott
33	TWIG	Beau Morgan	Ben Pauling
34	DUFFLE COAT	Danny Gilligan	Gordon Elliott
Reserves
1	SHAKEM UP'ARRY	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling
2	ROI MAGE	NA	Patrick Griffin
3	FAVORI DE CHAMPDOU	NA	Gordon Elliott
4	FANTASTIC LADY	NA	Nicky Henderson