Overview
- The 72-hour declarations published Wednesday confirmed a full field of 34 and established the reserve list for Saturday’s race.
- Paul Townend rides I Am Maximus, with Tom Bellamy booked for reigning champion Nick Rockett and Patrick Mullins on Grangeclare West.
- I Am Maximus heads the market as the past two winners, I Am Maximus and Nick Rockett, return in bids to add to their Aintree records.
- The Grand National starts at 4pm BST on Saturday, April 11, with live coverage on ITV1, streaming on ITVX, and full-meeting coverage on Racing TV.
- Willie Mullins fields nine runners in a race reshaped by a 34-runner cap and safety changes that now tend to favor higher-rated stayers over the marathon trip.