Bookmakers’ Favourites for Grand National 2025 – Can Ireland Dominate?

Posted on March 31, 2025

When it comes to horse racing events, few are quite as popular as the Grand National; after all, with a history of nearly 200 years (the first race going off in 1839) and millions tuning in to watch the race each year, it’s clearly one of the world’s most popular horse races. This also means that the event often has massive betting coverage, and most bookies already have early odds available for betting on the Grand National 2025. But who are the current favourites, and will Ireland be able to clinch a win after a Willie Mullins-trained horse (I Am Maximus) came in first last year? Well, we’re looking at everything you need to know to help you prepare for the big day itself!

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Who are the Current Bookmaker Favourites for the Grand National 2025?

There’s no clear bookmaker favourite for the Grand National 2025; indeed, while there are several horses that the bookies seem especially optimistic for, they haven’t currently come to a consensus on which horses are likely to bring home the win. Following this horse, there are three horses in particular that share similar odds and seem to be the joint favourites. These include the following horses:

  • Iroko: 7/1 (BetVictor), 8/1 (Bet365), and 8/1 (William Hill)
  • Stumptown: 15/2 (BetVictor), 8/1 (Bet365), and 15/2 (William Hill)
  • Intense Raffles: 6/1 (BetVictor), 7/1 (Bet365), and 9/1 (William Hill)

As can be seen, the differences between the average odds on each of the three main favourites aren’t huge, making it hard to tell which of these is the overall favourite. Plus, there are plenty of other candidates with relatively low odds, including last year’s winner I Am Maximus, Hewick, Vanillier, Perceval Legallois, and Kandoo Kid.

How Likely are Ireland to Dominate the Event?

With the aforementioned favourites in mind, you may now be thinking: is Ireland in for a chance again for this year’s Grand National? Well, the good news is that, yes, Ireland is definitely in with a good chance, largely thanks to the large number of Irish entries.

Indeed, two of the main favourites, Stumptown and Intense Raffles, are Irish trained, along with the Willie Mullins trained I Am Maximus who won the Grand National last year. And that’s only looking directly at the very biggest names on the field, too. There are plenty of Irish trained horses with slightly higher odds, too. Given this thought, it’s safe to say that Ireland is in with a very good chance of having a winner once again in 2025, too.

Final Thoughts

At the end of the day, there’s no way to predict how things will go when it comes to horse racing – and in a huge event with 64 runners at present like the Grand National, it really isn’t easy to predict how the race will go.

Still, Ireland definitely stands a very good chance to bring home yet another win at the Grand National 2025; after all, not only are there plenty of Irish racers still in the mix, but several of the big favourites are Irish trained and owned. So, Irish bettors will no doubt be following with interest to see if a home-trained horse will pull it off.