Can these stats help you pick Grand National winner?
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The shortest-priced winner was Tiger Roll at 4-1 in 2019, when he became the first back-to-back victor since Red Rum in the 1970s. The biggest price was Mon Mome in 2009 (100-1), with last year's winner - Nick Rockett - going off at 33-1. The average price of the winner this century has been just under 24-1, so with that - and the fact eight winners have been priced 33-1 or higher - don't let bigger odds put you off.
That said, the average price does drop in the past 10 renewals, with the winner 11-1 or shorter on five occasions. Six favourites (including joint favourites) have won the race this century, with three of those in the past six - including I Am Maximus in 2024. The favourite or a joint-favourite has also finished in the top five on a further 12 occasions since 2000.
There is no obvious trend, with winners of the past 25 races carrying between 10st 3lb and 11st 9lb. If that continues, that would rule out the top six in the field - particularly I Am Maximus, who is attempting to become the first top weight to win since Red Rum carried 12 stone to victory in 1974. Nine of the past 11 winners have carried between 10st 5lb and 11st 8lb, which may help you to reduce the field a little.
Looking across the past 25 runnings, the average weight of the winner is between 10st 12lb and 10st 13lb. Those specific weights have a combined three winners, while 11st 6lb has been the most successful individual weight with three victories. This is where the trends - certainly in recent years - become a bit easier to spot.