Midlands Grand National Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2025 Midlands Grand National Preview

Established in 1969 and scheduled to take place in March of each year at the Uttoxeter racecourse is the Midlands Grand National, a Premier Handicap which is run over a demanding trip of four miles and two furlongs during which the runners will have to jump a total of twenty-four fences on their way to success, the race is usually screened live on ITV Racing.

It's a race in which repeat success is something that has not been seen, not a single runner has won the race on more than one occasion, David Pipe's runners are worth nothing as he did dominate the race for a while after wins in 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014.

Midlands Grand National Information:

• Midlands Grand National Past Winners
• Midlands Grand National Trainer Statistics
• Midlands Grand National Jockey Statistics

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Uttoxeter tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet?

How competitive is the Midlands Grand National market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2013 when the race had an over-round of 118%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 138%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Midlands Grand National, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.

Midlands Grand National Trends:

• 2025 Midlands Grand National Trends
• Midlands Grand National Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Midlands Grand National next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -12.00. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Midlands Grand National.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 8:39.50 was set by Minella Four Star in 2011, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by David Pipe and ridden by Conor O'Farrell. The slowest winning time was set in 2020 when Truckers Lodge won in a time of 9:49.80, booked to ride was Lorcan Williams on this Paul Nicholls trained runner.

These are the top three quickest-run Midlands Grand National over the last 20 renewals:

1. Minella Four Star (8:39.50) in 2011
2. Goulanes (8:41.30) in 2014
3. Master Overseer (8:41.60) in 2012

Midlands Grand National Past Winners

Here are the Midlands Grand National past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Midlands Grand National as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Midlands Grand National have been based:

• GB: 17 winners with an additional 48 placings from 293 runners
• IRE: 3 winners with an additional 7 placings from 39 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners

Midlands Grand National Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Midlands Grand National over the last 20 renewals is David Pipe who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Minella Four Star (2011), Master Overseer (2012), Big Occasion (2013) and Goulanes (2014). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Midlands Grand National are Nigel Twiston-Davies (2 wins) and Jonjo O'Neill (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Midlands Grand National, Venetia Williams has sent a total of 16 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Midlands Grand National trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Midlands Grand National Jockey Statistics

Here are some of the top Midlands Grand National jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

2025 Midlands Grand National Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): UR, 1, (3, PU), 6, PU, PU, 3, 9, 6, 1, F, PU, 7, PU, 6, PU, 1, 3, 4, PU

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.

• 20 / 20 (64%) - Furthest Placed 3m1f - 4m
• 20 / 20 (77%) - Fewer than 2 starts (Course)
• 20 / 20 (81%) - Is not FR/GER/USA bred
• 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 129+ (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Made 3 - 19 starts (Chase)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 25/1
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 140 - 165lbs (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - No more than +19lbs (Vs Min Weight)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Not in a G1/G3/Cl5 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Made 3 - 36 starts (Career)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 1 - 7 wins (Career)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in FRA/DEU/SCO (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Beaten no more -27l (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Carried no more than 159lbs
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Furthest Won 2m6f - 3m7f

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Uttoxeter racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Midlands Grand National. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.

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Midlands Grand National Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +50.00 is when runners had 1 place in the past year. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were French bred, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-60.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Midlands Grand National is Chepstow, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Chepstow last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 320 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 14 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Midlands Grand National:

• Presenting (2 Wins)
• Sadlers Wells (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Midlands Grand National despite multiple attempts:

• Kayf Tara (0 Wins from 10 runners)
• Milan (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Roselier (0 Wins from 7 runners)
• Subtle Power (0 Wins from 7 runners)
• Accordion (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Minella Four Star in 2011, winning for David Pipe at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Conor O'Farrell. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Midlands Grand National.