North Yorkshire Grand National Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2025 North Yorkshire Grand National Preview

Scheduled to take place in January of each year at the Catterick racecourse is the North Yorkshire Grand National, a handicap chase which is run over a trip of three miles, five furlongs and two hundred and fourteen yards in which the field will face a today of twenty-four fences.

The race is a real stamina tester being at this time of the year over such a lengthy trip, more often than not you need a runner who is proven over this type of trip on testing ground. The race is a Class 3 in which runners aged five or older can enter.

North Yorkshire Grand National Information:

• North Yorkshire Grand National Past Winners
• North Yorkshire Grand National Trainer Statistics
• North Yorkshire Grand National Jockey Statistics

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Catterick tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners?

How competitive is the North Yorkshire Grand National market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 18 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2018 when the race had an over-round of 113%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 18 renewals of the North Yorkshire Grand National, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.

North Yorkshire Grand National Trends:

• 2025 North Yorkshire Grand National Trends
• North Yorkshire Grand National Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 18 if you had followed the winner of the North Yorkshire Grand National next time out then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -17.00. Ahead of the 2025 North Yorkshire Grand National why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

The runner that holds the record over the past 18 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2024 renewal when Track And Trace from Jonjo O'Neill under the guidance of Richie McLernon, won in a time of 8:27.80, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Sharp Response, trained by Sue Smith and ridden by Danny Cook set the quickest time of 7:33.30 in the 2019 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run North Yorkshire Grand National over the last 18 renewals:

1. Sharp Response (7:33.30) in 2019
2. Prince Of Slane (7:38.40) in 2006
3. General Hardi (7:41.80) in 2011

North Yorkshire Grand National Past Winners

Here are the North Yorkshire 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 North Yorkshire Grand National as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Race Notes: The race was abandoned in 2005, 2009 and 2010 due to the weather.

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

• GB: 17 winners with an additional 33 placings from 185 runners
• FR: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 6 runners
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners

North Yorkshire Grand National Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the North Yorkshire Grand National over the last 18 renewals is Sue Smith who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Lackamon (2016), Straidnahanna (2017), I Just Know (2018) and Sharp Response (2019). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the North Yorkshire Grand National is Philip Kirby (2 wins).

Here are some of the top North Yorkshire Grand National trainer statistics over the last 18 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):

North Yorkshire Grand National Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the North Yorkshire Grand National over the last 18 renewals is Danny Cook who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Lackamon (2016), Straidnahanna (2017) and Sharp Response (2019). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the North Yorkshire Grand National is Thomas Dowson (2 wins).

Here are some of the top North Yorkshire Grand National jockey statistics over the last 18 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 North Yorkshire Grand National Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 1, 4, (5, PU), (7, PU), 2, UR, 6, 2, 1, PU, 1, (1, 6, UR), 1, 1, 3, 1, 1

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.

• 18 / 18 (79%) - Break of 5 - 332 days (Last Place)
• 18 / 18 (79%) - Had 1 - 4 placings (1 Year)
• 18 / 18 (81%) - Within the first 9 of the market
• 18 / 18 (81%) - No bigger than 16/1
• 18 / 18 (82%) - In a field of 2 - 11 (Last Win)
• 18 / 18 (83%) - Carried 144 - 165lbs (Debut)
• 18 / 18 (83%) - Furthest ran 3m1f - 4m½f
• 18 / 18 (83%) - Highest Placed is not G1-3/LST
• 18 / 18 (84%) - Ran over 1m5½f - 2m7½f (Debut)
• 18 / 18 (85%) - Not on Flat or Chase (Debut)
• 18 / 18 (86%) - Had 1 - 7 wins (Career)
• 18 / 18 (86%) - No bigger than 11/1 (Last Win)
• 18 / 18 (87%) - Fewer than 6 placings (Going)
• 18 / 18 (88%) - Placed within last 5 starts
• 18 / 18 (89%) - Made 2 - 24 starts (Chase)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Catterick racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the North Yorkshire Grand National. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.

Are you already a member? If not, then why not? With over £6,000 given away each month in the tipster competition, why not get involved? Remember, It is completely FREE! So, head over to the registration page to sign up today! If you are already a member, then share your thoughts on the North Yorkshire Grand National by adding a tip on the race here.

North Yorkshire Grand National Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 9+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +22.63 is when runners ran in a race worth £3,000 on debut. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career starts in higher class races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-25.

The course which has produced the most winners of the North Yorkshire Grand National is Doncaster, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Doncaster last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 186 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 7 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the North Yorkshire Grand National, that stallion Be My Native has produced 2 winners (2007,2003).

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

• Beneficial (0 Wins from 7 runners)
• Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 18 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was General Hardi in 2011, winning for John Wade at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Denis O'Regan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 18 renewals there have been 8 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 North Yorkshire Grand National. If you are interested in other races at the Catterick racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Catterick Dash?

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this 2025 North Yorkshire Grand National Preview are at hand, Andy Powell and Darren Brett. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews.

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

A seasoned veteran in the industry, Darren's profound knowledge and unparalleled expertise in horse racing truly come to the fore during the National Hunt season. In addition to his contribution to our Horse racing previews here on OLBG, he also holds the reins for grand-national-guide.co.uk

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy has one of the greatest horse racing results and ratings databases known to man, all of his own creation. with 20 years of collating and following form, ratings and trends, he adds another layer of knowledge to our race previews.