2025 Scottish Grand National Trends geegeez.co.uk

The Grand National bandwagon continues this weekend as we get set for the Coral-sponsored SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL – this year will now be run on Saturday 19th April 2025, at Ayr racecourse.

As, we all know the main National is the one at Aintree, but the Scottish version is up there as a close second with the Irish and Welsh renewals so it’s still a fascinating race.

Run over 4m, which is around 2 furlongs shorter than last week's Aintree version, but with 27 fences to jump too then it goes without saying stamina will still very much be the order of the day.

Trainer Willie Mullins won the race for the first time with the 6 year-old MacDermott - as the Irish handler added the race to the Aintree Grand National he won a week earlier with I Am Maximus.

There will be a maximum of 30 runners too so – just like all the other Nationals a certain amount of luck is also required for runners and riders to avoid any fallers or loose horses.

However, being first run in 1858 and having a long history then there are also plenty of trends for punters to take in and hopefully use to find the best profiles of past winners.

For example…………………Did you know that ALL of the last 21 winners ran within the last 57 days, while 17 of the last 21 winners were aged 8 or older?

Scottish Grand National Trends and Stats

21/21 – Last ran 57 days or less ago
19/21 – Finished in the top 6 last time out
18/21 - Came from a different stable
18/21 - Carried 11-1 or less
17/21 – Aged 8 or older
17/21 – Fallen or unseated no more than once during their careers
16/21 – French or Irish bred
15/21 – Finished in the first three last time out
15/21 – Had won over 3m or further
14/21 – Aged between 8-10 years-old
14/21 – Last raced between 30-57 days ago
14/21 – Carried 10-9 or less
14/21 – Returned a double-figure price in the betting
13/21 – Came from the first 7 in the betting market
8/21– Won last time out
7/21 – Won (fences) at Ayr before
6/21 – Had won over 3m7f or further before
3/21 – Returned 15/2 in the betting
3/21 – Winning favourites (or joint)
2/21 – Ran in the Grimthorpe Chase (Doncaster) last time out
2/21 – Trained by Christian Williams (2 of the last 3 winners)
2/21 – Trained by Paul Nicholls (2 of last 8 winners)
2/21 – Ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies
2 of the last 12 winners were won by a previous winner of the race
Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies has won the race 3 times
The average winning SP in the last 20 runnings is 19/1

Recent Scottish Grand National Winners

2024 - MACDERMOTT (18/1)
2023 - KITTY'S LIGHT (4/1 jfav)
2022 – WIN MY WINGS (13/2 cfav)
2021 - MIGHTY THUNDER (8/1)
2020 – No Race (Covid)
2019 – TAKINGRISKS (25/1)
2018 – JOE FARRELL (33/1)
2017 – VICENTE (9/1 jfav)
2016 – VICENTE (14/1)
2015 – WAYWARD PRINCE (25/1)
2014 – AL CO (40/1)
2013 – GODSMEJUDGE (12/1)
2012 – MERIGO (15/2)
2011 – BESHABAR (15/2)
2010 – MERIGO (18/1)
2009 – HELLO BUD (12/1)
2008 – IRIS de BALME (66/1)
2007 – HOT WELD (14/1)
2006 – RUN FOR PADDY (33/1)
2005 – JOES EDGE (20/1)
2004 – GREY ABBEY (12/1)
2003 – RYALUX (15/2)