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2026 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
We also have a dedicated Uttoxeter tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards.
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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 127%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £127 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Midlands Grand National Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Midlands Grand National Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Midlands Grand National over the last 20 renewals:
- Minella Four Star (8:39.50) in 2011
- Goulanes (8:41.30) in 2014
- Master Overseer (8:41.60) in 2012
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. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Midlands Grand National remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2020 renewal when Truckers Lodge from Paul Nicholls under the guidance of Lorcan Williams, won in a time of 9:49.80, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Minella Four Star, trained by David Pipe and ridden by Conor O'Farrell set the quickest time of 8:39.50 in the 2011 renewal.
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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Midlands Grand National are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 9:12.87 | Mr Vango (IRE) 9yo 12-0 11/1 | Jack Tudor Mrs Sara V Bradstock (GB) |
| 2024 9:43.10 | Beauport (IRE) 8yo 11-4 18/1 | Jordan Nailor Nigel Twiston-Davies (GB) |
| 2023 9:05.90 | Major Dundee (IRE) 8yo 10-2 12/1 | Rex Dingle Alan King (GB) |
| 2022 9:06.20 | Screaming Colours (IRE) 11yo 10-6 12/1 | Conor Orr (3lbs) William Durkan (IRE) |
| 2021 9:03.10 | Time To Get Up (IRE) 8yo 10-10 3/1F | Jonjo O'Neill Jr Jonjo O'Neill (GB) |
| 2020 9:49.80 | Truckers Lodge (IRE) 8yo 10-7 6/1 | Lorcan Williams (3lbs) Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2019 9:39.90 | Potters Corner (IRE) 9yo 10-7 20/1 | James Bowen Christian Williams (GB) |
| 2018 9:44.60 | Regal Flow (GB) 11yo 10-12 16/1 | Sean Houlihan (5lbs) Bob Buckler (GB) |
| 2017 9:11.70 | Chase The Spud (GB) 9yo 10-12 11/1 | Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien (GB) |
| 2016 9:11.80 | Firebird Flyer (IRE) 9yo 11-5 16/1 | Adam Wedge Evan Williams (GB) |
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 38 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Pipe | 18-4-6 | +34.50 | +29.17 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 22-2-7 | +10.00 | +10.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill | 15-2-5 | -2.50 | -2.65 |
| Paul Nicholls | 16-1-5 | -9.00 | -2.37 |
| Evan Williams | 12-1-3 | +5.00 | +3.30 |
| Sue Smith | 8-1-1 | +9.00 | +3.00 |
| Alan King | 7-1-4 | +6.00 | +13.63 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 6-1-2 | +6.00 | +3.51 |
| Victor Dartnall | 6-1-2 | +3.00 | +1.63 |
| Bob Buckler | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +9.00 |
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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wedge | 7-1-2 | +10.00 | +7.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 5-1-3 | -1.00 | -0.09 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 4-1-1 | +22.00 | +12.63 |
| Jack Doyle | 4-1-2 | +5.00 | +3.63 |
| Sean Houlihan | 3-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.00 |
| Conor Orr | 3-1-2 | +10.00 | +6.75 |
| Lorcan Williams | 3-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.75 |
| Jonathan Burke | 3-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.75 |
| James Bowen | 2-1-1 | +19.00 | +11.50 |
| Jack Tudor | 2-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.88 |
2026 Midlands Grand National Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, (3, PU), 6, PU, PU, 3, 9, 6, 1, F, PU, 7, PU, 6, PU, 1, 3, 4, PU, 6
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 races (Course)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Is not FR/GER/USA bred
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 3 - 19 races (Chase)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 129+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 6 - 36 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Carried 140 - 165lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 1 - 7 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not BB/BL/GR/WH in colour
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Furthest Won 2m6f - 3m7f
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Beaten no more -27l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not in FRA/DEU/SCO (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Won is not G1/LST/Cl5
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Carried no more than 159lbs
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. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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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 +0.50 is when runners wore no equipment.
❌ 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 4 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 318 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 9 runners)
- Subtle Power (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Accordion (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Flemensfirth (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. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Midlands Grand National remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Midlands Grand National
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Midlands Grand National, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Mr Vango Haydock - 1st of 8 (4/1) | Peter Marsh Chase |
| 2024 - Beauport Warwick - PU of 14 (10/1) | Classic Chase |
| 2023 - Major Dundee Kempton - 3rd of 7 (8/1) | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase |
| 2022 - Screaming Colours Cork - 2nd of 12 (11/1) | Cork Grand National |
| 2021 - Time To Get Up Wincanton - 1st of 14 (10/1) | Dick Hunt Handicap Chase |
| 2020 - Truckers Lodge Chepstow - 2nd of 17 (10/1) | Welsh Grand National |
| 2019 - Potters Corner Newcastle - F of 16 (12/1) | Eider Chase |
| 2018 - Regal Flow Taunton - 1st of 7 (4/1) | South West Racing Club Handicap Chase |
| 2017 - Chase The Spud Carlisle - 5th of 10 (5/1) | Carlisle Interactive Handicap Chase |
| 2016 - Firebird Flyer Chepstow - 2nd of 20 (25/1) | Welsh Grand National |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Midlands Grand National Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. 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 for National Hunt Racing.
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