The big race after the Cheltenham Festival is always the Midlands Grand National, which comes on Saturday 14th March this year at Uttoxeter.
This year the race will see a competitive field of 17 heading to post for the £90k first prize, and with many decent stats, you can use Andy Newton’s key Midlands Grand National trends below to help find the best profiles based on past winners of the ITV Racing contest.
Midlands Grand National Trends and Stats 2026 📈
- 20/22– Aged 9 or younger
- 20/22 – Had won between 1-4 times over fences before
- 19/22 – Had won over at least 3m (fences) before
- 18/22 – Won by an Irish bred horse
- 18/22 – Carried 10-12 or less
- 17/22 – Had raced within the last 8 weeks
- 15/22 – Unplaced favourites
- 15/22 – Finished in the top 3 last time out
- 14/22 – Carried 10-10 or less
- 14/22 – Had never run at Uttoxeter before
- 13/22 – Returned a double-figure-price in the betting
- 12/22 – Aged 7 or 8 years-old
- 12/22 – Officially rated 135 or less
- 10/22 – Came from the top 3 in the betting
- 7/22 – Won last time out
- 4/22 – Trained by David Pipe
- 3/22 – Won by an Irish-trained horse
- 3/22 – Winning favourites
- 2/22 – Trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies
- 12 of the last 15 winners aged 8 or 9
- The average winning SP in the last 20 runnings is 11/1
- 5 of the last 12 winners were ridden by a conditional jockey
Midlands Grand National Trends: Favourites Don’t Have Great Records
If you are looking to back the Midlands Grand National favourite – you might want to think twice.
There have only been THREE winning jollies in the last 22 go in.
While just one in the last 10 runnings – which was Time To Get Up in 2021.
At this stage, the market leader looks to be the Emmet Mullins-trained J’Arrive De L’Est.
Look For Horses Carrying 10-12 Or Less and Aged 9 or Younger
Next up to to look for horses carrying 10-12 or less, as 18 of the last 22 winners had ticked this stat.
While horses aged 9 or younger have also fared well – winning 20 of the last 22.
With 12 of the last 15 aged 8 or 9 (80%).
Meaning those at the head of the card (top 9) – Alcedo, J’Arrive De L’Est, Jupiter Allen, Git Maker, Aworkinprogress, Isaac Des Obeaux, Collectors Item, Deafening Silence, My Immortal and Rock My Way, have this weight stat to overcome.
While the horses aged 10+ in the race are My Immortal, Git Maker and Sporting Ace.
Irish-Trained Horses Have Won Just 3 Of The Last 22
We saw an Irish-trained winner in 2022, when the William Durkan-trained Screaming Colours won.
However, in the last 22 runnings, the Irish have only won the Midlands Grand National three times.
This year’s Irish runners are My Immortal, J’Arrive De L’Est and Bodhisattva.
Midlands Grand National Trends Pick
You can see our Midlands Grand National tips and betting preview here, but the three horses that tick the most trends are below.
🥇CATCH CATCHFIRE
🥈NEO KING
🥉GRAND ALBERT
Midlands Grand National Date 2026 🗓️
📅Date: Saturday 14th March 2026
⌚Time: 3:00pm
🏇Racecourse: Uttoxeter
🔄Trip: 4m 2f
💷Winning Purse: £90,032
📺 TV: ITV Racing / Sky Sports
2026 Midlands Grand National Betting Odds 🎲
- J’Arrive De L’Est 3/1
- Aworkinprogress 7/1
- Deafening Silence 7/1
- Git Maker 15/2
- Isaac Des Obeaux 8/1
- Jupiter Allen 8/1
- Grand Albert 12/1
- My Immortal 12/1
- Rock My Way 12/1
- Catch Catchfire 14/1
- Collectors Item 16/1
- Neo King 16/1
- De Legislator 18/1
- Alcedo 20/1
- 50/1 BAR
Note: Prices are correct as of Friday 13th March at time of writing
Recent Midlands National Winners 🏆
- 2025 – Mr Vango (11/1)
- 2024 – Beauport (18/1)
- 2023 – Major Dundee (12/1)
- 2022 – Screaming Colours (12/1)
- 2021 – Time To Get Up (3/1 fav)
- 2020 – Truckers Lodge (6/1)
- 2019 – Potters Cross (20/1)
- 2018 – Regal Flow (16/1)
- 2017 – Chase The Spud (11/1)
- 2016 – Firebird Flyer (16/1)
WATCH: MR VANGO Winning The 2026 Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter
