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Aintree is a left-handed jumps course near Liverpool with two tracks: the Grand National course, with big spruce fences such as Becher's Brook and the Canal Turn, and the tighter inner Mildmay course. The Aintree guide refreshes after every meeting with favourites, trainers, jockeys and course specialists, and adds the next card once declared.
Last meeting 15 May 2026: 8 winners. Next meeting not yet declared; last year the next meeting after this date was on 26 October 2025 · Results to 15 May 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
Favourites' win rate since 2016
34.5%
Races since 2016
533
Course specialists in training
18
34.5%

Favourites won 34.5% of 533 races at Aintree from 2016 to 2026.Sample: 533 races · Window: 2016 to 15 May 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE results; figures on this page from 2016), course records, RaceWatch racecards and race calendar

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Aintree at a glance by season

Jumps2026/278729.0037.5%
Jumps2025/265658910.5023.2%
Jumps2024/254851310.7029.2%
Jumps2023/24646169.6048.4%
Jumps2022/235659810.7039.3%
Jumps2021/225763811.2033.3%
Jumps2020/214251912.4026.2%
Jumps2019/20362867.9041.7%
Jumps2018/195661611.0033.9%
Jumps2017/185561311.1043.6%
Jumps2016/175563811.6023.6%

Jumps seasons run May to April (2026/27 = May 2026 to date) Flat seasons are calendar years. Fav win % = races won by the favourite (joint favourites included).

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How favourites fare at Aintree

Chase32.0%2317453.8%Jumps
Hurdle38.2%2519659.2%Jumps
Jumps non-handicaps39.8%2449763.6%Jumps
Jumps handicaps30.1%2898750.6%Jumps
Jumps all races34.5%53318456.3%Jumps

Seasons 2016 to date. Groups with fewer than 100 favourites are hidden.

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Top trainers at Aintree (five seasons and current)

1Dan Skelton3014.9%20232.7%Jumps
2Willie Mullins1816.4%11037.3%Jumps
3Paul Nicholls1616.2%9936.4%Jumps
4Nicky Henderson1415.2%9230.4%Jumps
5Olly Murphy1312.0%10828.7%Jumps
6Fergal O'Brien1115.3%7226.4%Jumps
7Gordon Elliott1110.8%10228.4%Jumps
8Mel Rowley1032.3%3145.2%Jumps
9Nigel Twiston-Davies813.6%5923.7%Jumps
10Donald McCain77.7%9122.0%Jumps
11Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill615.4%3925.6%Jumps
12Lucinda Russell613.6%4438.6%Jumps
13Ben Pauling69.4%6418.8%Jumps
14David Pipe514.7%3423.5%Jumps
15Alan King48.9%4533.3%Jumps
16Henry de Bromhead47.4%5414.8%Jumps
17Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero47.0%5735.1%Jumps
18Venetia Williams37.0%4311.6%Jumps
19Henry Daly25.7%3522.9%Jumps
20Tom Lacey25.4%3718.9%Jumps
21Jonjo O'Neill12.6%3910.3%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 runs at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Top jockeys at Aintree (five seasons and current)

1Harry Skelton2316.2%14236.6%Jumps
2Harry Cobden1617.6%9135.2%Jumps
3Brian Hughes1413.5%10430.8%Jumps
4Aidan Coleman1133.3%3351.5%Jumps
5Sam Twiston-Davies1110.6%10428.8%Jumps
6Sean Bowen119.2%12025.0%Jumps
7Paul Townend1024.4%4148.8%Jumps
8Mark Walsh926.5%3455.9%Jumps
9Nico de Boinville714.3%4934.7%Jumps
10Jonathan Burke713.2%5330.2%Jumps
11Jonjo O'Neill Jr79.2%7628.9%Jumps
12Jack Tudor617.1%3528.6%Jumps
13Henry Brooke410.0%4030.0%Jumps
14Gavin Sheehan49.8%4126.8%Jumps
15Kielan Woods47.5%5315.1%Jumps
16Charlie Deutsch47.4%5414.8%Jumps
17James Bowen46.7%6021.7%Jumps
18Danny McMenamin39.1%3312.1%Jumps
19Ben Jones38.6%3522.9%Jumps
20Ciaran Gethings38.1%3729.7%Jumps
21Rachael Blackmore26.5%3116.1%Jumps
22Tom Scudamore26.1%3318.2%Jumps
23Adam Wedge13.0%3318.2%Jumps
24Tom Bellamy12.6%3818.4%Jumps

Jumps 2021/22 to date, Flat 2021 to date. Min 30 rides at the course, top 25 per code by wins.

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Aintree course specialists still in training

Jonbon (FR) silksJonbon (FR)44100.0%4 Apr 25Nicky Henderson12 Mar 26Jumps
My Bobby Dazzler (GB) silksMy Bobby Dazzler (GB)3650.0%4 Dec 21Mel Rowley11 Jun 26Jumps
Imperial Saint (FR) silksImperial Saint (FR)3650.0%26 Dec 24Philip Hobbs & Johnson White11 Apr 26Jumps
Bear Market (IRE) silksBear Market (IRE)3475.0%6 Dec 25Mel Rowley26 Dec 25Jumps
Cruz Control (FR) silksCruz Control (FR)2540.0%5 Apr 25Tom Lacey14 Oct 26Jumps
Wellington Arch (GB) silksWellington Arch (GB)2366.7%10 Apr 26Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill10 Oct 26Jumps
Fakir D'oudairies (FR) silksFakir D'oudairies (FR)2450.0%8 Apr 22E Bolger25 May 26Jumps
Gentleman De Mee (FR) silksGentleman De Mee (FR)2366.7%4 Apr 25Willie Mullins11 May 26Jumps
Fortunate Man (IRE) silksFortunate Man (IRE)22100.0%26 Dec 25Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill2 May 26Jumps
Sans Bruit (FR) silksSans Bruit (FR)2366.7%3 Apr 25Paul Nicholls18 Apr 26Jumps
Strong Leader (GB) silksStrong Leader (GB)2540.0%13 Apr 24Olly Murphy11 Apr 26Jumps
I Am Maximus (FR) silksI Am Maximus (FR)2366.7%11 Apr 26Willie Mullins11 Apr 26Jumps
Gerri Colombe (FR) silksGerri Colombe (FR)2366.7%11 Apr 24Gordon Elliott11 Apr 26Jumps
Protektorat (FR) silksProtektorat (FR)2633.3%4 Dec 21Dan Skelton9 Apr 26Jumps
Impaire Et Passe (FR) silksImpaire Et Passe (FR)2366.7%3 Apr 25Willie Mullins9 Apr 26Jumps
Jango Baie (FR) silksJango Baie (FR)2450.0%9 Apr 26Nicky Henderson9 Apr 26Jumps
Brighterdaysahead (FR) silksBrighterdaysahead (FR)22100.0%9 Apr 26Gordon Elliott9 Apr 26Jumps
Ahoy Senor (IRE) silksAhoy Senor (IRE)2825.0%8 Apr 22Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore1 Feb 26Jumps

Horses with 2 or more wins at the course since May 2014 that have run anywhere in the last 365 days. Trainer is the trainer at the latest run.

Going profile at Aintree

JumpsGood18033.8%9.1038.9%
JumpsGood to soft or yielding18534.7%11.8033.0%
JumpsSoft14527.2%11.2031.0%
JumpsHeavy193.6%11.2042.1%

Seasons 2016 to date. Going grouped into bands; bands with fewer than 100 runners hidden.

Distance profile at Aintree

JumpsHurdle2m4f1149.3042.1%15 May 26
JumpsChase3m1f777.9049.4%15 May 26
JumpsChase2m4f687.5019.1%15 May 26
JumpsHurdle3m½f6311.6034.9%11 Apr 26
JumpsNH Flat (bumper)2m1f5113.1027.5%15 May 26
JumpsHurdle2m1f407.7035.0%15 May 26
JumpsChase2m408.6027.5%11 Apr 26
JumpsHurdle2m½f3410.7035.3%10 Apr 26
JumpsChase2m5f2821.7017.9%10 Apr 26
JumpsChase4m2½f937.4044.4%11 Apr 26
JumpsChase3m2f917.2033.3%6 Dec 25

Seasons 2016 to date, advertised distance rounded to the nearest half furlong. Min 100 runners.

Run style at Aintree

Led16.3%31952Jumps
Prominent12.7%1,672212Jumps
Midfield5.3%66135Jumps
Held up5.2%1,07356Jumps

Run style read from the in-running race comment, races 2019 to 2025. Min 100 runs.

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Aintree course records

2m3,475Chase3:47.89Jonbon (FR) silksJonbon (FR)15 Apr 23Good To SoftNicky Henderson
2m4f4,380Chase4:50.60Grey Dawning (IRE) silksGrey Dawning (IRE)10 Apr 26Good To SoftDan Skelton
2m5f4,639Chase5:20.25Will The Wise (IRE) silksWill The Wise (IRE)10 Apr 26Good To SoftGavin Cromwell
3m1f5,490Chase6:09.67Sail Away (FR) silksSail Away (FR)16 May 25GoodDan Skelton
3m2f5,688Chase6:50.97Ashtown Lad (IRE) silksAshtown Lad (IRE)3 Dec 22Good To SoftDan Skelton
4m2½f7,553Chase9:01.00Tiger Roll (IRE) silksTiger Roll (IRE)6 Apr 19Good To SoftGordon Elliott
2m½f3,623Hurdle3:54.21Father Of Jazz (GB) silksFather Of Jazz (GB)16 Jun 23GoodJames Owen
2m4f4,400Hurdle4:44.30Paisley Park (IRE) silksPaisley Park (IRE)28 Oct 18GoodEmma Lavelle
3m½f5,429Hurdle5:51.10Ready And Able (IRE) silksReady And Able (IRE)28 Oct 18GoodJonjo O'Neill
2m1f3,729NH Flat3:59.40Green Splendour (GB) silksGreen Splendour (GB)5 Apr 25GoodWillie Mullins

Fastest recorded winning time for each race type and trip (to the nearest half furlong) in the RaceWatch results database. Where rail movements change the exact yardage, the quickest run per yard is shown with its measured distance.

Pattern and graded races run at Aintree in the last 12 months

26 Dec 25DecemberWilliam Hill Formby Novices' HurdleGrade 1Jumps2m1fIdaho Sun (IRE) silksIdaho Sun (IRE)Harry FryBryan Carver3/16
9 Apr 26AprilWilliam Hill Aintree HurdleGrade 1Jumps2m4fBrighterdaysahead (FR) silksBrighterdaysahead (FR)Gordon ElliottJack Kennedy13/8F6
9 Apr 26AprilBoodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile HurdleGrade 1Jumps2m1fMange Tout (FR) silksMange Tout (FR)Gordon ElliottJack Kennedy5/110
9 Apr 26AprilWilliam Hill Manifesto Novices' ChaseGrade 1Jumps2m4fKoktail Divin (FR) silksKoktail Divin (FR)Henry de BromheadDarragh O'Keeffe3/15
9 Apr 26AprilRacing Welfare Bowl ChaseGrade 1Jumps3m1fJango Baie (FR) silksJango Baie (FR)Nicky HendersonNico de BoinvilleEvensF5
10 Apr 26AprilThatPrizeGuy Top Novices' HurdleGrade 1Jumps2m½fStorming George (IRE) silksStorming George (IRE)Neil KingJack Quinlan16/16
10 Apr 26AprilWilliam Hill Mildmay Novices' ChaseGrade 1Jumps3m1fGold Dancer (FR) silksGold Dancer (FR)Willie MullinsPaul Townend100/30J8
10 Apr 26AprilJCB Melling ChaseGrade 1Jumps2m4fGrey Dawning (IRE) silksGrey Dawning (IRE)Dan SkeltonHarry Skelton5/17
10 Apr 26AprilOddschecker Sefton Novices' HurdleGrade 1Jumps3m½fZeus Power (GER) silksZeus Power (GER)Joseph Patrick O'BrienJ J Slevin3/112
11 Apr 26AprilTurners Mersey Novices' HurdleGrade 1Jumps2m4fBossman Jack (GB) silksBossman Jack (GB)Dan SkeltonHarry Skelton11/4J12
11 Apr 26AprilHallgarten & Novum Wines Maghull Novices' ChaseGrade 1Jumps2mMirabad (FR) silksMirabad (FR)Dan SkeltonTristan Durrell50/18
11 Apr 26AprilJet2 Liverpool HurdleGrade 1Jumps3m½fHome By The Lee (IRE) silksHome By The Lee (IRE)Joseph Patrick O'BrienJ J Slevin5/111
26 Oct 25OctoberWilliam Hill Old Roan Limited Handicap ChaseGrade 2Jumps2m4fHitman (FR) silksHitman (FR)Paul NichollsFreddie Gingell9/17
9 Apr 26AprilGoffs Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat RaceGrade 2Jumps2m1fNan's Choice (IRE) silksNan's Choice (IRE)Dan SkeltonHarry Skelton9/220
11 Apr 26AprilWeatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open National Hunt Flat RaceGrade 2Jumps2m1fForthfactor (IRE) silksForthfactor (IRE)Dan SkeltonMiss Heidi Palin10/120
6 Dec 25DecemberWilliam Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Wirral Juvenile HurdleListedJumps2m1fLord (GER) silksLord (GER)Donald McCainBrian Hughes6/17

Group, Grade and Listed races in the 12 months to 15 May 2026, with the latest winner.

Latest Aintree winners (15 May 2026)

Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap ChaseJumps3m1fGoodTaxus Baccata (IRE) silksTaxus Baccata (IRE)7/1Robbie LlewellynCharlie Price7
#hameansmore Handicap ChaseJumps2m4fGoodSouthoftheborder (IRE) silksSouthoftheborder (IRE)4/1Henrietta C KnightBrendan Powell9
Hatfields Jaguar Land Rover Handicap HurdleJumps2m4fGoodIke Sport (FR) silksIke Sport (FR)7/2JNeil MulhollandHarry Atkins10
Inkerman London Novices' HurdleJumps2m1fGoodRoad To Wembley (GB) silksRoad To Wembley (GB)4/5FOlly MurphySean Bowen6
Point To Point Bumper National Hunt Flat Race (Amateur Jockeys' Race)Jumps2m1fGoodWise Maiden (GB) silksWise Maiden (GB)15/2Mrs G AndrewsMiss Gina Andrews14
Ha Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap HurdleJumps2m4fGoodRoaring Home (GB) silksRoaring Home (GB)5/1Henry DalySam Twiston-Davies8
Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap Hurdle (Div I)Jumps2m1fGoodA Good Yomp (GB) silksA Good Yomp (GB)9/1Andrew J MartinDillon Butler10
Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap Hurdle (Div II)Jumps2m1fGoodGuet Apens (GB) silksGuet Apens (GB)2/1FOliver Greenall & Josh GuerrieroJack Tudor8

Winners at the most recent meeting in the results database.

Black-type races coming up at Aintree

26 Oct 26William Hill Old Roan Limited Handicap ChaseGrade 2Jumps2m4fExpected-
6 Dec 26William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Wirral Juvenile HurdleListedJumps2m1fExpected-

Group, Grade and Listed races scheduled at the course in the next 120 days (race calendar).

Aintree meetings in the same weeks last year

26 Oct 25SundayJumps7Sunday 25 October
8 Nov 25SaturdayJumps7Saturday 7 November
6 Dec 25SaturdayJumps7Saturday 5 December

Meetings held at the course in the 60 days from this date last year, a guide to the coming fixture list. Dates this year are set by the fixture list and can differ.

Aintree runners on the day

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How do the Grand National course and the Mildmay course at Aintree differ?

Aintree's Grand National course is a wide left-handed circuit with big spruce-topped fences, while the Mildmay course inside it is tighter with conventional obstacles. Most Aintree races outside the National fixtures are run on the Mildmay.

Where do Becher's Brook, the Canal Turn and The Chair come on a lap of the Aintree National course?

Becher's Brook and the Canal Turn come on the far side of the Aintree National course, while The Chair is jumped in front of the stands and only once in the Grand National.

Which trainers and jockeys win most often over Aintree's two courses?

Dan Skelton leads the Aintree trainers since 2021/22 with 30 winners. Trainer and jockey tables show runs, win %, place %

How often do favourites win at Aintree, over the big fences and elsewhere?

The favourites table splits the record by race type and the season table tracks it year by year.

When is the next Aintree meeting?

Aintree last raced on 15 May 2026, and the latest winners table shows every result from that card. The upcoming meetings table fills as soon as the next fixture reaches the racecards.

Which horses are Aintree course specialists?

Aintree has 18 course specialists still in training, horses with two or more course wins since May 2014 that have run in the last year, listed with their current trainer.

Questions people ask

Is Aintree left-handed on both of its courses?

Yes, Aintree is left-handed on both the Grand National course and the inner Mildmay course. Runners on either track keep the inside rail on their left all the way round.

Are the Grand National fences used for races other than the Grand National?

The Grand National fences are also used for other chases over the National course, including the Becher Chase in December and several races at the April festival. Most other Aintree races are run on the Mildmay course.

How often do favourites win at Aintree?

The figure updates after every meeting and is split by race type on the page.

Who is the leading trainer at Aintree?

Dan Skelton has trained the most winners at Aintree since the 2021/22 season, with 30. The trainer table ranks the top 25 by wins with win %

When did Aintree last race?

Aintree last raced on 15 May 2026, and every winner from that card is listed on the page. The next meeting appears in the upcoming table once it reaches the racecards.

What is a course specialist at Aintree?

An Aintree course specialist here is a horse with two or more course wins since May 2014 that has run in the last year. Aintree currently has 18 of them still in training.

What kind of racing is there at Aintree?

Aintree is a racecourse in Great Britain that stages jumps racing, on turf.

Who is the top trainer at Aintree?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading trainer at Aintree by winners is Dan Skelton over jumps (30 winners from 202 runners).

Who is the top jockey at Aintree?

Over the last five seasons plus the current one, the leading jockey at Aintree by winners is Harry Skelton over jumps (23 winners from 142 rides).

How big are the fields at Aintree?

Aintree staged 533 races from 2016 to 15 May 2026, with an average field of 10.7 runners.

How many big races are run at Aintree?

Aintree staged 16 Group, Grade or Listed races in the 12 months to 15 May 2026.

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