What are the weights for the Grand National?
Mia Smith
Published Mar 06, 2026
What are the weights for the Grand National?
How Grand National weights work. When it comes to the Grand National the handicapper can only go up to a maximum of 11st 10lbs on weight. The minimum weight is 10st regardless of whether or not the horse’s rating merits a lesser weight.
Who won 2016 Grand National?
Rule the World
United Kingdom
2016 Grand National/Winners
What weight did Crisp carry in the Grand National?
12 stone
1973 Grand National However, by the time the runners had reached The Chair, Crisp, who was carrying the top weight of 12 stone (a weight that is now forbidden in the National), had already built up a significant lead and appeared unstoppable.
How many jumps Grand National?
16 fences
In total there are 16 fences on the Grand National course, 14 of which are jumped twice along the four mile, two and half furlong distance, which is the longest Jump racing distance in the UK. The fences used to be constructed from natural thorn hedges and were known as ‘thorn fences’.
What weight horse wins the Grand National?
The Grand National is a handicap. This means that the highest rated horses carry the most weight in the race. Weight is a particularly important factor in such a long race and the results over the years have shown how difficult it is for even the best horses to carry the top weight of 12 stone to victory.
Has top weight ever won the Grand National?
HIGHEST WINNING WEIGHT 12st 7lb carried by four winners to victory in the Grand National: Poethlyn (1919), Jerry M (1912), Manifesto (1899) and Cloister (1893). This is a record that will not be broken as the top-weight was lowered to 12st in 1956, then went down to 11st 12lb in 2002 and to 11st 10lb in 2009.
Who won the Grand National 2015?
Many Clouds
Ireland
2015 Grand National/Winners
The 2015 National was won by Many Clouds, ridden by Leighton Aspell and trained by Oliver Sherwood. This was Aspell’s second consecutive Grand National victory, having won aboard Pineau de Re in 2014.
What time is the Grand National 2016?
Channel 4 once again have the TV rights to show the Crabbie’s Grand National 2016 which is on Saturday, April 9, with the race starting at 5.15pm.
What weight was Minella times carrying?
2020/21 National Hunt season On 25 September 2020 Minella Times began his next campaign by carrying a top weight of 164 pounds in a handicap chase over two and three-quarter miles at Listowel Racecourse and starting at odds of 7/1 in a ten-runner field.
What weight did Red Rum carry in the National?
Ridden by Tommy Stack and carrying 162 pounds, Red Rum won by an astonishing 25 lengths. His owner, Noel Le Mare, won $193,800 by his horse’s three triumphs.
What is the highest fence in the Grand National?
The Chair
The Chair is the highest fence at the Grand National, standing at 5ft 2in. It it two inches taller than any other jump and is a notoriously difficult jump to master.
Which jockey has won the most Grand Nationals?
George Stevens
George Stevens is the most successful jockey in the history of the National with five wins. His final triumph came in 1870. Stevens died three months after finishing sixth in the 1871 race.
