Randox Grand National
Grade 3 Handicap,
Aintree 16:00
£1,000,000 guaranteed
7yo plus, 4m 2f 74y, Class 1   
Saturday 11th April 2026

A familiar path looks set for Iroko as connections pencil in an Ascot return on the road back toward another crack at the Grand National, following a pleasing reappearance at Haydock on November 22.

The JP McManus-owned seven-year-old, fourth in April’s great race after being sent off favourite, mirrored last season’s opening move by again filling the runner-up spot in a graduation chase—this time chasing home the King George-bound The Jukebox Man on Merseyside.

Twelve months ago he was narrowly denied by Trelawne before a spill at Ascot, a solid Cheltenham effort and a big run in defeat behind Grey Dawning at Kelso set him up for Aintree. Now, trainer Josh Guerriero—who oversees the horse alongside Oliver Greenall—believes the latest campaign could see Iroko step forward once more.

“Bar winning it was a perfect comeback run on Saturday. He got a lovely experience, jumped really well and stayed on really nicely after the last without having a hard race, so we’re very happy,” he said.

“He was very, very tired after the National so I just wanted him to go and have a nice time and enjoy it. He did that, so that’s perfect.

“I think we’ll go to Ascot again, whether we go to Cheltenham again in January, I don’t know, but we’ll probably try to go to Kelso again.

“He ran so well (in the Grand National last season) there’s no need to change a lot and Jonjo (O’Neill junior) seemed to think he felt better on Saturday than he did last year. He’s had his wind done and he just looked a lot more comfortable and straight.

“Last year he carried himself a bit funny all season and Jonjo said he felt a lot better, which is good.”

Randox Health Grand National 2025
Grade 3, £1,000,000 guaranteed
7yo plus, 4m 2f 74y, Class 1
34 ran
Going: Good to Soft

POS. DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1    Nick Rockett 8 11-8 W P Mullins Mr P W Mullins 33/1
2 2½ I Am Maximus 9 11-12 W P Mullins Paul Townend 7/1
3 ½ Grangeclare West 9 11-8 W P Mullins Brian Hayes 33/1
4 4½ Iroko 7 10-11 Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Jonjo O'Neill Jr 13/2F
5 2¼ Meetingofthewaters 8 10-7 W P Mullins Danny Mullins 20/1
6 1½ Senior Chief 8 10-10 Henry De Bromhead Darragh O'Keeffe 40/1
7 1½ Minella Cocooner 9 11-2 W P Mullins Jonathan Burke 18/1
8 5½ Hewick 10 11-7 John Joseph Hanlon Gavin Sheehan 14/1
9 4½ Minella Indo 12 11-3 Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore 20/1
10 21 Twig 10 10-5 Ben Pauling Beau Morgan 50/1
11 1 Three Card Brag 8 10-5 Gordon Elliott Sean Bowen 16/1
12 18 Beauport 9 11-1 Nigel Twiston-Davies Sam Twiston-Davies 33/1
13 15 Horantzau d'Airy 8 10-6 Michael Keady Ciaran Gethings 150/1
14 1¼ Vanillier 10 10-6 Gavin Cromwell Sean Flanagan 12/1
15 11 Bravemansgame 10 11-0 Paul Nicholls James Reveley 40/1
16 14 Chantry House 11 10-13 Nicky Henderson James Bowen 66/1
Nolan 125/1
BD Appreciate It 11 11-2 W P Mullins Sean O'Keeffe 28/1
FELL Perceval Legallois 8 10-12 Gavin Cromwell Mark Walsh 10/1
FELL Kandoo Kid 9 10-11 Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden 25/1
FELL Broadway Boy 7 10-9 Nigel Twiston-Davies Tom Bellamy 66/1
PU Monbeg Genius 9 10-6 Jonjo & A J O'Neill Nick Scholfield 50/1
PU Hyland 8 10-6 Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville 22/1
PU Celebre d'Allen 13 10-6 Philip Hobbs & Johnson White Micheal
PU Conflated 11 11-2 Gordon Elliott Jordan Gainford 100/1
PU Stumptown 8 11-2 Gavin Cromwell Keith Donoghue 10/1
PU Hitman 9 11-1 Paul Nicholls Freddie Gingell 28/1
PU Idas Boy 11 10-10 2 Richard Phillips Harry Bannister 100/1
PU Fil Dor 7 10-9 Gordon Elliott Sam Ewing 50/1
PU Coko Beach 10 10-9 Gordon Elliott Jody McGarvey 40/1
PU Royale Pagaille 11 11-9 Venetia Williams Charlie Deutsch 100/1
PU Intense Raffles 7 10-10 Thomas Gibney J J Slevin 14/1
PU Stay Away Fay 8 10-9 Paul Nicholls Paul O'Brien 66/1
PU Threeunderthrufive 10 10-12 Paul Nicholls Harry Skelton 40/1
UR Duffle Coat 8 10-4 Gordon Elliott Danny Gilligan 33/1

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