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What Date and Time Is The 2025 Grand National at Aintree?

Andy Newton Sports Editor

Published04 Apr 2025

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In recent years the race time ahead of the biggest jumps race on the planet has been tinkered with – so many horse racing fans will be asking – what date and time is the 2025 Grand National at Aintree this year?

The 2025 Grand National Date Is Saturday 5th April 2025

This season’s Aintree Grand National date is Saturday 5th April – meaning the race will come a bit earlier than normal.

With the 2024 running held a bit later on Saturday 13th April, while the 2023 renewal was even later on April 15th.

This will be the earliest date the race has been for over a decade.

You can see the list of Grand National dates from the last ten years – with the 2025 running the earliest it’s been.

Grand National Dates (Last 10 Years)

2025 – Saturday 5th April
2024 – Saturday 13th April
2023 – Saturday 15th April
2022 – Saturday 9th April
2021 – Saturday 10th April
2020 – No Race (Covid)
2019 – Saturday 6th April
2018 – Saturday 14th April
2017 – Saturday 8th April
2016 – Saturday 9th April
2015 – Saturday 11th April

The 2025 Grand National Time Is 4pm

The 2025 Grand National time will is 4:00pm – which will be the fifth race on their seven race card.

Over the last 10 runnings, the Grand National time has changed many times.

With the current 4pm slot only coming into force last year in 2024 – before that the time had been later at 5:15pm between 2017 and 2023.

While in 2015, when Many Clouds won this famous horse racing contest, the Grand National time was 4:15pm.

Grand National Times (Last 10 Years)

2025 – 4pm
2024 – 4pm
2023 – 5:15pm
2022 – 5:15pm
2021 – 5:15pm
2020 – No Race (Covid)
2019 – 5:15pm
2018 – 5:15pm
2017 – 5:15pm
2016 – 5:15pm
2015 – 4:15pm

Aintree Grand National Meeting Just Three Weeks After The Cheltenham Festival

The 2025 Aintree Grand National Meeting will be the earliest it’s been for some time – and will come only three weeks after the Cheltenham Festival, which ran between 11th-14th March.

This means horses and trainers that often target runners at both festivals will have less time to prepare their entries, which could play a part in the results over the three-day meeting.

2025 Aintree Grand National Meeting Full Race Schedule

See below the full running order of races on Grand National Meeting 2025 – which runs from Thursday 3rd to Saturday 5th April.

Thursday 3rd April 2025

1.45pm – EBC GROUP MANIFESTO NOVICES’ STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1) 2m 4f ITV
2.20pm – BOODLES ANNIVERSARY 4-Y-O JUVENILE HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1) 2m 1f ITV
2.55pm – AINTREE BOWL STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1) (GBB RACE)3m 1f ITV
3.30pm – WILLIAM HILL AINTREE HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1) (GBB RACE) 2m 4f ITV
4.05pm – RANDOX FOXHUNTERS’ OPEN HUNTERS’ STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 2) 2m 5f ITV
4.40pm – CLOSE BROTHERS RED RUM HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (PREMIER HANDICAP)2m ITV
5.15pm – GOFFS NICKEL COIN MARES’ STANDARD OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 2)2m 1f

Friday 4th April 2025

1.45pm – HUYTON ASPHALT FRANNY BLENNERHASSETT MEMORIAL MILDMAY NOVICES’ STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1)3m 1f ITV
2.20pm – WILLIAM HILL HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (PREMIER HANDICAP) 2m 4f ITV
2.55pm – TRUSTATRADER TOP NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1)2m 1/2f ITV
3.30pm – MY PENSION EXPERT MELLING STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1) 2m 4f ITV
4.05pm – RANDOX ING PROSTATE CANCER UK TOPHAM HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (PREMIER HANDICAP) 2m 5f ITV
4.40pm – SEFTON NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1)3m 1/2F ITV
5.15pm – HALLGARTEN AND NOVUM WINES HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 2) (CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS’ AND AMATEUR RIDERS’ RACE)2m 1/2f

Saturday 5th April 2025

1.20pm – WILLIAM HILL TOP PRICE GUARANTEE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (PREMIER HANDICAP) 3m 1/2f ITV
1.55pm – TURNERS MERSEY NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1) 2m 4f ITV
2.30pm – WILLIAM HILL HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (ED AS THE FREEBOOTER HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE) (PREMIER HANDICAP) 3m 1f ITV
3.05pm – LIVERPOOL HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1)3m 1/2f ITV
4.00pm – RANDOX GRAND NATIONAL HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (PREMIER HANDICAP) 4m 2 1/2f ITV
5.00pm – MAGHULL NOVICES’ STEEPLE CHASE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 1) 2m
5.35pm – WEATHERBYS NHSTALLIONS.CO.UK STANDARD OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE (CLASS 1) (GRADE 2) 2m 1f

Aintree Grand National 2025 Race Details

📅Date: Saturday 5th April 2025
⌚Time: 4:00pm
🏇Racecourse: Aintree
🔄Trip: 4m 2 1/2f
💷Winner: £500,000
📺 TV: ITV / Racing TV