Spanish Harlem Odds and Grand National Form 2026

Introduction

Spanish Harlem is a hard horse to predict as he is capable of some brilliant performances but seems just as likely to throw in a stinker.

It took this son of Spanish Moon eleven races over fences to get off the mark when he took a small novice chase at Punchestown last June. He then really raised his game taking the 99k Kerry National beating a really competitive field for a comfortable victory. Trainer Willie Mullins then sent the gelding over to England to contest the Coral Gold Cup but he ran no sort of a race at all, jumping poorly before pulling up. 

Mullins has been at pains to suggest this gelding needs decent ground to be at his best and his record would seem to agree with that up until he ran at Gowran Park in January on heavy ground. The race in question was one of the big handicaps of the Irish season, the Thyestes Chase, and Spanish Harlem appeared to have the race in safekeeping before unseating his claiming rider at the last fence. He appeared to be a most unfortunate loser.

The gelding then ran in the Bobbyjo at Fairyhouse but ran a listless race, losing his position early on before pulling up.

The British handicapper has taken a stricter view of Spanish Moon’s form than his Irish counterpart, rating him five pounds higher in the UK than he is in Ireland. Spanish Harlem’s inconsistency makes him look a risky proposition and his harsh handicap rating makes him a hard horse to fancy for the Aintree Grand National.

Spanish Harlem’s Basic Information

Spanish Harlem's Form Statistics

Spanish Harlem's GNG Ratings (out of 10)