Red Grand National Horses
Below are listed all the horses running in the Grand National where the Jockey colours contain Red. You can also pick your horse by the star sign of the horse, where it is from, or just take a lucky dip. Good Luck!
Delta Work
Horse age: 11 Trainer: Gordon Elliott Jockey: Horse star sign: Aries Horse trained at: Ireland Jockey silks colour: Red
Delta Work is a dual Cheltenham Festival Cross Country chase winner and also finished runner-up in the Grand National two years ago. Gordon Elliott tried this gelding again at Aintree last year but when he unseated his rider at the twenty-first fence. Likely to be campaigned very similarly again in 23/24 with the Cross Country at Cheltenham and the Grand National the big targets. Delta Work should again be hard to beat at Cheltenham, but it could be that his best chance of an Aintree victory has passed given he will be eleven years old come next April. Eight Grand Nationals have now passed since the last winner aged in double figures (Pineau De Re in 2014) and the National appears to be moving towards suiting younger, well-handicapped types.
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Horse age: 10 Trainer: Gordon Elliott Jockey: Horse star sign: Pisces Horse trained at: Ireland Jockey silks colour: Red
Run Wild Fred’s standout runs so far in his career have come when he has faced decent ground conditions, most notably when runner-up in last year’s Irish National and recently at Navan in the Troytown Chase where he decimated a really good field for a very easy seven and a half lengths victory. Unfortunately, the handicapper was also suitably impressed with Run Wild Fred’s performance at Navan and has put the gelding up a whopping thirteen pounds for that effort. The question must now be if that sizeable rise will negate his chance in the Aintree Grand National. The Gordon Elliott trained gelding is now on a mark of 158 which, if he runs from that level at Aintree, would mean he runs from very near the top of the weights. Only Bristol De Mai, Chris's Dream and Yala Enki were rated above 158 in last year’s National so it would be a stellar performance for this young horse to win a National from such a high rating. He does, however, have the assistance in the saddle of Davy Russell who has finished first, first and third on his last three rides in the Grand National.
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Horse age: 9 Trainer: Gordon Elliott Jockey: Horse star sign: Aquarius Horse trained at: Ireland Jockey silks colour: Red
Coko Beach has plenty of experience for an eight-year-old having had twenty-eight races since moving from France to Gordon Elliott in December 2018. He recorded one victory over hurdles and ran in the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. However, better was to come when he was tried over fences. Coko Beach won the Thyestes Handicap Chase two seasons ago beating Run Wild Fred by four lengths. After that victory, he was tried in a Grade Two Novice Chase at Navan which he also won convincingly. Since those two victories, there wasn't much to enthuse about in Coko Beach’s form until he ran in last year's Grand National where he gave a fine display of jumping, leading or disputing the lead from the fourth fence until weakening before two out. This season has seen gradual progression culminating in an excellent victory in the twenty-eight furlong Grand National trial at Punchestown. Unlike most of the gelding's previous form, that victory was achieved on yielding ground as opposed to most of his top form coming on heavy ground. The British handicapper has obviously taken a positive view of Coko Beach's run in the National last year as he has set the gelding's handicap rating at 155, which was nine pounds higher than his official rating before his Punchestown victory. So, even with a seven pound increase to 153 for winning at Punchestown, Coko Beach still has to run two pounds 'wrong' at Aintree. Coko Beach is probably quite well exposed from a handicapping point of view and his supporters will have to hope that the less experienced horses in the field fail to run up to expectations. He could go well for a long way but is likely to find a few too good for him again.
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Horse age: 10 Trainer: Gordon Elliott Jockey: Horse star sign: Aquarius Horse trained at: Ireland Jockey silks colour: Red
Vanillier
Horse age: 9 Trainer: Gavin Cromwell Jockey: Horse star sign: Aries Horse trained at: Ireland Jockey silks colour: Red
Vanillier ran a remarkable race in last year's Grand National having been in fifteenth position jumping four out and was still twelve lengths behind the leader when jumping the last. The grey gelding powered up the run in and passed all of his rivals bar one, the well-handicapped, Corach Rambler. This year Vanillier has been well campaigned by Gavin Cromwell, running in three races which were unlikely to play to the gelding’s strengths in that they were at distances well short of his best. The result of these runs was for the UK handicapper to allocate the nine-year-old gelding a handicap mark of 151 just four pounds higher than his excellent performance last year. Once his Aintree mark had been set, trainer Cromwell directed his charge to the Boobyjo at Fairyhouse, the same race he warmed up for the Grand National in last year. As with last year, Vanillier finished second at Fairyhouse, this time though he was comprehensively outpointed by Grand National opponent, I Am Maximus. Vanillier kept tabs on I Am Maximus until approaching the last fence but from there the Mullins trained runner sprinted away for a fourteen length victory. Connections were far from despondent with jockey Sean Flanagan feeling his mount had run better than when second to Kemboy in the same race last year. The jockey maintained he had wanted to give Vanillier a proper race and that he felt the quality of the opposition was higher than twelve months ago. Undoubtedly, Vanillier will go to Aintree with plenty of confidence behind him as he attempts to be the first horse since Mon Mome in 2009 who won the Grand National after previously been beaten in the race before.
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Horse age: 10 Trainer: Gordon Elliott Jockey: Horse star sign: Gemini Horse trained at: Ireland Jockey silks colour: Red
Fury Road has been a great money-earner for owners Gigginstown House Stud, bringing in nearly £300,000 in career prize money and 75k just this season. The majority of that prizemoney has been earned by being placed in Graded races behind the likes of Conflated and Gallopin Des Champs, although he has won at Grade One level over fences in his own right. The Grand National would be Fury Road's first attempt at a handicap and it appears that he has been given a mark that would be tough to be competitive from. Stamina at over three miles has yet to be proved and having to carry 11st 6lb in the National would prove difficult for any horse. Good horse though Fury Road undoubtedly is, he would need to improve considerably to be involved in the finish with such a welter burden.
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Horse age: 11 Trainer: Tom Ellis Jockey: Horse star sign: Aries Horse trained at: England - Midlands Jockey silks colour: Red
Farouk D'alene
Horse age: 9 Trainer: Gordon Elliott Jockey: Horse star sign: Aries Horse trained at: Ireland Jockey silks colour: Red