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GRAND NATIONAL: Mark Boylan's outsiders to note after the weights reveal
Mark Boylan
Irish trainers have won seven of the last nine renewals of the Randox Grand National, and Mark Boylan believes the visitors could be in luck again
20 February 2026 Columns
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Solving the National puzzle
Anne Marie Duff offers some ante-post views on the famous Aintree race following publication of the weights this week
17 February 2026 News
REVEALED: Grand National weights and latest betting
Take a first look at the weights allotted to the 76 entries for the 2026 Aintree Grand National
Patrick Mullins: My thoughts on our Aintree Grand National entries
The Grand National-winning rider and assistant trainer runs the rule over the 14 entries for the 2026 edition trained by his father, Willie
17 February 2026 News
Irish dominate Grand National entries
Irish-trained horses have won the Grand National in seven of the past nine years
6 February 2026 News
THE BIG INTERVIEW: Patrick Mullins - 'It was always my dream'
Daragh Ó Conchúir caught up with the award-winning amateur to reflect on a year of years
3 January 2026 Features
NEWS: Grand National ambition for Panic Attack
Grey Dawning's run to the Cheltenham Gold Cup has also been planned
9 December 2025 News
RORY DELARGY: Grand National appraisal – changed forever but always enduring
"That raises questions about the gruelling nature of the race, which is in no way lessened by the fact that the fences are easier to negotiate."
11 April 2025 Columns
MARK BOYLAN: The era of Aintree specialists is waning in the Grand National
After a sensational Grand National for Willie Mullins, Mark Boylan gauges the temperature of where the world-famous race is heading
11 April 2025 Columns
THE WEEK THAT WAS: National tears are not enough
Despite a great winning story, the Grand National came in for a lot of negative publicity again
11 April 2025 Columns
EOGHÁIN WARD: Ex-pointers dominating the Grand National
For the fourth time within the past five years, the Randox Grand National winner was sourced from within the point-to-point fields on these shores
11 April 2025 Columns
WATCH: Nick Rockett wins the Grand National
Willie Mullins trained the first three home in the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday
5 April 2025 News