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Our team give their top-six verdicts for the 2025 Grand National

By Sporting Life
Horse Racing
Sat April 05, 2025 · 9M ago

The Sporting Life and Timeform team join the ITV stars to give their top-six verdicts for the 2025 Randox Grand National.

Oli Bell

  1. MINELLA COCOONER
  2. I Am Maximus
  3. Vanillier
  4. Stumptown
  5. Kandoo Kid
  6. Bravemansgame
8
Minella Cocooner42
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: W P Mullins| OR:  157
18/1

Matt Brocklebank

  1. HYLAND
  2. Minella Cocooner
  3. Minella Indo
  4. Vanillier
  5. Duffle Coat
  6. Twig

Ed Chamberlin

  1. PERCEVAL LEGALLOIS
  2. Kandoo Kid
  3. Vanillier
  4. Senior Chief
  5. Minella Cocooner
  6. Beauport
16
Perceval Legallois63
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR:  153
10/1

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Nic Doggett

  1. MINELLA COCOONER
  2. Minella Indo
  3. Perceval Legallois
  4. Grangeclare West
  5. Stumptown
  6. Iroko

John Ingles

  1. VANILLIER
  2. Hewick
  3. Three Card Brag
  4. Stumptown
  5. Perceval Legallois
  6. Minella Cocooner
28
Vanillierb,t24
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR:  147
12/1

Daryl Jacob

  1. INTENSE RAFFLES
  2. I Am Maximus
  3. Stumptown
  4. Kandoo Kid
  5. Grangeclare West
  6. Fil D’Or
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David Johnson

  1. INTENSE RAFFLES
  2. Hyland
  3. Grangeclare West
  4. Perceval Legallois
  5. I Am Maximus
  6. Vanillier
19
Intense Raffles42
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: T Gibney| OR:  151
14/1

Ben Linfoot

  1. SENIOR CHIEF
  2. Hyland
  3. Stumptown
  4. Vanillier
  5. Iroko
  6. I Am Maximus
20
Senior Chiefp41
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR:  151
40/1

David Massey

  1. VANILLIER
  2. Grangeclare West
  3. Iroko
  4. Twig
  5. Hewick
  6. Idas Boy
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Dave Ord

  1. PERCEVAL LEGALLOIS
  2. Minella Cocooner
  3. Iroko
  4. Stumptown
  5. Three Card Brag
  6. Hyland

Lewis Tomlinson

  1. VANILLIER
  2. Stumptown
  3. Minella Cocooner
  4. Grangeclare West
  5. Intense Raffles
  6. Meetingofthewaters

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