Grand National 2024: Vanillier Heavily Backed for Aintree

After the publication of the weights for the 2024 Grand National at Aintree, punters quickly latched on to one horse in the ante-post market. 
 
Last year’s runner-up Vanillier was backed as if defeat was out of the question and is now the 8/1 favourite on several horse racing betting sites to win the race. 
 
Read on as we look at the weights for the Grand National, before assessing whether any of the runners represent value in the latest betting. 

The weights list for the 2024 Grand National is as follows: 

• Hewick - 11st 12lb 
• Conflated - 11st 9lb 
• Noble Yeats - 11st 8lb  
• Capodanno - 11st 4lb 
• Coko Beach - 11st 4lb  
• Nassalam - 11st 4lb  
• Fakir D'Oudairies - 11st 3lb  
• Ash Tree Meadow - 11st 2lb 
• Corach Rambler - 11st 2lb  
• I Am Maximus - 11st 2lb  
• Janidil - 11st 2lb 
• Minella Indo - 11st 2lb  
• Asterion Forlonge - 11st 1lb 
• Mahler Mission - 11st 1lb 
• Stattler - 11st 1lb 
• Classic Getaway - 11st  
• Delta Work - 11st  
• Foxy Jacks - 11st 
• Threeunderthrufive - 10st 13lb 
• Galvin - 10st 12lb 
• Farouk D'Alene - 10st 11lb 
• Salvador Ziggy - 10st 11lb 
• Eldorado Allen - 10st 10lb 
• Letsbeclearaboutit - 10st 10lb 
• Ain't That A Shame - 10st 9lb 
• Fury Road - 10st 9lb  
• James Du Berlais - 10st 9lb 
• Bronn - 10st 8lb 
• Vanillier - 10st 8lb 
• Dusart - 10st 7lb 
• Le Milos - 10st 7lb 
• Longhouse Poet - 10st 7lb 
• Mr Incredible - 10st 7lb 
• Latenightpass - 10st 6lb 
• Minella Crooner - 10st 6lb 
• Run Wild Fred - 10st 6lb 
• Adamantly Chosen - 10st 5lb  
• Chemical Energy - 10st 5lb  
• Mac Tottie - 10st 5lb  
• Favori De Champdou - 10st 4lb  
• Limerick Lace - 10st 4lb 
• Meetingofthewaters - 10st 4lb 
• Monbeg Genius - 10st 4lb 
• Roi Mage - 10st 4lb 
• The Goffer - 10st 4lb  
• Chambard - 10st 3lb  
• Eklat De Rire - 10st 3lb 
• Embittered - 10st 3lb 
• Galia Des Liteaux - 10st 3lb 
• Gevrey - 10st 3lb 
• Glengouly - 10st 3lb 
• Kitty's Light - 10st 3lb  
• Panda Boy - 10st 3lb  
• Busselton - 10st 2lb 
• Empire Steel - 10st 2lb 
• Fiddlerontheroof - 10st 2lb 
• Malina Girl - 10st 2lb 
• Desertmore House - 10st 1lb 
• Fantastic Lady - 10st 1lb 
• Highland Hunter - 10st 1lb 
• Kinondu Kwetu - 10st 1lb 
• Fakir D'Alene - 10st 
• Ontheropes - 10st 
• Shakem Up'Arry - 10st 
• Amirite - 9st 13lb 
• Angels Dawn - 9st 13lb 
• Annual Invictus - 9st 13lb 
• Diol Ker - 9st 13lb 
• Rhiaan - 9st 13lb 
• Sail Away - 9st 13lb 
• Samcro - 9st 13lb 
• Macs Charm - 9st 12lb 
• Cepage - 9st 11lb 
• Dunboyne - 9st 11lb 
• Iron Bridge - 9st 11lb 
• Tullybeg - 9st 11lb 
• Famous Bridge - 9st 10lb 
• Ashtown Lad - 9st 9lb 
• Frontal Assault - 9st 9lb 
• Mister Coffey - 9st 9lb 
• Good Boy Bobby - 9st 8lb 
• Tommie Beau - 9st 7lb 
• Revels Hill - 9st 6lb 
• Where It All Began - 9st 6lb 
• Moroder - 9st 2lb 
• Full Back - 9st 1lb 
• Minella Trump - 9st 1lb

Numerous betting apps reported a flurry of support for Vanillier after the handicapper allocated him 10st 8lb for the Grand National. 
 
That mark is just two pounds higher than last year, when he finished two-and-a-quarter lengths behind Corach Rambler. 
 
Punters believe the 9lb swing on the 2023 winner will tip the scales in Vanillier’s favour and he is now priced at 8/1 to emerge victorious this year. 
 
Corach Rambler (11st 2lb) can be backed at odds of 12/1, while Mahler Mission (11st 1lb), Monbeg Genius (10st 4lb) and Noble Yeats (11st 8lb) are also prominent in the betting. 
 
Looking further down the list, Mr Incredible could attract plenty of attention from each-way punters in the run-up to the race after being weighted at 10st 7lb. 
 
That is just three pounds higher than last year’s Grand National, where he was moving nicely into contention after the Canal Turn on the second circuit before unseating his rider. 
 
Top Irish trainer Willie Mullins notably said he was ‘happy with his work at home’ after the weights were announced. On that basis, odds of 28/1 look tempting. 

The latest odds for the 2024 Grand National (via Rhino Bet) are as follows: 

• Vanillier - 8/1 
• Corach Rambler - 12/1 
• Mahler Mission - 14/1 
• Monbeg Genius - 16/1 
• Noble Yeats - 16/1 
• Panda Boy - 16/1 
• Capodanno - 20/1 
• Galvin - 20/1 
• Kitty's Light - 20/1 
• Chemical Energy - 22/1 
• I Am Maximus - 22/1 
• Meetingofthewaters - 22/1 
• Its On The Line - 25/1 
• Minella Indo - 25/1 
• Nassalam - 25/1 
• Ain't That A Shame - 28/1 
• Fakir D'oudairies - 28/1 
• Latenightpass - 28/1 
• Mr Incredible - 28/1 
• Corbetts Cross - 33/1 
• Delta Work - 33/1 
• Gentlemansgame - 33/1 
• Glengouly - 33/1 
• Hewick - 33/1 
• Limerick Lace - 33/1 
• Salvador Ziggy - 33/1 
• Stattler - 33/1 
• Threeunderthrufive - 33/1 
• Bar – 40/1