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Grand National Tips & Tipsters 2027
Grand National 2027 date, the three-day Aintree festival day by day, the best-rated racing tipsters and how to judge National tips before you pay.
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Thursday 8 – Saturday 10 April 2027 (Grand National: Saturday 10 April) · Aintree Racecourse
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When is the Grand National 2027?
The 2027 Grand National is on Saturday 10 April 2027 at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool. It's the final race-day highlight of a three-day festival running from Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 April 2027.
The Grand National is the most-bet race of the year in Britain, and a three-day Aintree festival builds up to it. It's a race where luck plays a huge part, which makes it perfect for marketing hype: one big-priced winner can be advertised for years. This hub covers the key races on each day and how to judge a tipster's National claims.
Grand National 2027: day-by-day race guide
The key races on each day. Race names, sponsors and exact distances can change, so check the final racecard before you bet.
Day 1 · Opening Day
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree Bowl | Grade 1 | 3m 1f | Top staying chase, often featuring horses that ran in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. |
| Manifesto Novices' Chase | Grade 1 | 2m 4f | Novice chase; check how horses have recovered from Cheltenham. |
| Aintree Hurdle | Grade 1 | 2m 4f | Championship hurdle over a longer trip than the Champion Hurdle. |
| Foxhunters' Chase | Hunters' chase | 2m 5f | Amateur riders over the famous National fences. |
Day 2 · Ladies Day
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melling Chase | Grade 1 | 2m 4f | The feature race of day two for intermediate-distance chasers. |
| Mildmay Novices' Chase | Grade 1 | 3m 1f | Staying novice chase. |
| Topham Chase | Handicap | 2m 5f | Big-field handicap over the National fences — a useful pointer to fence-jumping ability. |
| Sefton Novices' Hurdle | Grade 1 | 3m | Staying novice hurdle. |
Day 3 · Grand National Day
| Race | Class | Distance | What to look for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghull Novices' Chase | Grade 1 | 2m | Two-mile novice chasing championship. |
| Liverpool Hurdle | Grade 1 | 3m ½f | Staying hurdle championship. |
| Mersey Novices' Hurdle | Grade 1 | 2m 4f | Novice hurdle often contested by Cheltenham runners. |
| Grand National | Grade 3 handicap | about 4m 2f | Up to 34 runners over 30 fences. Stamina, jumping and a sensible weight matter; luck in running matters too. |
Best horse racing tipsters for the Grand National
We don't rate tipsters on a single event — the sample is too small. These are the highest-rated horse racing tipsters on TipsterCheck overall, so you can check their reviews and records before the Grand National begins.
Top horse racing tipsters ahead of the Grand National
| # | Tipster | Trust Score | User rating | Price | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tipman TipsSponsored | 71 | 5.0 | Premium · £24.99/Month | View → |
| 2 |  TipstrrSponsored | Not yet rated | 4.0 | Premium | View → |
| 3 |  Betfair SP EdgeSponsored | Not yet rated | New | Premium · £19 first month | View → |
| 4 |  Betting Gods | Not yet rated | 1.5 | Premium | View → |
| 5 |  OLBG | Not yet rated | 2.5 | Free | View → |
How to judge Grand National tips before you pay
One big National winner proves very little
With up to 34 runners, a single long-priced winner says more about luck than skill. Ask for a tipster's National selections over at least five years, and their full Aintree record, not just the winning year.
Use extra places sensibly
Many bookmakers pay extra places on the Grand National. Each-way bets can make sense in a race this big, but compare the terms and remember that each-way doubles your total stake.
Ask for a full, time-stamped record — not festival highlights
Every tipster posts their big festival winners. What matters is every bet they advised at the meeting in previous years, with the time it was sent and the price available then. If they can only show you winners, assume the losers were hidden.
Check the prices were actually available
A tip at 20/1 that was 8/1 within a minute of being sent isn't a 20/1 winner for most followers. Ask how quickly prices move after their tips and judge their record at the odds you could realistically get, ideally against Betfair SP as a sense check.
Treat a big meeting as a tiny sample
Even a busy festival is only a couple of dozen races. A tipster can have a brilliant or awful week by luck alone, so never judge them — or change your staking — on one meeting. Look at their whole season and several years of the same meeting.
Set a festival bankroll and level stakes before day one
Decide a total budget for the meeting, split it into level stakes (for example 1–2% of your bank per point) and stick to it. Chasing losses on the final day is how most people give back a good week. 18+, and only bet what you can afford to lose.
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