Grand National betting: Trainers to watch at Aintree

To help those interested in Grand National betting, Coral previews at some of the trainers to look out for at Aintree this year.

Grand National betting - Trainers to Watch at Aintree

Willie Mullins

Last year’s Aintree Festival was where Willie Mullins really closed the gap on the UK Trainers’ Championship, eventually beating Dan Skelton to the prize. Although he is an Irish trainer, Mullins is a highly competitive trainer with an incredibly strong team of horses. He will be taking a significant portion of this week’s prizemoney, whether from winners or placers, but he will not want to be losing his Championship title and could be a formidable force once again.

Dan Skelton

Keen to fend off a challenge in the Championship, which still could occur despite the fact that Skelton leads by £2million in amassed prize money for the season so far, Skelton will have to keep winning top class races as the season closes if he wants to be confident of his win. With few favourites over the next few days, he may be feeling the heat and will need to be confident that his horses can win, so he will be taking no chances. 

Nicky Henderson

The likes of Lulamba, Jango Baie and Jonbon will be filling the Seven Barrows-based trainer with some hope that he can have a more successful Aintree than his week at Cheltenham, where the horses ran well but not well enough. Henderson has a particular affinity for the spring Festivals and is second in the trainers’ Championship at present. His horses are not to be taken lightly, no matter what their price.