Result · Aintree · Saturday 11 April 2026

4:00 Aintree result: I Am Maximus wins the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Class 14m2f chaseGoing Good To Soft34 ranTime 9m 9.68sWinner's prize £500,000

Winner

10yo gelding · 11-12 · cheekpieces
Jockey Paul Townend · Trainer W P Mullins
Owner John P Mcmanus · By Authorized (IRE) out of Polysheba (FR)

9/2Starting price

Favourite I Am Maximus won the 4:00 at Aintree on Saturday 11 April 2026, beating Iroko by 2½ lengths. Ridden by Paul Townend for trainer W P Mullins, the ten-year-old was sent off at 9/2 and covered the 4m2f on good to soft ground in 9m 9.68s. Jordans was a further 1¼ lengths back in third at 28/1. Non-finishers: Panic Attack (fell), Gerri Colombe (fell), Marble Sands (fell), Top Of The Bill (fell), Stellar Story (fell), Mr Vango (fell), Quai De Bourbon (fell), The Real Whacker (pulled up), Amirite (pulled up), Lecky Watson (pulled up), Spanish Harlem (pulled up), Banbridge (unseated rider), Beauport (unseated rider), Grangeclare West (unseated rider), Perceval Legallois (unseated rider), Captain Cody (unseated rider), Jagwar (unseated rider), Oscars Brother (unseated rider). Nick Rockett (self certificate, coughing), Pied Piper (self certificate, lame), Spillane's Tower (not qualified) were non-runners.

4:00 Aintree full result: finishing order and SPs

Pos	Horse	Jockey / trainer	Btn	SP	OR
1	I Am Maximus (FR) 10yo · 11-12 · p	Paul Townend W P Mullins	—	9/2FAV	168
2	Iroko (FR) 8yo · 11-1 · t	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	2½ l	18/1	157
3	Jordans (FR) 7yo · 10-8	Ben Jones Joseph Patrick O'Brien	1¼ l	28/1	150
4	Johnnywho (IRE) 9yo · 10-4 · tp	Richie McLernon Jonjo & A J O'Neill	½ l	12/1	146
5	High Class Hero (GB) 9yo · 10-11	James Bowen W P Mullins	6½ l	66/1	153
6	Favori De Champdou (FR) 11yo · 11-1 · b	Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	1¼ l	40/1	157
7	Final Orders (GB) 10yo · 10-5	Conor Stone-Walsh Gavin Cromwell	9 l	22/1	147
8	Champ Kiely (IRE) 10yo · 11-1	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	1 l	25/1	157
9	Three Card Brag (IRE) 9yo · 11-0 · p	Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott	3 l	50/1	156
10	Monty's Star (IRE) 9yo · 11-3	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	5½ l	14/1	159
11	Answer To Kayf (GB) 10yo · 10-8	John Shinnick Terence O'Brien	1¾ l	100/1	150
12	Gorgeous Tom (IRE) 8yo · 10-9	Sean Flanagan Henry De Bromhead	9½ l	20/1	151
13	Imperial Saint (FR) 8yo · 10-2	Callum Pritchard Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	¼ l	50/1	144
14	Haiti Couleurs (FR) 9yo · 11-10	Sean Bowen Rebecca Curtis	34 l	28/1	166
15	Twig (GB) 11yo · 10-4 · p	Beau Morgan Ben Pauling	32 l	40/1	146
16	Firefox (IRE) 8yo · 11-4 · t	Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott	34 l	40/1	160
F	Panic Attack (IRE) 10yo · 10-5 · Fell	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	—	7/1	147
F	Gerri Colombe (FR) 10yo · 11-10 · p · Fell	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	—	33/1	166
F	Marble Sands (FR) 10yo · 10-5 · Fell	Tom Bellamy David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	—	66/1	147
F	Top Of The Bill (IRE) 10yo · 10-5 · p · Fell	Toby McCain-Mitchell Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	—	50/1	147
F	Stellar Story (IRE) 9yo · 10-11 · tb · Fell	Robert Dunne Gordon Elliott	—	33/1	153
F	Mr Vango (IRE) 10yo · 10-12 · tp · Fell	Jack Tudor Mrs Sara V Bradstock	—	66/1	154
F	Quai De Bourbon (FR) 7yo · 10-9 · p · Fell	Donagh Meyler W P Mullins	—	33/1	151
PU	The Real Whacker (IRE) 10yo · 10-9 · Pulled up	Gavin Sheehan Patrick Neville	—	50/1	151
PU	Amirite (IRE) 10yo · 10-2 · t · Pulled up	Phillip Enright Henry De Bromhead	—	100/1	144
PU	Lecky Watson (IRE) 8yo · 11-2 · Pulled up	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	—	50/1	158
PU	Spanish Harlem (FR) 8yo · 11-3 · tp · Pulled up	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	—	50/1	159
UR	Banbridge (IRE) 10yo · 11-11 · v · Unseated rider	J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien	—	33/1	167
UR	Beauport (IRE) 10yo · 10-11 · t · Unseated rider	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	—	80/1	153
UR	Grangeclare West (IRE) 10yo · 11-10 · Unseated rider	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	—	9/1	166
UR	Perceval Legallois (FR) 9yo · 10-9 · Unseated rider	Harry Cobden Gavin Cromwell	—	33/1	151
UR	Captain Cody (IRE) 8yo · 10-10 · Unseated rider	Jonathan Burke W P Mullins	—	22/1	152
UR	Jagwar (FR) 7yo · 10-10 · tp · Unseated rider	Mark Walsh Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	—	17/2	152
UR	Oscars Brother (IRE) 8yo · 10-13 · Unseated rider	Daniel King Connor King	—	14/1	155

Non-runners: Nick Rockett (self certificate, coughing), Pied Piper (self certificate, lame), Spillane's Tower (not qualified)

Aintree 4:00 returns

Tote win£5.50Per £1 stake

Tote place£2.30 £5.10 £6.80Per £1 stake

Exacta£117.401st and 2nd in order

CSF£69.03Computer straight forecast

Tricast£2179.461st, 2nd and 3rd in order

Trifecta£6025.101st, 2nd and 3rd in order

4:00 Aintree result: FAQs

Who won the 4:00 at Aintree on Saturday 11 April 2026?

I Am Maximus, ridden by Paul Townend and trained by W P Mullins, at a starting price of 9/2.

Did the favourite win?

Yes. I Am Maximus won as the 9/2 favourite.

What was the winning time?

9m 9.68s over 4m2f on good to soft ground.

Were there any non-runners?

Yes: Nick Rockett (self certificate, coughing), Pied Piper (self certificate, lame), Spillane's Tower (not qualified). Bets on a non-runner are refunded, and a Rule 4 deduction may apply to winning bets placed before the withdrawal.

4:00 Aintree result: I Am Maximus wins the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

4:00 Aintree full result: finishing order and SPs

Aintree 4:00 returns

4:00 Aintree result: FAQs

Who won the 4:00 at Aintree on Saturday 11 April 2026?

Did the favourite win?

What was the winning time?

Were there any non-runners?

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