2022 Grand National

2022 Grand National Weights - Tiger Roll to miss Aintree again after being rated 161

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Last updated: 16 Feb 2022

Jon Vine 16 Feb 2022

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The official weights have been revealed for the 2022 Grand National
This famous handicap takes place at Aintree on Saturday 9th April
Defending champion Minella Time was pushed up the ratings by 15 pounds up to 161
Tiger Roll was also rated 161 by the British handicapper
Michael O'Leary confirmed the two-time winner would not take part in this third Grand National

Rachael Blackmore riding Minella Times (C) clear the last to win The Randox Grand National Handicap Chase. (Getty)

National Hunt racing's biggest names gathered at Aintree on Tuesday, as the official weights for the 2022 Grand National were unveiled. All 107 of the current entrants in this year's Grand National were handed a fresh rating by British handicapper, Martin Greenwood.

2022 Grand National Weights - Top 40

Number	Name	Rating	Weight	Trainer
1	Conflated	167	11-10	Gordon Elliott
2	Galvin	167	11-10	Gordon Elliott
3	Melon	163	11-6	Willie Mullins
4	Chris's Dream	162	11-5	Henry De Bromhead
5	Franco De Port	161	11-4	Willie Mullins
6	Minella Times	161	11-4	Henry De Bromhead
7	Tiger Roll	161	11-4	Gordon Elliott
8	Chantry House	161	11-4	Nicky Henderson
9	Delta Work	160	11-3	Gordon Elliott
10	Any Second Now	159	11-2	Ted Walsh
11	Easysland	159	11-2	Jonjo O'Neill
12	Run Wild Fred	158	11-1	Gordon Elliott
13	Battleoverdoyen	157	11-00	Gordon Elliott
14	Brahma Bull	157	11-00	Willie Mullins
15	Lostintranslation	157	11-00	Colin Tizzard
16	Assemble	156	10-13	Joseph O'Brien
17	Burrows Saint	156	10-13	Willie Mullins
18	Mount Ida	156	10-13	Gordon Elliott
19	Fiddlerontheroof	155	10-12	Colin Tizzard
20	Longhouse Poet	155	10-12	Martin Brassil
21	Two For Gold	154	10-11	Kim Bailey
22	Eklat De Rire	153	10-10	Henry De Bromhead
23	Santini	153	10-10	Polly Gundry
24	Chatham Street Lad	152	10-9	Michael Winters
25	Escaria Ten	152	10-9	Gordon Elliott
26	Farclas	152	10-9	Gordon Elliott
27	Off You Go	152	10-9	Charles Byrnes
28	Ontheropes	152	10-9	Willie Mullins
29	Samcro	152	10-9	Gordon Elliott
30	Itchy Feet	151	10-8	Olly Murphy
31	Windsor Avenue	151	10-8	Brian Ellison
32	Coko Beach	150	10-7	Gordon Elliott
33	Good Boy Bobby	150	10-7	Nigel Twiston-Davies
34	Lord Du Mesnil	150	10-7	Richard Hobson
35	Caribean Boy	149	10-6	Nicky Henderson
36	Court Maid	149	10-6	Tom Mullins
37	De Rasher Counter	149	10-6	Emma Lavelle
38	Sam Brown	149	10-6	Sam Brown
39	Anibale Fly	149	10-6	Tony Martin
40	Braeside	148	10-5	Gordon Elliott

12 months ago, Greenwood's assessment of Tiger Roll saw Michael O'Leary immediately declare the former two-time National winner a non-runner. Tiger Roll was, again, handed a mark in the low 160s when the 2022 weights were announced on Tuesday, forcing O'Leary to release a similarly damning statement.

"Tiger Roll is now 12." O'Leary said. "He is clearly not as good as he was at eight or nine, yet the UK handicapper now rates him 2lb higher than his 159 rating in April 2019, when he won both the Boyne Hurdle and the Grand National."

"This rating is absurd and unfair on a 12-year-old chaser. It is a pity that the handicapper won't give Tiger Roll either a fair rating or a fair weight in the Grand National, where he could at least try to emulate Red Rum's three Grand National wins."

"Since we are responsible for the welfare of Tiger Roll, we must protect him from the idiotic opinion of this handicapper. We therefore regret to announce that he will not run in this year's Grand National."

Henry De Bromhead watched Rachael Blackmore ride his entrant, Minella Times to victory 12 months ago. Minella Times was rated 145 when he won in 2021. Despite failing to finish on his two starts since that victory, De Bromhead seemed shocked when Greenwood handed the defending champion a rating of 161.

“I’m surprised he’s that.” said Henry de Bromhead. “I didn’t think he went up as much as that after he won and going on his form this year I’m surprised he got increased."

17 of the top 20 highest-rated horses in the Grand National entries are trained in Ireland. Gordon Elliott, who accounts for 19 of the current entries, trains the top two in the weights, with Conflated and Galvin both being rated at 167.

Ted Walsh's Any Second Now was handed a seven-pound hike in the ratings after finishing third behind Minella Times 12 months ago. Burrows Saint crossed the line a distant fourth 12 months ago, and he will run off the same mark of 156, should Willie Mullins confirm his nine-year-old in the final field.

Highest-rated amongst the home challengers is Nicky Henderson's Gold Cup contender Chantry House, who was handed a mark of 160. Former Cross Country winner Easysland, who was moved from France to Jonjo O'Neill's stable at the start of the season, was rated just one pound short of Chantry House.

2022 Grand National Odds

Name	Odds
Any Second Now	16/1
Escaria Ten	16/1
Snow Leopardess	16/1
Longhouse Poet	20/1
Run Wild Fred	20/1
Galvin	20/1
Mount Ida	20/1
Bar	25/1

*Odds taken on 16/2/22*

Any Second Now2022 Grand National Joint FavouriteGET 16/1 HERE

Despite his inflated mark, Any Second Now remains the ante-post favourite for the Grand National with most firms. Gordon Elliott's Escaria Ten was backed into joint-favourite after being handed a rating of 152. Becher Chase winner, Snow Leopardess needs 17 of the top 40 to come out in order to get a run in the National, but that hasn't stopped punters from backing Charlie Longsdon's mare into 16/1.

Thyestes Chase victory, Longhouse Poet joins Gordon Elliott's trio of Galvin, Mount Ida and Run Wild Fred on the 20/1 mark. Last year's fifth, Farclas was backed into 25s after the weights were announced, despite being handed a six-pound higher mark than 12 months ago. Fiddlerontheroof has also been supported in the last 24 hours, after going up just five pounds following a narrow defeat in the Ladbrokes Trophy.

Other notable market movers since the weights were announced include Gordon Elliott's Braeside and Paul Nolan's Discorama, who've been cut into 33/1. Cloth Cap, who went off as favourite for last year's Grand National, was also clipped into 33s.

2022 Grand National Weights - Other Entrants

Number	Name	Rating	Weight	Trainer
42	Discorama	148	10-5	Paul Nolan
43	Enjoy D'allen	148	10-5	Ciaran Murphy
46	Top Ville Ben	148	10-5	Phil Kirby
48	Cloth Cap	147	10-4	Jonjo O'Neill
51	Jett	147	10-4	Robert Waley-Cohen
53	Noble Yeats	147	10-4	Emmet Mullins
55	Cloudy Glen	146	10-3	Venetia Williams
56	Phoenix Way	146	10-3	Harry Fry
57	Snow Leopardess	146	10-3	Charlie Longsdon
60	Kalooki	145	10-2	Philip Hobbs
61	Milan Native	145	10-2	Gordon Elliott
67	Éclair Surf	143	10-00	Emma Lavelle
68	Fortescue	143	10-00	Henry Daly
71	School Boy Hours	142	9-13	Noel Meade
72	Back On The Lash	141	9-12	Martin Keighley
75	Mister Fogpatches	140	9-11	Pat Fahy
80	Kauto Riko	139	9-10	Tom Gretton
83	Hill Sixteen	138	9-9	Sandy Thomson
85	Plan Of Attack	138	9-9	Henry De Bromhead
86	Potters Corner	138	9-9	Christian Williams
87	Secret Reprieve	138	9-9	Evan Williams