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The Midlands Grand National is a Premier Handicap National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap chase and is run at Uttoxeter Racecourse in March, over a distance of about 4 miles and 2 furlongs. During the race there are 25 fences to be jumped. The race held Listed status until 2022 and was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Listed status was removed from handicap races.

The first race was run on 3 May 1969. The race was initially run over 4m2f and was increased to 4m4f in 1977. During this period it would have been, assuming accurate measurements, by 24 yards or approximately the length of a cricket pitch, the longest race in the NH calendar. In 1991 the distance was dropped to 4m, before being upped to 4m2f in 1993. The distance of the race was then reduced to 4m1½f in 2004 before being returned to 4m2f in 2018. It is now the second-longest race in the British calendar, after the Grand National at Aintree.

Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips

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Following the result of the race, there are made availble to the public. Too late to back the winner or change the result at that time!

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Midlands National on Snowden Radar

The Midlands National arrives the day following the four day Cheltenham Festival. The timing is a double edged sword for punters. Those that enjoyed a wining week at Cheltenham want more while those punters that suffered losses need a break.

Thankfully, we turned a small profit at Cheltenham. Gaelic Warrior was imperious in the Gold Cup while Johnnywho helped our bank balance no end!. Let's try and boost the bank again with a winner in the Midlands National.

Git Maker caught my eye staying on dourly for fifth place in the grand national trial race at Haydock. He stays all day and will love the soft ground and extra half mile in the Midlands National. The handicapper has given him a chance as he runs off a nine-pound lower mark than a year ago. Git Maker finished second in a Kim Muir chase to the 2025 Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin. A repeat of that effort will see him be there or thereabouts at the finish.

Uttoxeter 3:00

0.5 point each way Git Maker 10/1 Unibet & Paddy Power, 5 places.

Best of Luck,

Nicky

2024 finished on a winner thanks to the well named "Win Some Lose Some".

Last year was a winning and profitable year for followers for the Big Saturday Race Prewiew & Tips column.

A profit of +19.55 points won.

There was 10 winners & 18 placed from a total of 80 tips.

A tidy profit of £977.50 to £50 per point stakes or maybe £391 to £20 per point stakes.

Big Saturday Races Past Results

A full listing of all our Big Saturday Feature Race selections and results can be found by clicking the button below.

Usually, there are two selections in the big field handicaps.

Latest Big Saturday Race Winner was Win Some Lose Some at 13/2

2025 running total -14.75 points or -£295 to to £10 ew stakes.​

2024 total +19.55 points profit or +£391 to £10 ew stakes.​

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Since the Big Saturday Race Preview column began in 2014 the service is showing profits of +149 points

or £2,980 to £10 each way stakes.