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Biggest weight to win the Grand National

Matt Gibbs

We have compiled a list of the biggest winning weights in the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse.

The highest winning weight in the history of the Grand National is 12st 7lbs, with Cloister, Manifesto, Jerry M and Poethlyn all winning the race carrying the record weight.

Since Poethlyn's victory in the 1919 Grand National, only four horses have triumphed carrying 12st or more.

It is a record that is unlikely to be broken anytime soon as the maximum weight that a Grand National horse can currently carry is 11st 12lbs.

I Am Maximus carried the most weight of any Grand National winner in the 21st century when he won the 2026 race carrying 11st 12lbs.

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Biggest weights to win the Grand National

  • Cloister - 12st 7lb (1893)
  • Manifesto - 12st 7lb (1899)
  • Jerry M - 12st 7lb (1912)
  • Poethlyn - 12st 7lb (1919)
  • Sprig - 12st 4lb (1927)
  • Golden Miller - 12st 2lb (1934)
  • Reynoldstown - 12st 2lb (1936)
  • Lottery - 12st (1839)
  • Jerry - 12st (1840)
  • Charity - 12st (1841)
  • Gaylad - 12st (1842)
  • Red Rum - 12st (1974)
  • Cortolvin - 11st 13lb (1867)
  • Why Not - 11st 13lb (1894)
  • Royal Mail - 11st 13lb (1937)
  • Pioneer - 11st 12lb (1846)
  • Chandler - 11st 12lb (1848)
  • Bourton - 11st 12lb (1854)
  • The Colonel - 11st 12lb (1870)
  • Come Away - 11st 12lb (1891)
  • I Am Maximus - 11st 12lb (2026)
  • Disturbance - 11st 11lb (1873)
  • Freebooter - 11st 11lb (1950)
  • Vanguard - 11st 10lb (1843)
  • Troytown - 11st 9lb (1920)
  • Kellsboro' Jack - 11st 9lb (1933)
  • Many Clouds - 11st 9lb (2015)

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