I AM MAXIMUS RULES IN THE GRAND NATIONAL
By Graham Potter | Sunday, January 25, 2026
I Am Maximus wrote his name into Grand National folklore when he regained his crown in what on-track commentators were calling a ‘Red Rum-like’ performance.
After a memorable win in the race in 2024, I Am Maximus had to settle for second place last year behind his stable companion Nick Rockett … but he showed his true mettle once again at Aintree to secure a second Grand National victory, in the process becoming the first horse since Red Rum forty-nine years ago to win back his Grand National title.
With loose horses threatening to get in the way of the leaders heading into the closing stages of the 6907m stamina sapping contest, I Am Maximus was all heart as he stretched out in determined fashion, coming from many lengths back, to run down the Joseph O’Brien trained Jordans, who had seemed to have opened up a winning lead with a couple of fences left to run.
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