The Best Grand National Free Bets

After Cheltenham Festival, the next best thing for jumps racing fans is the Grand National meeting. Three days of superb racing, culminating in the greatest steeplechase in the world, the Grand National. 

From free bets to enhanced special odds on certain runners throughout the course of the three days there’s plenty of value to be had and the RacingTips team will be busy throughout each day to bring readers the best Grand National betting offers. 

How to use your Grand National Free Bets

In most cases Grand National Free bets will be available either the day before or on the day for use and most bookmakers clearly identify those free bets within punters’ online accounts.

Other Grand National free bet offers might be published in print form in a number of national newspapers for use in betting shops while many can also be applied into betting accounts for use. Many free bet offers are designed to attract new betting customers but often existing customers are catered for too, especially at the bigger festivals such as the 2022 Grand National meeting. 

For new customers the sign-up process to take advantage of Grand National free bets is simple and straightforward. Clicking a banner or graphic will take new customers to the sign-up page to fill in the registration form and there may be a deposit requirement to activate the account and claim the free bet(s) although each bookmaker’s requirement varies.

Grand National Latest odds

Horse	Silks	Trainer/Jockey	Odds
Snow Leopardess		J: Aidan Coleman T: Charlie Longsdon	7/1
Delta Work		J: Jack Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott	15/2
Any Second Now		J: TBC T: Ted Walsh	9/1
Eclair Surf		J: TBC T: Emma Lavelle	/1
Escaria Ten		J: Adrian Heskin T: Gordon Elliott	11/1
Enjoy D’allen		J: TBC T: Ciaran Murphy	12/1
Fiddlerontheroof		J: Brendan Powell T: Colin Tizzard	12/1
Minella Times		J: Rachael Blackmore T: Henry De Bromhead	12/1
Longhouse Poet		J: TBC T: Martin Brassil	16/1
Burrows Saint		J: TBC T: Willie Mullins	18/1
Run Wild Fred		J: Davy Russell T: Gordon Elliott	20/1
Cloth Cap		J: TBC T: Jonjo O’Neill	22/1
Farclas		J: Jody McGarvey T: Gordon Elliott	22/1
Good Boy Bobby		J: Daryl Jacob T: Nigel Twiston-Davies	22/1
De Rasher Counter		J: TBC T: Emma Lavelle	28/1
Mount Ida		J: Denis O’Regan T: Gordon Elliott	28/1
Court Maid		J: TBC T: Henry De Bromhead	33/1
Death Duty		J: Jordan Gainford T: Gordon Elliott	33/1
Discorama		J: TBC T: Paul Nolan	33/1
Kildisart		J: James Bowen T: Ben Pauling	33/1
Mighty Thunder		J: Derek Fox T: Lucinda Russell	33/1
Noble Yeats		J: TBC T: Emmet Mullins	33/1
Santini		J: TBC T: Polly Gundry	33/1
Two For Gold		J: David Bass T: Kim Bailey	33/1
Anibale Fly		J: TBC T: A J Martin	40/1
Blaklion		J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton	40/1
Caribean Boy		J: Nico de Boinville T: Nicky Henderson	50/1
Coko Beach		J: Sean Flanagan T: Gordon Elliott	50/1
Dingo Dollar		J: Ryan Mania T: Sandy Thomson	50/1
Freewheelin Dylan		J: TBC T: Dermot A McLoughlin	50/1
Phoenix Way		J: TBC T: Harry Fry	50/1
Top Ville Ben		J: TBC T: Philip Kirby	50/1
Deise Aba		J: Tom O’Brien T: Philip Hobbs	66/1
Easysland		J: TBC T: Jonjo O’Neill	66/1
Lostintranslation		J: Harry Cobden T: Colin Tizzard	66/1
Poker Party		J: TBC T: Henry De Bromhead	66/1
Samcro		J: Sean Bowen T: Gordon Elliott	66/1
Agusta Gold		J: TBC T: Willie Mullins	80/1
Battleoverdoyen		J: Kevin Sexton T: Gordon Elliott	80/1
Brahma Bull		J: TBC T: Willie Mullins	80/1
Lord Du Mesnil		J: Kielan Woods T: Richard Hobson	80/1
Class Conti		J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Willie Mullins	100/1

*Odds Correct as of 12pm 06/04/22*

Grand National Free Betting Offers on Day 1

On day one of the Grand National Meeting the Manifesto Novices’ Chase kicks off the three days of top-class racing and the curtain raiser is often a target for bookmakers with a number of free bets.

Popular free bet offers might centre on placing a bet in the Manifesto Novices’ Chase and receiving a free bet for every other race on the card, or may offer a free bet if your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd. 

The 4-y-o Juvenile Hurdle could see enhanced win terms on the market leader Pied Piper, or money back concessions should he be defeated. The Betway Bowl could also see enhanced betting odds on defending champion Clan Des Obeaux while there might be special trainer-specific odds on certain races.

It’s a similar story for the Aintree Hurdle, as Zanahiyr and Epatante battle it out to go off favourite for the race. Bookies will likely offer enhanced odds on one (or potentially both) to win, so it could be a good way to get better odds on your fancy.

As for the final three races on the day one racecard bookmakers might have enhanced each-way places over and above the standard terms such as paying on the first six or seven runners rather than the usual four places.

Grand National Free Betting Offers on Day 2

There’s a further four Grade 1 races to look forward to on day two of the Grand National meeting, and there’s sure to be plenty of enhanced odds and free bets on offer from the bookmakers. With some hot favourites including the likes of Jonbon, Edwardstone and Fakir D’oudairies, it will be highly likely there will be some enhanced odds on at least one of them.

Bookies may again offer their through-the-card offer, which is usually place a bet on the first race and receive a free bet for each of the other six races. There is also likely to be extra places on offer for the races with bigger fields, so make sure to take advantage of those.

Grand National Free Betting Offers on Day 3

The final day may see another through-the-card offer from bookies, but it does tend to be a quieter day for offers as bookies focus on the Grand National.

You can expect bookmakers to compete over who will offer more places for the Grand National – with the majority of bookmakers already offering six places.

It’s also likely there will be enhanced odds on some of the market leaders, including the likes of Edwardstone and Flooring Porter.

Grand National Horse Race Betting Types Explained

First things first, you can bet on a horse to win or back them each-way. A WIN bet is exactly that, backing a horse to win only. An EACH-WAY bet will mean you will get a return on your money if your selections finishes amongst the places.

A SINGLE bet is simply placing a bet on one horse in a race. For example, backing one horse to win in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

A DOUBLE is backing two horses in two different races. Punters find these to be a popular option throughout Cheltenham Festival as you could combine two of the favourites in the betting that day to win.

A TREBLE is the pretty much the same as a double, except you select three horses to win in three races.

A LUCKY 15 bet is a system bet – that is, it’s a series of bets combined in order to maximise your chances of a decent return while making sure that if all your selections do not come in, you’ll still have the good chance of a decent return and even a sizeable profit.

A Lucky 15 bet consists of four selections and a total of fifteen bets – hence Lucky ’15’ – as follows:

4 x single bets
6 x double bets
4 x treble bets
1 x accumulator

In short, every possible combined bet – as well as four singles – is covered in your Lucky 15 wager.

A YANKEE is the same as a Lucky 15 except that there are no singles, so it only consists of eleven bets.

An ACCUMULATOR is betting on multiple races to make up one big bet. For example, backing four horses all to win at one meeting. These type of bets to end offer the biggest profits, which is why they prove popular with racing fans!

A TRIXIE is made up of four bets from three selections (3 x doubles, 1 x treble), so if all three of your selections win you’ll win all four bets!

A HEINX bet ups the ante even more, as this must be 57 bets of equal value on selections in six separate events:

15 x doubles
10 x trebles
15 x four-folds
6 x five-folds
1 x six-fold accumulator

A PATENT is seven bets of equal value on three separate races, (3 x singles, 3 x doubles and 1 x treble).

A STRAIGHT FORECAST bet is picking two horses in a race to finish first and second in that exact order. There is also a REVERSE FORECAST, which is the same as a straight forecast, except they can finish first or second in either order.

For a PLACEPOT bet, you need to pick a horse to place in each of the first six races at any race meeting.

A JACKPOT bet is similar to a placepot bet, but you pick a horse to win in each of the six races, rather than just to place.

Grand National Trends

No race captures the imagination of the general public year after year quite like the Grand National.

Run over a gruelling 4 miles and 514 yards, with 30 intimidating fences to jump, it provides a spectacle like no other, with around 40 runners each year bidding for glory. Trying to find the Grand National winner can feel like an impossible task. Thankfully, there are recurring trends which can help point us in the right direction.

Grand National Trends

AGE	The prime age for the Grand National is between 8 and 11
WEIGHT	Those weighted between 10-07 and 11-04 have a strong record
RATING	Between 143 and 153
COURSE FORM	Previous experience running at Aintree is important
DISTANCE FORM	Winning form over three miles is a must
SEASONAL FORM	Most National winners run at least 3 times during the season
CHELTENHAM EXPERIENCE	Good form at the Cheltenham Festival is a big plus
GRAND NATIONAL EXPERIENCE	Horses making their first start in the Grand National do best

2019 Grand National Ante-Post Tips

Brian’s Two Against The Field	Rathvinden	12/1 HERE
	Vintage Clouds	14/1 HERE
Jon’s Three Against The Field	Vintage Clouds	14/1 HERE
	Rock The Kasbah	20/1 HERE
	Go Conquer	40/1 HERE

Brian’s 2019 Grand National Tips

Eleven-year olds won three consecutive renewals of the Grand National between 2012 and 2014, and it could prove significant that RATHVINDEN (12/1, William Hill) was kept out of trainer Willie Mullins’ Cheltenham Festival team to potentially spearhead the Closutton trainer’s assault on Aintree instead.

The Heron Island gelding might be an eleven-year old, but he remains a relatively lightly-raced horse for his age, and he could thrive for this longer test having seen off the challenge of Ms Parfois in last season’s National Hunt Chase.

He had been campaigning over shorter trips prior to that success, but he apeared to relish the marathon trip as he battled Anthony Honeyball’s charge to the line, prevailing by a half-length.

Fourth subsequently in the Growise Novices’ Chase behind The Storyteller at Punchestown, he wasn’t seen out again until readily beating Alpha Des Obeaux to win the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse.

Pleasant Company, who finished runner-up to Tiger Roll in last season’s Grand National had won the Bobbyjo Chase twelve months prior, and Rathvinden could be set to follow a similar path.

Initially allocated 10-10 from his 154 mark when the Grand National weights were announced, he is now rated 159 following that Bobbyjo Chase success, and he is another who looks weighted to post a big run.

Jon’s 2019 Grand National Tips

VINTAGE CLOUDS (14/1 William Hill) missed out on entering last year’s Grand National by a single place. The Trevor Hemmings-owned chaser may currently be sitting five places outside the top 40, but I’d be flabbergasted if he didn’t make the final cut and Sue Smith’s nine-year-old looks primed for a big run at Aintree.

Consistency is a wonderful quality for any staying chaser to possess and Vintage Clouds, although only winning twice over fences, has registered a hatful of impressive results. Smith’s charge placed in the Ultima at Cheltenham and the Welsh Grand National as a second-season novice last term, rounding off his campaign with another strong performance in the Scottish National at Ayr.

Victory on his reappearance back in November was followed by a second outing in the Welsh National, but an uncharacteristic mistake early on saw Vintage Clouds fail to finish the race. A decent break and a wind-op followed and Smith’s chaser returned with a bang at Cheltenham, finishing strongly to push Beware The Bear right to the line in the Ultima.

Vintage Clouds has strong form here at Aintree, claiming a maiden victory over fences by 18 lengths in October 2017. Smith’s nine-year-old has tons of National form in the book and looks extremely well-handicapped carrying just 10-4.

In 16 runs over fences, Vintage Clouds has finished outside the places on just four occasions. 14/1 remains an excellent each-way price.

Brian’s Day Two NAP

3:25pm JLT Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) 2m4f

Politologue and Min renew rivalry having finished 1-2 in this race twelve months ago; but while the ground may prove a shade quick for WAITING PATIENTLY (5/2, William Hill) it could be Ruth Jefferson’s star which shines brightest here with first-time cheekpieces applied.

The Flemensfirth gelding lost his unbeaten record over fences when he was brought down by the fall of Bristol De Mai in the King George VI Chase at Kempton; he subsequently travelled well for a long way at Ascot in the Ascot Chase behind Cyrname where he shaped as if he might have been in need of the run.

He didn’t have much of an answer to the bold-jumping front-runner in that contest, who kept up a strong gallop throughout and jumped with aplomb; but while well-beaten, he had Politologue two places behind him and having also beaten the same horse previously he could prove a tough nut to crack here if the ground doesn’t prove an inconvenience.

He should be much sharper now following that Ascot run which in essence was his first of the campaign following his early departure at Kempton, and we could see a different horse now to the one that was beaten last time.

Jon’s Day Two NAP

4:05pm Randox Health Topham Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 2m5f

Janika has finished second in three high-quality handicaps for Nicky Henderson this season and clearly has the class to cope with the Grand National obstacles. Top-weight hasn’t stopped Janika from challenging for victories so far this term, but only three horses have carried more than 11-00 to victory in the Topham since the turn of the Millennium, so it certainly pays to look towards the bottom half of the weights to find an each-way punt.Ultragold could bid to follow in the footsteps of Always Waining and claim a hat-trick of Topham titles and Colin Tizzard’s eleven-year-old shouldn’t be overlooked. Call It Magic jumped beautifully over these fearsome fences during the Becher earlier in the season and could be a big player should Ross O’Sullivan leave his nine-year-old in the running. While both hold significant appeal, BALLYHILL (12/1 William Hill) looks like he’s been laid out for a tilt at the Topham and Nigel Twiston-Davies’ chaser could be the best-handicapped runner in the field.

This reliable jumper has found a new level of consistency this term and a very taking triumph here at Aintree in December helped Ballyhill reach a career-high mark of 144. Since then, Twiston-Davies’ eight-year-old has finished third behind Aso and Siruh Du Lac in Grade Three Handicaps at Cheltenham. Ballyhill was then thrown in with Clan Des Obeaux in the Denman Chase and ran a decent enough race to pass the post third once again.

Twiston-Davies will have been pleased with that effort, as he had no real chance of challenging the King George winner and Ballyhill stuck to his task well. The team decided to skip an outing at the Cheltenham Festival in favour of an appearance at Aintree and, with just 10-6 on his back, Ballyhill returns to Merseyside with serious winning claims.READ: Jon’s tips for every race on day two at Aintree…

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Grand National Trends

No race captures the imagination of the general public year after year quite like the Grand National.

Run over a gruelling 4 miles and 514 yards, with 30 intimidating fences to jump, it provides a spectacle like no other, with around 40 runners each year bidding for glory. Trying to find the Grand National winner can feel like an impossible task. Thankfully, there are recurring trends which can help point us in the right direction.

Grand National Trends

AGE	The prime age for the Grand National is between 8 and 11
WEIGHT	Those weighted between 10-07 and 11-04 have a strong record
RATING	Between 143 and 153
COURSE FORM	Previous experience running at Aintree is important
DISTANCE FORM	Winning form over three miles is a must
SEASONAL FORM	Most National winners run at least 3 times during the season
CHELTENHAM EXPERIENCE	Good form at the Cheltenham Festival is a big plus
GRAND NATIONAL EXPERIENCE	Horses making their first start in the Grand National do best

The Grand National

The sporting universe will come to a standstill on Saturday afternoon, with the eyes of millions from around the world fixed on Aintree as the Merseyside venue hosts the Grand National.

Some of the horse racing’s greatest names have claimed victory in this most famous of races during its long, storied history and a high-quality army of challengers will be battling for the famous trophy in just over a weeks’ time.

This four-and-a-quarter-mile marathon is the most daunting punting puzzle on the calendar and finding the winner of Saturday’s race is almost as challenging as the National course itself.

Every year, horse racing fanatics spend hours on end ploughing through form figures and online forums, trying to get an edge on the layers. The bookmakers estimate that over £100 million will be gambled on the world’s most famous contest. So, if you’re fortunate enough to back the winner, you’ll earn legendary status with your friends and colleagues, along with a pocketful of profit!