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  • BetVictor offering ante-post Non-Runner Free Bet on 2014 Grand National10 Apr 2013

    Bookmaker BetVictor are single-handedly changing the face of ante-post betting and are now offering Non-Runner Free Bet on the 2014 Grand National. BetVictor have already rolled out this fantastic innovation for ante-post bets on the Cheltenham Festival, and have now extended it to the 2014 Aintree...

  • Our favourite pictures from the 2013 John Smith's Grand National festival at Aintree7 Apr 2013

    Ryan Mania won the 2013 John Smith's Grand National on the unfancied Auroras Encore, who was a 66/1 shot, while around Aintree fans celebrated the close of another fantastic horse racing festival. It's been a fantastic week at Aintree with the John Smith's Grand National merely the highlight of thr...

  • Bet Victor pay out on six places in 2013 Grand National but still make huge profits6 Apr 2013

    Bet Victor paid out 1/4 odds on the first six finishers in the 2013 Grand National meaning those who backed Swing Bill were celebrating but despite this the bookies were still the big winners. A fabulous result for the layers as the Sue Smith trained Auroras Encore at 66/1 won the John Smith’s Gran...

  • Auroras Encore the toast of the bookies after 2013 Grand National6 Apr 2013

    Auroras Encore was the 66/1 winner of the 2013 Grand National, which was a perfect result for the bookmakers. Bookmakers were leading the cries for an encore after the shock Grand National victory of Auroras Encore left Ladbrokes celebrating a brilliant day at Aintree. The Ryan Mania-ridden horse w...

  • Clare Balding's Grand National 2013 tips - Channel 4 presenter backing Rare Bob6 Apr 2013

    Channel 4 presenter Clare Balding has shared her Grand National tips on Twitter and she's plumping for outsider Rare Bob to beat Welsh hopeful Teaforthree. Clare Balding is one of the most respected names in horse racing and her opinion counts for more than most when it comes to tipping winners of ...

  • Aintree on Friday - the best pictures from Ladies Day6 Apr 2013

    Sprinter Sacre, My Tent Or Yours and At Fishers Cross wowed the punters and helped to bash the bookies at Aintree on Friday while Liverpool's lovely ladies were out in force with fake tan and huge heels de rigour around the paddock. Ladies Day at Aintree was a huge success with thrills both on and ...

  • Grand National 2013 Racecard6 Apr 2013

    Julie Krone in the States, Hayley Turner on the Flat and Nina Carberry under National Hunt Rules have all shown that women are the equal of their male counterparts in the saddle when given the right ammunition and Katie Walsh is up there with the best. Hollywood once imagined Elizabeth Taylor ridin...

  • Aintree 2013 - Alex Hammond's Grand National tips for Saturday5 Apr 2013

    The 2013 Grand National meeting reaches a climax on Saturday and Sky Sports presenter Alex Hammond has revealed her tips for the third and final day of the three-day meeting at Aintree - including the Grand National itself. Thousands always look out for Alex's tips, who backed a number of winners d...

  • Grand National Saturday early prices & new National Specials5 Apr 2013

    Saturday early prices + new National Specials Early prices available now on Saturday's Racing at William Hill Latest Grand National outright betting 12-1 On His Own, 12-1 Seabass, 12-1 Colbert Station, 12-1 Cappa Bleu, 12-1 Chicago Grey, 14-1 Teaforthree, 18-1 Balthazar King, 18-1 Imperial Commande...

  • 2013 Grand National tips – Balthazar can be Aintree king5 Apr 2013

    The Grand National is so close now you can almost tough it and it's time to get off the proverbial fence and deliver my idea of the winner. I've been with Colbert Station for a while now and I'm not going to desert him now that AP has decided to take the ride. He was super impressive when landing t...

  • Ruby Walsh to ride On His Own in 2013 Aintree Grand National5 Apr 2013

    Ruby Walsh will ride On His Own in the 2013 Grand National at Aintree on Saturday. But the Irish jockey will be praying there is no cruel twist of fate for a third time in four years that stops him from taking part. In both 2010 and 2012, Walsh suffered a fall in the preceding Aintree Hurdle and w...

  • Paddy Power launch free £20 bet for 2013 Grand National5 Apr 2013

    The Grand National is the race that everyone likes to have a bet on – even granny – and even more so when you can bet on it for free. Imagine watching the race and cheering your horse home knowing you haven't risked a penny of your hard earned cash?  Well, that's entirely possible thanks to Pa...

  • Tony McCoy rides Colbert Station in 2013 Aintree Grand National5 Apr 2013

    Tony McCoy has chosen to ride Colbert Station in the 2013 Grand National at Aintree. The champion jockey, who ended his long wait for success in the Liverpool showpiece on Don’t Push It in 2010, faced a difficult choice between Colbert Station and Sunnyhillboy. Both horses are owned by J P McManus...

  • Get a £100 free bet and money back on the Grand National with RaceBets5 Apr 2013

    RaceBets have launched a number of top class promotions ahead of the 2013 Grand National at Aintree and you can make the most of them now! After the unparalleled excitement of Cheltenham, horse racing fans are in for another mouth-watering spectacle as Aintree 2013 gets underway on Thursday! A Brit...

  • 2013 Grand National video tips5 Apr 2013

    You can watch racing experts Nick Wilby, Nigel Ridgway and Matthew Glazier of Bettingpro.com discuss the 2013 Grand National and give their expert tips ahead of the race. Presenter Matthew asks racing experts Nick and Nigel for their Aintree tips, with the duo both sweet on a particular Ted Walsh r...

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Recent Grand National Free Bets Stories

  • BetVictor offering ante-post Non-Runner Free Bet on 2014 Grand National10 Apr 2013

    Bookmaker BetVictor are single-handedly changing the face of ante-post betting and are now offering Non-Runner Free Bet on the 2014 Grand National. BetVictor have already rolled out this fantastic innovation for ante-post bets on the Cheltenham Festival, and have now extended it to the 2014 Aintree...

  • Last chance to get your Grand National £10 no deposit free bet5 Apr 2013

    The final field for the 2013 Grand National has been announced and you still have chance to get a £10 no deposit free bet on the race with Sky Bet. With forty horses set to go to post for the world famous contest the bookmakers will be licking their lips as millions of punters prepare to place thei...

  • The best places to bet on the 2013 Grand National5 Apr 2013

    The madness that is the Grand National is nearly upon us and even granny wants a bet! In the old days, it was a case of trundling down to the local betting shop and joining the queue – no more! The online revolution means there are now a dazzling choice of places to get your bets on and it can be a...

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Recent Grand National News Stories

  • Our favourite pictures from the 2013 John Smith's Grand National festival at Aintree7 Apr 2013

    Ryan Mania won the 2013 John Smith's Grand National on the unfancied Auroras Encore, who was a 66/1 shot, while around Aintree fans celebrated the close of another fantastic horse racing festival. It's been a fantastic week at Aintree with the John Smith's Grand National merely the highlight of thr...

  • Bet Victor pay out on six places in 2013 Grand National but still make huge profits6 Apr 2013

    Bet Victor paid out 1/4 odds on the first six finishers in the 2013 Grand National meaning those who backed Swing Bill were celebrating but despite this the bookies were still the big winners. A fabulous result for the layers as the Sue Smith trained Auroras Encore at 66/1 won the John Smith’s Gran...

  • Auroras Encore the toast of the bookies after 2013 Grand National6 Apr 2013

    Auroras Encore was the 66/1 winner of the 2013 Grand National, which was a perfect result for the bookmakers. Bookmakers were leading the cries for an encore after the shock Grand National victory of Auroras Encore left Ladbrokes celebrating a brilliant day at Aintree. The Ryan Mania-ridden horse w...

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Recent Grand National Tips Stories

  • Clare Balding's Grand National 2013 tips - Channel 4 presenter backing Rare Bob6 Apr 2013

    Channel 4 presenter Clare Balding has shared her Grand National tips on Twitter and she's plumping for outsider Rare Bob to beat Welsh hopeful Teaforthree. Clare Balding is one of the most respected names in horse racing and her opinion counts for more than most when it comes to tipping winners of ...

  • Aintree 2013 - Alex Hammond's Grand National tips for Saturday5 Apr 2013

    The 2013 Grand National meeting reaches a climax on Saturday and Sky Sports presenter Alex Hammond has revealed her tips for the third and final day of the three-day meeting at Aintree - including the Grand National itself. Thousands always look out for Alex's tips, who backed a number of winners d...

  • 2013 Grand National odds - The latest Aintree betting5 Apr 2013

    The final field of 40 runners have been confirmed for the 2013 Grand National and you can take a look at all the odds here. The nine-year-old was still going well when coming down at Becher's on the second circuit in last year's race and the 2013 version has, as they say, been the plan since. He w...

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The Grand National is quite simply the biggest individual betting event of the year, and the one that tempts everybody to have an annual flutter.

When most people think about placing a bet, the first thing that enters their head tends to be the Grand National – and the easiest way to do it is with an online bookmaker.

Backing the winner of the Grand National is not easy, for even though the unique Aintree course is not as difficult as it used to be, the race is still something of a lottery – which, appropriately, was the name of the first ever winner way back in 1839.

Take a look at the 2013 edition for example. The world’s greatest steeplechase was won by a 66/1 outsider, Auroras Encore, who had not shown any proper form for nearly 12 months and was partnered by a jockey in Ryan Mania having his first ride in the race.

But if you looked back far enough at his past accomplishments, Auroras Encore could have been given a chance – and those that backed him would have won big money. A £5 each way bet on Auroras Encore at the starting price of 66/1 would have returned £422.50.

Many people like each-way bets on the Grand National

You have the opportunity to bet either win or each-way on the Grand National and when you visit an online bookmaker, they will often give you more favourable place terms than if you had visited one of their shops.

For example, in the 2013 Grand National some firms were paying out on the first six places whereas shop customers would get just four.
 
And those who bet on the Grand National online can help themselves to bigger odds than the starting price. Most bookmakers offer Best Odds Guaranteed, which means if you take a price before the race and your horse drifts out to a bigger S.P. you will still be paid out at the greater odds.

When you have placed your bet, you will usually then have the chance to watch the race at that bookmaker’s website via their live streaming service.

The Grand National coverage always starts early!

But we don’t just limit our Grand National coverage to that one week in early April. 

If you enjoy betting on the Grand National you have come to the right place, for our coverage starts from the moment the first key trials are run several months before, earmarking which horses are worth considering for an ante-post bet and likely to be among the leading contenders come the big day.

When the Grand National weights are revealed in February we will tell you which horses look to have been given the best chance by the handicapper.

And don’t forget, several bookmakers will run money-back special offers on the Grand National which means there is the chance to get your stake refunded if you miss out on backing the winner.

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