Grand National Betting Special Offers
The Grand National is one of the few horse racing events when the whole country opens it’s wallet, sticks a pin in the Racing Post lineup and gambles away its money.
The race itself is a lottery with so many factors influencing which horse will win, and the largest of those is luck.
Understandably, the bookmakers hear the sound of cash registers ringing in their ears and compete with each other for the punters’ business.
Who will win is anybody’s guess, and I’m loathe to make any sort of recommendation. For what it’s worth, I’m going for an each way bet on Hedgehunter!
The best way to bet on the National is to keep an eye out for special offers, and we’ve brought you details of some of them here.
Paddy Power are offering a 10% bonus to your winnings if you back the winner with them, and they’ll even refund your bet if your horse finishes second - have a look at their site for all the details.
Boylesports have increased their free bet offer to £250 just for the Aintree meeting - it’s generous, but not as simple as it sounds so make sure you read how it works before signing up.
If there’s one thing you do, make sure you shop around for the best offers rather than just wandering in to the nearest betting shop!
Grand National Betting
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As the Grand National approaches, we are putting together a betting preview with details of all the special offers and advice on where to put your money. Everyone knows this race is a lottery, but there are certainly smart ways to play it!
The article should be ready for publication by this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
This week on The Betting Blog
It was a tough week last week as a sports better, with some unexpected results in the international friendlies, and who would have thought the Force would lose at home to the Stormers in the Super 14? That was the only blemish on that coupon, with all the other results going as predicted.
Football action continues this week in Europe with the Champions League and UEFA Cup quarter final first legs. All English eyes will be on the Arsenal v Liverpool fixture - we’ll be taking a look at the betting options on Wednesday, and there will probably be some Money Back Specials offered, so we’ll bring you details of those.
Then there’s the FA Cup semi-finals at the weekend. Betting on this season’s cup should come with a real health warning, given all the upsets so far. We are left with only one Premiership team, and who knows who will prevail at Wembley - we’ll preview the betting options and maybe make the odd tentative recommendation!
And of course, the Grand National takes place this weekend, offering another chance to take advantage of the bookies ridiculous special offers. We’ll be previewing the big race, and the best bookies to bet with.
Have a good week all, and good luck.
Cheltenham Gold Cup betting
The weather has played havoc with the schedule at Cheltenham this week, but there is another bumper racecard on Gold Cup day with 9 races to keep us entertained.
This makes Paddy Power’s Money Back Special all the more appealing - if a horse falls in any race throughout the day, they will refund all losing single bets. They tend to have pretty good odds, so there is nothing to be lost in using them for betting on Friday.
It’s difficult to look beyond Kauto Star in the big race, and since it’s as close to a dead cert as they come, it’s worth looking at the others for an each-way bet.
Neptune Collonges looks to be good value at 33/1 with Extrabet - the same horse is on at 20/1 with several bookies, so pile in to Extrabet for this one, and use Paddy Power for all the others.
Today’s Cheltenham picks
The Queen Mother Champion Chase is the big race today at 3.15. Voy Por Ustedes and Master Minded are the two favourites, whilst several tipsters are backing Tamarinbleu, in impressive form since having blinkers fitted.
Most pundits seem to have these three horses in the top three, so a Tricast bet with this trio in any order could be the way to go.
There is also some excitement about Mendo in the Coral Cup at 4.00 - an each way bet at 25/1 is on offer at Ladbrokes and might offer the biggest yield of the day.
As always, if you have any tips of your own, please feel free to share them here. Good luck.
Cheltenham Festival Free Bets
The Cheltenham Festival is always a time when the bookmakers go slightly crazy, desperately trying to attract new casual betters. Several have ben in touch with us to communicate their special offers.
Boylesports are offering £250 in free bets - when a customer places their first bet, they will match the stake with a free bet up to £100. After another 5 bets, they will match the average stake, up to a value of £50, and then repeat the process 4 times! This is only available until Tuesday 18th March, so now is a good time to sign up.
Open a sports betting account with SportingBet and they’ll give you up to £150 in free bets - once you have bet £10, they will then credit your account with a free £10 bet. Thereafter, every winning bet you make in your next nine bets earns you another free £10 bet, and you’ll get a £50 bonus if you win all ten. Back the dead cert every time and you’ll clean up!
Coral have increased their free bet offer to £20, whilst Betfair are big on horse racing and always have some good offers. It’s a good week to open new accounts, and we’ll keep you posted of other offers as they crop up.
Here are the details of all the Cheltenham races:
Day One - Tuesday 11th March
2:00 pm: Supreme Novices Hurdle
2:35 pm: Arkle Challenge Trophy
3:15 pm: Champion Hurdle
4:00 pm: William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase
4:40 pm: Cross Country Chase
5:20 pm: Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle
Day Two - Wednesday 12th March
2:00 pm: Ballymore Properties Novices Hurdle (formerly Sun Alliance Novices Hurdle)
2:35 pm: Sun Alliance Novices Chase
3:15 pm: Queen Mother Champion Chase
4:00 pm: Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle
4:40 pm: National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup
5:20 pm: Champion Bumper
Day Three - Thursday 13th March
2:00 pm: Jewson Novices Handicap
2:35 pm: Ryanair Chase
3:15 pm: World (Stayers) Hurdle
4:00 pm: Racing Post Plate
4:40 pm: Kim Muir Challenge Cup
5:20 pm: Pertemps Handicap Hurdle
Day Four - Friday 14th March
2:00 pm: Triumph Hurdle
2:35 pm: Novices Hurdle Final
3:15 pm: Cheltenham Gold Cup
4:00 pm: Foxhunters Chase Challenge Cup
4:35 pm: Grand Annual Handicap Chase
5:10 pm: David Nicholson Mares Only Hurdle
5:45 pm: County Handicap Hurdle
This week on The Betting Blog
Firstly apologies for the lack of updates recently - but with the recent spate of sporting upsets, it’s probably a good thing we weren’t backing the likes of Chelsea in the FA Cup.
It’s a big week in the world of sports betting with the Cheltenham Festival taking place. The Don will be offering his advice on where to put your money, whilst we will also give you a run down of betting on the cricket in New Zealand, this week’s UEFA Cup action and, of course, the finale to the Six Nations on Saturday.
So stay tuned to The Betting Blog now that we are back in business and let’s put the bookies through the wringer at the Cheltenham races.
The Weekend
Well punters, I hope that Le Havre tip paid for the weekends partying!!
Not a bad week. Le Havre was the bet of the year, never mind the week. A couple of let downs on the footy but a nice 5 timer if you got hold of it. Liverpool were the bookies saviour this week so hope you all manged to avoid those donkeys. Liverpool without Gerrard and Torres are as much use as the Swiss Navy.
As predicted Rooney did score 1st. Hope we were all on that. Rugby union was a let down, a well below par Gloucester performance and Saracens losing to a kick at the death. Look out for the 6 Nations tips at the end of the week.
The talk of the betting world this week has been Kauto Star and the upcoming Cheltenham Festival featuring the Gold Cup. What a performance that was. Surely a dead cert for the big race. Disappointing run from Kicking King leaves what looks like a race off between Denman and stable mate Kauto Star. Forecast reverse (i,e 1st and 2nd in any order) may be the bet on that depending on how the odds move. I fancy Knowhere @29-1 for 3rd spot. Saw him run a couple of weeks and he absolutely romped home. You heard it here first! My e/w tip. Early I know but I’m already excited about it!!
Watch out this week for The Dons guide to spread betting. In preparation if you don’t have a sporting index account yet, click on the link on the right hand side of this page and set one up. Its quick, easy and free with no obligation. A great way to make big money when the bookies get the spreads wrong (which they do with surprising frequency). A great way to bet on bets which settle a long time in the future (ie season / tournament bets) as you can close them out whenever you like and book big profits. Open one now to make sure you dont miss the golden chance to beat those nasty bookies. I will be keeping my eyes open and ears to the ground to find a big winner to get everyone off to a winning spread bet.
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