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With Grand National week this coming week (has a year really gone so fast???) we begin to get inundated with promotions and offers from the bookies hoping to entice us to bet with them on the biggest single betting day of the year.

Systemlays’ unique status as a leading online betting resource - not to mention provider of free daily horse racing tips - means that we get told about these deals and promotions ahead of time!

The Grand National offers a great opportunity for average punters to get an extremely good deal from online bookmakers. This online betting world is cut-throat though, and the bookies are literally queuing up to give you great incentives and offers, hoping you’ll sign up, bet, and stay with them. These deals give us a great opportunity to beat the bookies.

In this post, I, the System Tipster am going to explain to you the latest and greatest Free Bet offers available: many of them are specific to this year’s Grand National week, some are longer term, and all, played correctly, can end up with you walking away from bookmakers with a nice fat wad of cash in your (virtual!) pocket. Our sister site Free Sport Bet (the name says it all really) is there to provide you with more exact details regarding qualifying for free bets, and extra incentives for those of you who wish to fully maximise the amount of free money bookmakers may provide. If you’re going to have a bet on the Grand National anyway, why not do it online and beat the queues, rushing around and jargon filled bookmakers? If you bet online, you can get a substantial cash bonus!

Remember, though, that most free bets are dependent upon depositing real money and placing a bet, and that you are not guaranteed to win! Never deposit or bet money you cannot afford to lose.

Read on below for these great free bets.

Betfair Betting Exchange - £25 Sign Up Bonus

We list Betfair first in this Grand National feature for 2 reasons:

We almost exclusively bet with Betfair due to the nature of our “lay” bets and the fact this requires a betting exchange. Quite simply, Betfair is the very best betting exchange available.
We know that Betfair delivers upon their promises.

Betfair, being a betting exchange, is very different from many other bookmakers, as you bet against other people, as opposed to a bookmaker (or company of bookmakers). People “back” (have bets on) or “lay” (offer odds against) horses (and other sports) on Betfair. They have a very simple to follow “placing your first bet” tutorial, and accept a great number of payment methods, from Paypal to Credit Cards.

Vital Betfair Statistics:

Minimum Bet - £2
Minimum Deposit - £10
Minimum Withdrawal - No Minimum (takes 1-2 working days straight to your bank card or Paypal)

Click here to visit Betfair and sign up for a new account.

Find out more about Betfair free bet offers here.

Paddy Power - Bet £10 get £20 Free Bets!

For this year’s Grand National, Paddy Power are offering all new customers who deposit and bet £10 on the race £20 worth of free bets! 200% cash back - now theres an offer worth signing up for - even if you only place two bets this whole year (a tenner on the Grand National, and your £20 free bets) you could come away with a little profit.

Click here to sign up with Paddy Power and claim your free bets.

Click here to find out more about Paddy Power Free bet promotions.

Boylesports - Up to £100 Matched First Bet plus up to £150 Extra Bonuses

Boylesports are really offering some incredible deals to new users. Your first bet, whatever amount you like, will be matched with a free bet of equal value, up to £100 - on grand National day, that means you can get 2 bets for the price of one! you can also get up to £150 of extra bonuses for your subsequent bets - after 5 further bets, your average stake will be used to provide a further free bet of up to £50 (and so on until £200 limit is reached).

Boylesports Vital Statistics:

1st bet matched up to £100 stake;
up to £150 subsequent bonus;
Minimum bet - No minimum or maximum (though they reserve the right to refuse any bet)
Deposit Methods Available - Credit or Debit Card; Bank wire or Cheque; Irish customers can also deposit in Boylesports betting shops.

Click here to visit Boylesports, sign up and take advantage of their free matched bet offer.

Click here to find out more about Boylesports free bet promotions.

Totesport Free £25 Bet

On grand National day, those of us who have been to the racecourse often like the bets offered by the Tote (racings totaliser betting system, which pumps profits back into horse racing), such as the Tote Placepot or Tote Jackpot, or multiple selection bets like the Tote Exacta and Trifecta. You can have those bets with Totesport. You can also get ordinary win and each-way bets at early prices or SP (Starting Price) with Totesport too.All that said, their free £25 matched bet is one of the best I’ve come across - once you’ve deposited and staked up to £25 on your new account, you are immediately credited with another free bet of equal value. Bet on one horse in an earlier race on Grand National day, for example, and you can have a freebie on the big one for the same amount!

Totesport Vital Statistics:

Matched First Bet of up to £25
Free bet credited instantly (once original stake has been played)
Use on a variety of bet types
Minimum Total Stake - £2 per bet
Minimum Deposit - £10
No Minimum Withdrawal

Click here to sign up with Totesport and claim your free matched bet of up to £25

Click here to find out more about Totesport free sport bet promotions.

However, don’t try to get a free Totesport bet on Grand National Saturday:

Totesport aren’t giving free bets to new customers on the day of the big race, so get your Totesport account signed up BEFORE Saturday, put some money in it and place your first bet BEFORE Saturday and you’ll get a free bet of up to £25!

William Hills

William Hills are one of the Big Three bookmakers. They offer early prices on most races (including the Grand National) and often feature free bet promotions. Check out their website to see if there are any sign up bonuses this week.

However, don’t try to get a free William Hill bet on Grand National Saturday:

William Hill has taken the decisionnot to offer a free bet on the day of this year’s Grand National. There will be no free bet available to customers registering between midnight Friday 4th April and midnight Saturday 5th April. A free bet of £25 per customer will be available both before and after this date.

So get your William Hills account signed up BEFORE Saturday, put some money in it and place your first bet BEFORE Saturday and you’ll get a free bet of up to £25!

Victor Chandler - £50 Free Bet PLUS Free Bet if your horse falls in the grand National!

Victor Chandler is another online bookmaker who offers some great deals for new and returning clients. Currently, VCBet offers a £50 free matched bet to new members - though this has gone as high as £100 recently, so be sure to check their latest terms when you sign up.However, Victor Chandler also offers a Free Grand National Bet if your horse falls. We all hate it when we’re taken down at the third last fence by a loose horse (it happened to us a few years ago when a certain champion jockey was cruising!) - what could be better than a free bet for your pains?
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