How to place a bet on the Grand National

Here’s everything you need to know when placing a bet on the 2024 Grand National online, including the best betting sites to place your bets

An exciting 2023 Grand National resulted in Corach Rambler becoming just the third Scottish-trained winner in the 184-year history of the race.
The 8/1 favourite came home 2¼ lengths clear of second-placed Vanillier, with Gaillard Du Mesnil and the 2022 winner Noble Yeats filling third and fourth places.
The 2024 renewal is set for Saturday April 13, when a new reduced maximum field of 34 runners will tackle the 4m 2f steeplechase that is the biggest and most-watched race in Britain.
Corach Rambler is the favourite after finishing third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, with I Am Maximus and Vanillier completing the top three in the betting.
First you will need to sign up to one of the many UK betting sites. Below is our list of trusted betting sites, along with the Grand National betting offers they have for new customers to use.
The process of joining and signing up online to place a bet on the Grand National will be different in the detail for each site, but the majority follow similar steps to the ones outlined below. 
While it can take as little as 10 minutes to sign up, it is definitely worth giving yourself some extra time if you need to take things at a steady pace.
Once you’ve signed up and earned some free bets you’re ready to place a bet on the Grand National – unless you need some help choosing your selections (more on that below).
Your first task is to find your way to the 2024 Grand National section on the betting site you want to place a bet on. There will be a different way to do this on each site but we have produced a general walkthrough to assist you.
With the race now a year away, the Grand National tab is not simply on the side or top of betting sites.
Instead, you will have to click through to the horse racing section of the sportsbook. From there, there will be a further tab at the top or side of the page that is labelled ‘ante-post’.
The Grand National will not be the only race listed there but should be easy to find. Once you have clicked on that, you can add the horse that you fancy to your bet slip.
Once you’ve been able to access the page that shows a list of all the Grand National runners and have located the horse you want to bet on you will need to add them to your bet slip and place your bet. Steps for doing this are as follows:
The most common types of bets people place on the Grand National are the following:
A win-only bet is fairly self-explanatory: you bet on the horse to win the race. For you to make any return on your stake, the horse that you have backed must win the Grand National.
There are usually 40 runners competing for Grand National glory each year at Aintree so picking the winner can be a tough task, especially if you’re an occasional bettor rather than a serious racing fan.
That’s why most people betting on the Grand National will look to bet each-way (often abbreviated to EW). This is effectively placing two bets: one on the horse to win and one on the horse to finish within a designated number of places advertised in the each-way terms at the top of the list of runners, and so giving punters a bigger chance of earning a payout.
The place part of your each-way bet pays out at a fraction of the “to win” odds that are listed. In this case the place part of your each-way bet pays out at 1/5 of the win odds if your horse finishes in the first five places. If your horse wins the race you will also be paid out for the win part of the bet at the full win price listed. 
For example, let’s say you place a £10 each-way bet (total stake of £20) on a horse at odds of 50/1 with the above each-way terms. That means you have £10 on the horse to win at odds of 50/1 and £10 on the horse to finish in the top five at odds of 10/1 (a fifth of the to-win odds).
If your horse then wins the Grand National, both the win and place parts of your each-way bet will be paid out so your returns will be £620. This consists of your win bet (£10 x 50 = £500) plus your place bet (£10 x 10 = £100) and your full stake back (£20).
However, if your horse places by finishing second, fourth or fifth, the win part of your each-way bet will fail and your £10 stake will be lost. The place part of your each-way bet will be a winner so you will win £110 (£10 x 10 = £100) plus your £10 stake.
If you’re in good betting form and find yourself lucky enough to earn some winnings from your Grand National bets, you will want to ensure you know all the ways you can withdraw the money to your account. Once again this will can vary slightly between sites, but will generally be as follows:
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