The Grand National has been running since 1839 when a horse called Lottery was the very first winner. Probably there never was and never will be a more apt winning name for a horse race as to all extent and purposes it is the one race in the year that anything can happen in and usually does.
The Grand National is run at Aintree racecourse and is run over the gruelling four miles and four furlongs of the Aintree track and each of the sixteen fences have to jumped twice. Many who have watched this race will know how difficult and big these fences are in particular Becher’s Brook and The Chair.
Each year there are forty Grand National horses that attempt glory and only those with sufficient stamina and jumping ability will finish this great race. Usually only one third of those that start will complete this fantastic race.
It is the one time in the year that everyone in the UK will have a Grand National bet and there is always much discussion in every household regarding their Grand National tips..
Placing a bet on any of the Grand National runners is very simple and this can be done online right now by simply opening an account online with any of the bookmakers listed on this site and some offer Grand National Free bets.
| Paddy Power | Paddy Power £250 Free Bet |
|---|---|
| Ladbrokes | Ladbrokes £200 Free Bet |
| Boylesports | Boylesports £20 Free Bet |
| William Hill | William Hill £25 Free Bet |
| Sportingbet | Sportingbet £10 Free Bet |
| Bet365 | Bet365 £200 Free Bet |
| VCBet | VCBet £125 Free Bet |
Paddy Power are our firm number one choice for your Cheltenham Festival bets. When you open an account with Paddy Power you can claim a free bet of upto £250.
When the racing starts in March many of the listed bookmakers on our site provide special betting markets and cashback offers. As soon as these are revealed we will be adding them to our site to ensure you have all the latest Cheltenham offers at your disposal.

Following on from last year, we are delighted to announce that we are featuring horse racing tips from Channel Four Racing presenter, Tom Lee. Tom appears on Channel 4's Morning Line and covers live Racing in the afternoon as well fronting RTE's Racing coverage in Ireland, his Cheltenham Festival Tips and previews of each day's Racing will be available during the Festival and supported with opinions and views from our Racing writers.
On this section you can get an overview of the each of the races and official going for each day of the festival. In addition we have previewed each race with all the form, tips and odds to assist you in backing a Cheltenham Festival winner.

We now have the latest antepost betting odds for the main Cheltenham Festival 2010 races. These odds are updated regularily to ensure that you in touch with all the market moves in the build up to the festival.
All the bookmakers will be putting up Special Offers on top of their Cheltenham Festival free bets for the festival. Generally you can get extra value with various cashback offers should your horse finish second or if it falls which are just a couple of the different types of offers you will find on this site during the Cheltenham Festival Races.
For those of you who do not have accomodation or tickets for the 2011 Cheltenham Festival, we have some useful tips to assist you in having a great week at Prestbury Park. Wheter you are looking for Cheltenham Festival accomodation or Cheltenham Racecourse Directions we should be able to help.