Paddy Power Grand National offer: Get £50 in free bets

Paddy Power are offering new customers £50 in Bet Builder free bets this weekend, the best value of any major UK bookmaker right now. With Ladies’ Day at Aintree underway and the Grand National itself 24 hours away, there’s still a full card of racing to get stuck into before Saturday’s main event at 4 pm.

Paddy Power Grand National sign up offer: Get £50 in Bet Builder bets

As part of the Paddy Power sign up offer, place a £10 bet on football at minimum odds of 1/2 and Paddy Power credit your account with £50 in Bet Builder bets. Those tokens are valid for 90 days, and work on any Bet Builder market, including horse racing. The qualifying bet needs to be on football, but with Premier League and European fixtures running alongside the festival that’s straightforward enough.

To claim:

1. Sign up via the “Get £50 in free bets” link on our page using the promo code.
2. Deposit a minimum of £10 via Pay by Bank, debit card or Apple Pay.
3. Place a £10 Sports (Fixed Odds) bet on any football market at minimum odds of 1.5 (1/2).
4. Once your qualifying bet settles, £50 in Bet Builder bets is credited to your account.

The free bets will appear in the ‘My Free Bets’ tab at the top of this horse racing betting site. You can use part of your free bets and save the remainder, as long as you use them before the 90-day expiry. Stakes are not returned with winnings if your free bet wins.

Paddy Power Grand National odds and analysis (Saturday, 4 pm)

The market has sharpened considerably since Nick Rockett was pulled out yesterday morning, a significant change given he was last year’s winner. That’s left I Am Maximus as the clear favourite at 6/1, with the 2024 winner and last year’s runner-up now without a major rival at the top of the Mullins team sheet. Paul Townend rides and the yard’s record in this race needs no introduction.

Panic Attack has shortened to 8/1 in the wake of Rockett’s absence and is attracting serious money. Grangeclare West and Jagwar are both 9/1, with Iroko at 11/1 and Johnnywho at 12/1 rounding out the principal market. Haiti Couleurs is 14/1, bidding to become the first Welsh-trained National winner since 1905, while the next group is made up of:

• Monty’s Star (14/1)
• Oscars Brother (14/1)
• Captain Cody (16/1)

Paddy Power’s Timeform verdict on the race singles out Johnnywho as their headline selection, noting Willie Mullins’ unprecedented 1-2-3 last year and the possibility JP McManus could dominate again given his strength in depth. Gerri Colombe (20/1) gets a mention as a Gordon Elliott runner with genuine claims, and Perceval Legallois (20/1) is interesting for Gavin Cromwell who excels at peaking horses for the spring festivals.

Today’s Power Prices for Friday’s Ladies’ Day card are worth noting if you’re getting an account before Saturday. Salver (14:20) and Sober Glory (14:55) both to win is boosted to 15/2 (was 7/1), and Sober Glory combined with Heart Wood (15:30) both to win is 10/3 (was 3/1). Good each-way races to aim today’s free bet at before Saturday.

Paddy Power Grand National offers for existing customers

• A completely free bet for any Friday Aintree race is today’s standout promotion. Opt in online and Paddy Power give you a free bet worth between £1 and £50 for any race on today’s Ladies’ Day card. Online exclusive, one per customer, and it needs to be claimed before close of play today. Worth doing before the afternoon card gets going.
• Paddy Power Eliminator: £100,000 up for grabs across the three days at Aintree, free to play. Thursday’s jackpot was £25,000, Friday’s is £25,000, and Saturday’s Grand National day pot rises to £50,000. Pick the winner of all six selected races to scoop the jackpot. Only one entry per game; if multiple customers win, the pot splits equally. Void races reduce the total jackpot. It costs nothing to enter and the Saturday prize alone makes it worth a couple of minutes of your time.
• Extra Place races are flagged across Paddy Power’s Aintree coverage throughout the meeting. Paddy Power are paying 6 places each-way on the Grand National itself at 1/5 the odds, which matches the best available in the market. Non-Runner No Bet is also confirmed on the race. If your selection doesn’t make the final line-up, your stake is returned rather than lost.
• Best Odds Guaranteed covers all UK and Irish racing across the festival. Take an early price and if the SP is bigger on race day, Paddy Power pay the higher odds automatically.