Sky Bet Grand National offer: Get £5 on Saturday’s showpiece race

The final day of the Aintree Festival is here and Sky Bet is offering new customers a £5 free bet deal to claim. The Randox Grand National goes to post at 4 pm on Saturday, and there’s plenty other sporting events to get stuck into over the course of the day. Sky Bet are paying 6 places each-way on the National itself and have Non-Runner No Bet confirmed on the race.

Sky Bet Grand National offer: How to claim a £5 free bet welcome offer

Sky Bet’s sign up offer has the lowest qualifying bar of any major UK bookmaker. Place a £10 bet on the Grand National and you get a £5 free bet. There’s no catch beyond the minimum odds requirement.

To claim:

1. Sign up via the link above.
2. Deposit a minimum of £5.
3. Place a £0.05 (5p) stake on any market at odds of 1/1 (2.0) or greater.
4. Once your qualifying bet settles, you’ll receive a £5 free bet token.

The tokens are valid for 30 days and can be used on any single or each-way market. With three days of festival racing still to come, there’s plenty to aim them at, whether that’s the Grand National itself on Saturday or one of the Grade 1s on Thursday’s card.

Sky Bet Grand National analysis (Saturday, 4 pm)

Willie Mullins is chasing a third straight National with the two horses punters keep coming back to. I Am Maximus heads the market — the 2024 winner and last year’s runner-up carries top weight off 168 with Paul Townend confirmed in the saddle. He handles Aintree better than anything in the field, but that weight is a real ask. Nick Rockett, the reigning champion, is at 14/1 and arguably arrives slightly undercooked.

Grangeclare West is second favourite after a dominant campaign. Panic Attack (12/1) has been excellent all season for Dan Skelton, who consistently delivers in big-field festival handicaps. Johnnywho (14/1) won the Cheltenham Ultima on his first start back from wind surgery. That kind of comeback performance is worth taking seriously over 4 miles 2½ furlongs.

The 6-place each-way terms are the practical angle. Back something at 16/1 or 20/1 each-way and a fifth or sixth-place finish still returns a profit on your place stake. In a 34-runner race with genuine attrition over 30 fences, that coverage is not trivial.

Sky Bet Grand National Festival offers for existing customers

Bet £5 on racing multiples, get £5 in free bets is running today and again on Friday at this top horse racing betting site. Opt in daily, place a win or each-way single of £5+ on the 15:30 Aintree race at minimum odds of 1/2, and receive a £5 free bet on settlement. Today that’s the Randox Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase, a 24-runner field going Good to Soft, with Barton Snow the 13/8 favourite and 5 places being paid instead of the standard 3. Free bets are restricted to Aintree races on the day they’re credited and are removed the same day. Opt in again tomorrow for Friday’s offer.

Extra place races are flagged throughout the card. The 15:30 Foxhunters’ is paying 5 places instead of 3, and the 16:05 Aintree Hurdle is paying 3 places instead of 2, both at 1/5 odds. These apply where minimum runner thresholds are met. BOG does not apply to extra-place races.

For the National itself on Saturday, keep an eye on the app for price boosts on key runners. Sky Bet regularly pushes enhanced odds on big race contenders in the 48 hours before the off, and Best Odds Guaranteed applies to all bets placed after 9 am on the day of the race.