If you’re looking to find out how to bet on the Grand National, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re looking to find the best Grand National betting sites, a step-by-step guide to placing a bet online at a horse racing betting site or looking for Grand National betting tips, Bookies.com has you covered. We’re getting ever closer to the 2024 Grand National, which takes place on Saturday, April 13^th, at 4pm, so keep reading to find out how to place your bets.

How to Bet on the Grand National Online

The first step to placing your Grand National bets online is to choose the betting site you want to use. At Bookies.com, we’ve got all of the best Grand National betting sites and apps in one place for you to make finding the right one even easier. What’s even better is that these sites offer Grand National free bets to new customers, so if you haven’t had an account with one before, you can pick up a welcome offer along the way. 

Once you have signed up, added a payment method and deposited, placing a bet usually takes just a few seconds. Navigate to the Grand National on the betting site. As the race approaches, it will likely be right there on the homepage. If not, head to Horse Racing and then either ‘Future Racing’ or ‘Ante Post’ to find it. If you’re betting on the day of the race, go to the 4:00 at Aintree to see the full list of runners. 

To add a selection to your betslip, simply click on the odds listed beside it. You will either see an icon saying that there’s a selection on your betslip on your betting app, or it will pop up and you won’t be able to miss it. Enter your stake and tick the each-way option if you want to place the bet each way. Finally, hit the ‘Place Bet’ or ‘Bet Now’ button, and you should get confirmation that your bet is on. 

Different punters have their own way of picking their Grand National bets. Some are in-depth studiers of form, while more casual Grand National punters will pick based on the name of the horse or perhaps the jockey’s silks. Keep reading for our Grand National tips. 

2024 Grand National Betting Tips

The soft ground that’s expected for the 2024 Grand National will turn the race into a proper marathon. That won’t suit every runner in the race, but it will suit Gordon Elliot’s Delta Work. He was still going OK when he unseated his rider at the 21^st in the race last year and comes into the race fresh after the abandonment of the Cross Country race at the Cheltenham Festival. An 11-year-old hasn’t won the race in a decade, but that was the age of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 winners, so it has been done. At 33/1 with bet365 , he looks like a solid each-way bet.

The Grand National Trends suggest that you need a horse that has run relatively recently. That comment does not apply to Foxy Jacks, but he does tick a lot of boxes. Trained by Mouse Morris, who was responsible for 2016 winner, Rule The World, he’s a thorough stayer and a solid jumper. This race has been his target since winning at Cheltenham in November, with just one run since, over hurdles, to protect his handicap mark. He’s a massive price - 66/1 with William Hill - but don’t let that put you off.