Grand National bets

[lyonhibs]

Who has what on?? I know absolutely hee haw about the Horses, so will be putting £2.50 e/w on What a Friend, and the same on Hello Bud, purely cos they've got names I like!!

Btw, this is me being an eejit, but what does "each way" actually mean in black and white? Does it mean I put £2.50 on to win, but if that horse comes in the top 3, then I get a return on that same £2.50, just at ****ter odds, or would a £2.50 e/w bet actually cost me £5??

[Pretty Boy]

Who has what on?? I know absolutely hee haw about the Horses, so will be putting £2.50 e/w on What a Friend, and the same on Hello Bud, purely cos they've got names I like!!

Btw, this is me being an eejit, but what does "each way" actually mean in black and white? Does it mean I put £2.50 on to win, but if that horse comes in the top 3, then I get a return on that same £2.50, just at ****ter odds, or would a £2.50 e/w bet actually cost me £5??

Each way betting explained http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Each_way_bet

I'm going £5 e/w on In Compliance at 50s, really good price for a decent horse that has a shout of being placed.

Also £5 e/w on Big Fella Thanks at 16s, 4th last year and 4th at Newbury recently.

I'll probaby also stick a couple of pound on a 100/1 shot.

[heretoday]

Big Fella and Hello Bud. They should finish anyway.

[easty]

I got Big Fella Thanks in my sweep at work, pretty happy with that. Probably stick a bit of cash on it tomorrow as well.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Backed What a Friend after it finished 4th at Cheltenham.

[Hibs90]

Oscar Time @ 12/1 EW
The Midnight Club @ 10/1 EW
What a Friend @ 12/1 EW
Dont Push It @ 9/1 EW
Big Fella Thanks @ 16/1 EW
Or Noir De Somoza @ 50/1 EW
Silver by Nature @ 14/1 EW
State of Play @ 25/1 EW
Vic Venturi @ 50/1 EW

Surely one of them? :greengrin

[duffers]

big fella thanks 2.50 e/w 20s
Backstage 2 e/w 14s 5 on win 19s
Hello bud 2 e/w 25s
Silver by nature 1.50 e/w 14s
Niche Market 1.50 e/w 25s

[Wembley67]

Niche Market @ 20/1 £10
Arbor Supreme @ 20/1 £10
Silver by Nature @ 16/1 £10

All picked by the fantastically fit barmaid last night - it's a cert :greengrin

[IWasThere2016]

big fella thanks 2.50 e/w 20s
Backstage 2 e/w 14s 5 on win 19s
Hello bud 2 e/w 25s
Silver by nature 1.50 e/w 14s
Niche Market 1.50 e/w 25s

40s at Bet365 .. if it is no too late

[MacBean]

£10 Win Dont Push It (gotta eh, just in case!)
£5 Win Silver By Nature
£5 EW Big Fella Thanks
£5 Win State of Play
£2.50 EW Calgary Bay

For fun:
50p EW Royal Rosa
50p EW King Fontaine
50p EW Ornais
50p EW Piraya
50p EW Can't Buy Time
£1.25p EW Cheif Dan George

£42.50 worth of bets (all from winnings after Villareal pumped Twente on Thursday)

I've had the winner the last two years and had at least one horse placed, making a decent profit on the national by using this method. Going for a Hattrick. National is so hard to call but surely taking 1/5 of the field will get me somewhere ;-)

[iwasthere1972]

I'm not a betting man but I normally have a wee bet on the Grand National. I know there are some sites where you can get a free bet. Think I did this once before and won but IIRC I didn't get back as much as I thought I would due to the stake money being "free"

Can anybody clear this up for me and at the same time give me the winner.

Cheers. :thumbsup:

[Speedy]

I'm not a betting man but I normally have a wee bet on the Grand National. I know there are some sites where you can get a free bet. Think I did this once before and won but IIRC I didn't get back as much as I thought I would due to the stake money being "free"

Can anybody clear this up for me and at the same time give me the winner.

Cheers. :thumbsup:

Too late for any tips but that is generally what happens with free bets. You don't get your stake back e.g. If you place £10 @ evens in a normal bet you would get £20 back, most free bets would only give you £10 back(i.e. your winnings) and would keep your stake. Therefore, imo it's worth being a little bit more speculative with free bets.

I normally have my selection then another one which I think will win but I will lay the final selection as well to guarentee a win. (Lay essentially means backing something not to happen but please ignore this last sentence if it confuses you, which it probably will).

As for the national, I had £2 ew on The Midnight Club 10/1 and £1 ew Comply or Die. I got £7 back because VC were paying 1st 6. I spent my profits on a pasta sauce for tonights dinner :greengrin

[iwasthere1972]

Too late for any tips but that is generally what happens with free bets. You don't get your stake back e.g. If you place £10 @ evens in a normal bet you would get £20 back, most free bets would only give you £10 back(i.e. your winnings) and would keep your stake. Therefore, imo it's worth being a little bit more speculative with free bets.

I normally have my selection then another one which I think will win but I will lay the final selection as well to guarentee a win. (Lay essentially means backing something not to happen but please ignore this last sentence if it confuses you, which it probably will).

As for the national, I had £2 ew on The Midnight Club 10/1 and £1 ew Comply or Die. I got £7 back because VC were paying 1st 6. I spent my profits on a pasta sauce for tonights dinner :greengrin

In the end (10 minutes before the National started) I registered with bet365 and hurriedly stuck 2x£5 bets on. Stuck the money on the nose but none of them came in. I'll probably stick the free £10 on Hibs next week. :aok:

[Speedy]

In the end (10 minutes before the National started) I registered with bet365 and hurriedly stuck 2x£5 bets on. Stuck the money on the nose but none of them came in. I'll probably stick the free £10 on Hibs next week. :aok:

You may only get a £5 free bet, it depends on the terms of the site.

Good luck either way.

[iwasthere1972]

You may only get a £5 free bet, it depends on the terms of the site.

Good luck either way.

Got credited £10 free bet but some condition saying can't withdraw until I have £60. So I'll just keep betting on teams with short odds for the next 10 years. :aok: