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Well here we are again! First things first, I've noticed that E/W now seems to be one fifth odds rather than one quarter pretty much round the board, SOME bookies did this previous years but now they're all at at
![Roll eyes :roll:](http://www.tekforums.net/Smileys/teksmileys/rolleyes.gif)
With this in mind I probably won't be bothering with anything under 25/1
(2021 thread here
http://www.tekforums.net/general-discussion/grant-national-2021-covid-special-edition/ )
https://www.oddschecker.com/grand-national/winner <- odds table, remember generally the odds tumble as the event closes in.
Don't bet more than you can afford to lose. The national is quite literally a lottery with so many horses running, the bookies can be "generous" On this event because with such an enormous field and now reduced E/W payouts they still win regardless.
With all this in mind I'm presuming bet365 will do this offer again on Thursday...
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There are 2 roads you can walk, one you can either use an exchange like betfair to lay against yourself and snaffle around £80 risk free, details are on this site here
https://www.teamprofit.com/bet365-grand-national-offer-explainedThe second road is the one I take, is less scientific and is actually still gambling, what I'll do is use the offer to place £250 of bets for £125, I end up backing around half the field
![LOL :lol:](http://www.tekforums.net/Smileys/teksmileys/lol.gif)
last year I had 18 horses and had the winner and fifth, last year I didn't like to back more than 1/2 below 16/1 so I got lucky on the winner.