Grand National Special Bets

Most everyone will know the straight forward bets that you can have, mainly this would be know from that fun day out at the races when you may have had the odd fiver on a horse to win with the Tote. The Grand National because it is such a unique race the online Bookmakers will offer some unusual or speciality bets.

If you need to understand more about the regular bet types just go to our section devoted to Grand National Betting Guide for Beginners. For those interested in something a little bit different read on.

How Many Horses Will Finish?

As the Grand National evokes some much interest because the race is such a severe test of bravery, stamina and skill, that every year only about a third of the field will finish the race. Thankfully in recent years the course has made a number of safety improvements and this has helped to reduce fatalities.

If you are interested in this type of bet, the online bookmakers will what is called a spread of betting odds on the amount of finishers. What will be key to the odds is the state of the Ground on the day. Very simply if the conditions are good and the ground is good, then there will be more finishers than if conditions are very testing then only a few will actually finish.

So before any Grand National Tips are given on this type of bet make sure you know what the conditions will be at about 4 o'clock on the day of the race. However, as a general rule if conditions are good about 16 runners will finish the course out of the 40 odd that start.

How Far Will The Winner Win By?

With this speciality you do not have to predict the winner just the distance that the winner will win by. This is very tricky, but a couple of factors need to be considered. The most important one will be the ground, if its soft then the winner will usually win by a larger distance that if it's good. Odds will be made up for say up to 2 lengths; 3-5 lengths etc and you just select your option.

Horse Match Bets

This is taking 2 horses of similar ability and who will finish ahead of the other. In the case of one of the horses not completing the course the winner will be the one who gets furthest in the race.

Horses To Finish The Course Or Not

These are just a few of the different types of bets that you can and do provide an extra interest if your horse goes out early in the contest.