The 2008 Grand National takes place this weekend, on Saturday 5th April 2008

Bookmakers can be notoriously mean this time of year, with many withdrawing their free bet offers for the duration of the Aintree festival

However, we’ve scoured the internet and brought you a guide to the best free betting offers available today for you to have a flutter

Check out the banners at the top of the page, or take a look to the right to see the best current deals and promotions

£25 free bets

There’s a few bookies offering £25 free bets on the Grand National, including Betfair, Blue Square, Extrabet, betdirect, totesport and William Hill

£10 free bets

Slightly less generous for new customers are the £10 free bets offered by Coral and Ladbrokes, but these are still well worth taking advantage to gain an edge in the big race on Saturday

Best value free bet?

Our award for best value free bet goes to Paddy Power who are giving punters a free £20 bet for just £10 staked

As with all free betting offers, we advise our readers to carefully study the terms & conditions on the respective bookies’ websites to make sure you have fullfilled the conditions to qualify for the free money!