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bet365 – Aintree Festival 2026 (Day 1) Offer

Description

Place a pre-race single up to £5 on Thursday’s 13:45 Aintree and get your stake back as Bet Credits if it loses.

Eligible events

(Thursday, 9th April 2026)
13:45 Aintree.

Key terms

  • Opt-in

    Tick ‘Use Money Back in free bets’ on the bet slip before placing your bet.
  • Offer availability

    17:00 on Wednesday, 8th April 2026 until 13:45 on Thursday, 9th April 2026; one use per customer.
  • Event

    13:45 Aintree on Thursday, 9th April 2026.
  • Market

    Pre-race single only; no Ante-post/Futures, 'Bet Builder', 'Forecast/Tricast', 'Tote', 'Swinger', 'Exacta' or 'Trifecta'.
  • Minimum odds

    1.50 (1/2).
  • Maximum stake

    £5.
  • Reward

    Stake returned as bet credits (max £5) if the bet loses, credited within 24 hours of race end; bet credits expire after 7 days and stake not returned with winnings; cannot be used on pool bets, teasers, bet boosts, Lotto or fantasy sports.
  • Restrictions

    Boosted-odds, gaming or partly credit-funded bets don’t qualify; only the bet you mark for the offer counts; one qualifying bet per customer.

Read full terms .

General advice and example for ‘Money back if bet loses’ offers

Place your ‘Money back if bet loses’ bets at high odds to maximise your profits. Use the ‘Money Back if Bet Loses’ setting on the Matched Betting Calculator to calculate your lay stakes. In the ‘Cashback’ field, you should enter the amount of your cash refund or the amount you expect to convert if the bookmaker pays your refund as a free bet or bonus.

You can convert any free bets or bonuses into cash. Use the ‘Free Bet’ setting on the Matched Betting Calculator to calculate your lay stakes. It’s best to place free bets at high odds to maximise your profits.

See my Money back if bet loses guide for a complete walkthrough of this offer type.

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