New customers can pick up as much as £50 in free bets for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe by opening an account with one of the three offers below: Betfred’s Bet £10 Get £50, SBK’s Bet £10 Get £40 and bet365’s Bet £10 Get £30.
Each works the same way — place a qualifying bet of £10 and the free bets land for you to use on the Arc card at Longchamp. Here’s how each one works, which suits which type of punter, and how to make the most of them before the big race goes off at 15:05.
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Best Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Free Bets at a Glance
| Bookmaker | Free bet offer | Promo code | Min qualifying odds | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betfred | Bet £10 Get £50 | BETFRED50 | Evens (2.0) | £30 in sports free bets + £20 Bet Builder |
| SBK | Bet £10 Get £40 | None needed | 3.0 (2/1) | £40 in free bet tokens |
| bet365 | Bet £10 Get £30 | None needed | 1/5 (1.2) | £30 in free bets |
18+. New customers only. Further terms apply to each — see each section below. Offers correct at the time of writing. GambleAware.org.
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What is the best free bet for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe?
The biggest Arc free bet is Betfred’s Bet £10 Get £50 — the largest welcome offer of any major UK bookmaker, giving you £30 in sports free bets plus a £20 Bet Builder free bet once your £10 qualifying bet settles. If you want the most to play with on Arc day, that’s the one. SBK’s Bet £10 Get £40 is next, worth it for its exchange-level odds, while bet365’s Bet £10 Get £30 is the easiest to trigger thanks to its low 1/5 (1.2) minimum odds. All three are open to new customers and all three can be claimed in minutes before the 15:05 off.
Betfred — Bet £10 Get £50 in Free Bets (biggest Arc offer)
Betfred’s Bet £10 Get £50 is the largest free bet offer for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Open an account, place a first bet of £10 at minimum odds of evens (2.0), and once it settles you’ll receive £50 in free bets — £30 in sports free bets plus a £20 Bet Builder free bet. Use the promo code BETFRED50 when you register.
That £30 in sports free bets can go straight onto the Arc or any race on the Longchamp card, and Betfred runs Best Odds Guaranteed from 8am on UK and Irish racing, so it’s a natural fit for a day built around the horses.
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18+. New customers only. Promo code BETFRED50. Min £10 stake at odds of 2.0+. Free bets are valid for 7 days. Further terms apply. GambleAware.org.
SBK — Bet £10 Get £40 in Free Bets (best odds)
SBK’s Bet £10 Get £40 pairs a strong free bet with the sharpest prices of the three. Register, place a qualifying bet of £10 at minimum odds of 3.0 (2/1), and you’ll get £40 in free bet tokens to use once it settles. No promo code is needed.
SBK is powered by the Smarkets exchange and runs at margins as low as 2%, so you’ll often get a better price on your Arc selection here than with a traditional book — worth keeping in mind if you fancy one of the shorter-priced runners. The qualifying bet needs odds of 2/1 or bigger, which is higher than the other two, so pick your qualifier with that in mind.
18+. New customers only. Min £10 stake at odds of 3.0+. Free bets issued as tokens. Further terms apply. GambleAware.org.
bet365 — Bet £10 Get £30 in Free Bets (easiest to trigger)
bet365’s Bet £10 Get £30 is the simplest of the three to unlock. Sign up, place a qualifying bet of £10 at minimum odds of just 1/5 (1.2), and once it’s settled you’ll get £30 in free bets. No promo code is required.
That 1/5 minimum is the lowest of any major UK bookmaker, so you don’t need to take a big risk on your qualifying bet to release the free bets — handy if you’d rather get the £30 working on the Arc than gamble the qualifier itself. bet365 also has the widest racing coverage and the best in-play product if you want to watch the drama at Longchamp unfold.
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18+. New customers only. Min deposit requirement and further terms apply. GambleAware.org.
How to claim your Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe free bets
Claiming any of the three offers takes a few minutes. The steps are the same for each:
- Choose your offer from the table above and click through to the bookmaker.
- Register a new account, entering the promo code where one is listed (BETFRED50 for Betfred; none needed for SBK or bet365).
- Deposit and place a qualifying bet of £10 at the minimum odds for that offer — evens for Betfred, 2/1 for SBK, 1/5 for bet365.
- Wait for your qualifying bet to settle. Your free bets are then credited automatically.
- Use your free bets on the Arc card before they expire — typically within 7 days.
How to use your free bets on the Arc
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is one of the most competitive races in the calendar, so there’s plenty of scope to put free bets to good use. A few ideas:
- Back an each-way outsider. The Arc regularly throws up big-priced placed horses, and free bets let you take a chance on one without risking your own money.
- Build an Arc-day accumulator. With four Group 1s on the card, a free-bet multiple across the televised races can turn a small stake into a big return.
- Split your stake. If you’ve claimed more than one offer, spread the free bets across the win and place markets, or across different runners, to give yourself more than one way into the race.
For our selections across the whole card, see our Sunday ITV Racing tips for Arc day at Longchamp.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free bet for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe? Betfred’s Bet £10 Get £50 is the biggest, giving £30 in sports free bets plus a £20 Bet Builder free bet. SBK’s Bet £10 Get £40 offers the sharpest odds, and bet365’s Bet £10 Get £30 is the easiest to trigger at just 1/5 minimum odds.
Can I claim more than one Arc free bet offer? Yes. Each offer is from a different bookmaker and is open to new customers of that bookmaker, so you can claim all three provided you haven’t held an account there before. That’s up to £120 in free bets across the three.
Do I need a promo code for the Arc free bets? Only Betfred requires a code — enter BETFRED50 when you register. SBK and bet365 need no code.
What time is the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe? The Arc is off at 15:05 BST on Sunday at Longchamp, over one mile and four furlongs. Claim and fund your account before then to have free bets ready for the race.
Are these free bets available to existing customers? No. All three are welcome offers for new customers only. Existing customers should check each bookmaker’s promotions page for Arc-day specials, extra places and Best Odds Guaranteed.
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Andy Clark is a British betting analyst and the founder and editor of Thatsagoal, a UK sports betting comparison site operated by Thatsagoal Media Limited. He has over 20 years of betting experience across football and horse racing, and personally tests every bookmaker account reviewed on the site.
