talkSPORT have you covered with horse racing free bets and also racing tips for Friday’s meeting at Aintree for the Grand National Festival.Tom Lunn has gone through the racecard, form, going, race replays and much more to help guide your horse racing betting choices with a few tips on the Grand National action.talkSPORT BET have you covered with Tom Lunn’s racing tips on all the day’s action!talkSPORT BET Betting Offer – Get up to £35 matched if your first best loses – CLAIM HERE*Friday horse racing tipsAINTREE1.45: Swindon Village 25/1 Act Of Authority 16/1 each-way (1pt each)2.20: Wendigo 4/1 (1pt)2.55: Baron Noir 4/1 (1pt)Swindon Village & Act Of AuthorityThere’s numerous horses that are in great form so it’s even harder to separate this big field.Jazzy Matty is very popular for this but his best form is over fences not hurdles so can be sided against for now against the support.Swindon Village looks very appealing as one of two potential bets, especially at such a big each-way price.Didn’t suit that huge jump in class for the Albert Bartlett but it was also a 3m contest that won’t have helped with his best form over this trip.Looks well-weighted after his two wins over this distance and could be a surprise in this field.A slightly shorter priced Act Of Authority also stands out to me for his consistency over this trip at this level.He’s also been nudged down 3lb this season and has regular rider Lewis Saunders on board.This horse has solid experience at Aintree which can be hard to find, placed fifth of 24 at Cheltenham last month, very well respected for a trainer in-form who also has the favourite Indeevar Bleu.WendigoI’m going to keep the faith in this horse after a couple of losses this season.He’s only been denied by small margins and by the impressive Kitzbuhel at Kempton and then again at Cheltenham Festival when Wendigo unfortunately fell in the Brown Advisory.The step up to 3m clearly suited on Boxing Day going close to the impressive winner at Cheltenham, so that form actually works out even better.He was upped 2lb from that run last time out despite the fall as he wasn’t far off the pack when coming down at the last obstacle.Still think there’s a big run in him to come and that’s been evidenced with previous wins in smaller fields and Grade 2 victory this season.Baron NoirI backed Sinnatra to win the County Handicap Hurdle at a similar price to what he is now and he obliged by placing fifth which paid out a little profit.Now he takes on two Supreme Novices Hurdle runners, including Sober Glory who placed a very close second to the impressive winner Old Park Star.Baron Noir outran odds of 33/1 so to speak with a valiant effort to place fourth in the Supreme and was met with a huge 16lb hike in the weights.What’s notable though, is he took a bit of a keen hold and was held up at the back to then reel in the lengths towards the end of the race to get a solid that fourth placed finish.Coming down the bend he had just reeled in a few rivals and kept on to stay fourth, if he was up there with the rest he could have been right in contention which could be the way this plays out with a smaller field.talkSPORT BET Boosted Favourites30 minutes before the start of every UK & IRE race, we are boosting either the favourite or 2nd fav to win!Get the latest price boosts here18+. Bet on a Price Boost market for specific horse race & if your selection wins, we’ll pay out at the boosted odds. Max benefit applies. Click for T&Cs. GambleAware.orgTom Lunn’s Horse Racing Profit & LossMarch ’26: +11.31ptsFrom October ’25: +38.46ptsFrom March ’25: +109.76ptsFrom Oct ’23: +419.61ptsAll odds correct at time of writingtalkSPORT BET Betting Offer – Get up to £35 matched if your first best loses – CLAIM HERE*Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to talkSPORT. 18+. T&Cs apply.Remember to gamble responsiblyA responsible gambler is someone who:Establishes time and monetary limits before playingOnly gambles with money they can afford to loseNever chase their lossesDoesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressedGamcare – www.gamcare.org.ukFind our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.*18+ New Customers. Opt in and bet up to £35 on Horse Racing (odds 2/1+) within 7 days. If your first bet loses get your initial stake back, up to £35 in Free Bets for any sports. Free Bets expire in 7 days. Scroll down for T&Cs. GambleAware.org | Please gamble responsibly