Paddy Power have a great money back offer on tonight’s Chelsea v Liverpool Champions League semi-final game

Paddy Power Money-Back Special
Spot On!

Chelsea v Liverpool
Wednesday 30th April 2008 @ 19:45pm
Champions League semi-final 2nd leg
(live on RTE2 and SkySports 1)

If a penalty is scored in this match during normal time, Paddy Power will refund all losing 1st/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on this game.

- Applies to 1st/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles placed before kick-off only.
- Applies to win part of each-way goalscorer bets only.
- Max Refund €300/£200 per customer
- Applies to penalties scored in normal time only.
- Paddy Power Football rules apply.

Please check the Paddy Power website for full terms and conditions

Paddy Power are also currently offering new customers a free £20 bet when you join and bet £10

Click here to join Paddy Power

Paddy Power have a special on the Champions League semis:

Paddy Power Feast or Famine?
Champions League Semi-Finals
Liverpool v Chelsea & Barcelona v Man United

Paddy Power Money-Back Special
If the Liverpool v Chelsea match finishes 0-0 or there are 5 or more goals in the Barcelona v Man United match Paddy Power will refund all losing 1st/last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast single bets on that match

- Applies to singles placed before Kick off
- Applies to 1st/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast markets only.
- Applies to win part of each-way goalscorer bets only.
- Applies to bets on and goals scored in the 1st leg matches only.
- Max Refund €300/£200 per customer/bet.
- Paddy Power football rules apply

Click here to claim your Paddy Power offer

Don’t forget, Paddy Power are also offering new customers a free £20 bet if you sign-up today and bet £10

Please see the Paddy Power site for full terms and conditions

Betfred have two promos on for tonight and tomorrow’s Champions League games

Betfred Scorecast Cashback

If you place a scorecast bet on the Liverpool v Chelsea or Barcelona v Man Utd Champions League games and you only get one half of your selection correct, Betfred will refund your total stake.

Betfred First Goalscorer Cashback

If you back a player to score first on the Liverpool vs Chelsea or Barcelona v Man Utd Champions League games and he fails to score the first goal in the game but scores last, Betfred will refund your stake

Click here to claim your Champions League cashback offers from Betfred

See the Betfred site for full terms and conditions of this offer

VC Bet (Victor Chandler) have a promotion on this week for the crucial Champions League semi-final first legs. Here are the details of the free betting offer:

1st Scorer 2nd Chance…
Tues 22 April 2008: Liverpool v Chelsea
Wed 23 April 2008: Barcelona v Man Utd

Place a First Goalscorer bet and if your player fails to score the first goal but scores at any other time in the match VC Bet will refund your stake as a free bet on any future match.

Maximum refund £200 per person per match. Applies to singles only, placed via telephone, internet or mobile. Free bets credited within 24 hours.

Click here to claim your VC Bet offer

Terms & conditions apply. Please read the full details on VC Bet’s website before placing your bets

None of the the experts on the BBC website managed to pick the winner , but Comply Or Die (jockey: Timmy Murphy / trainer: David Pipe) wins the Grand National (returning at 7-1 joint favourite)

40 ran, 15 finished

1 Comply Or Die (T J Murphy) 7-1 Jt Fav
2 King Johns Castle (P Carberry) 20-1
3 Snowy Morning (D J Casey) 16-1
4 Slim Pickings (B J Geraghty) 10-1
5 Bewleys Berry
6 Cloudy Lane
7 Nadover
8 Bailey Breeze
9 Chelsea Harbour
10 Mon Morne
11 Hi Cloy
12 Cornish Sett
13 Hedgehunter
14 Idle Talk
15 Mialn Deux Mille

The BBC website has collated the picks of the experts on today’s Grand National:

BBC PUNDITS

Clare Balding (BBC TV lead presenter)
1 Bewleys Berry 2 Hedgehunter 3 Simon 4 D’Argent

Jim McGrath (BBC TV lead commentator)
1 Philson Run 2 Cloudy Lane 3 Slim Pickings 4 Mr Pointment

Rishi Persad (BBC TV presenter)
1 Madison Du Berlais 2 Simon 3 Snowy Morning 4 Philson Run

Norman Williamson (Former jockey and BBC TV analyst)
1 Cloudy Lane 2 Slim Pickings 3 Chelsea Harbour 4 Bewleys Berry

Richard Pitman (Former jockey and BBC TV analyst)
1 Slim Pickings 2 Point Barrow 3 Simon 4 King Johns Castle

Cornelius Lysaght (BBC Radio 5 Live correspondent)
1 Bewleys Berry 2 Snowy Morning 3 D’Argent 4 Backbeat

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OTHER PUNDITS

Sue Montgomery (The Independent on Sunday)
1 Bewleys Berry 2 Simon 3 Hedgehunter Outsider: Idle Talk

Chris Goulding (Sunday Express)
1 Mr Pointment 2 Philson Run 3 Ungaro 4 Hedgehunter

Eddie Fremantle (The Observer)
1 D’Argent 2 Mon Mome 3 Slim Pickings 4 Ardaghey 5 Comply or Die

Pegasus (News of the World)
1 Chelsea Harbour 2 Slim Pickings 3 Comply or Die 4 Bewleys Berry

Alastair Down (Sunday Mirror)
1 Simon 2 Cloudy Lane 3 Mon Mome 4 Philson Run

Gary Nutting (Sunday Mirror)
1 Cloudy Lane 2 Black Apalachi 3 Slim Pickings 4 Hedgehunter

Ryan McElligott (Sunday Mirror)
1 Chelsea Harbour 2 Bewleys Berry 3 Slim Pickings 4 Hedgehunter.

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THE BOOKIE

David Williams (Ladbrokes)
1 Cloudy Lane 2 Comply or Die 3 Hedgehunter 4 Simon

With the race just under 90 minutes away, now is pretty much your last chance to get your bet on the 2008 Grand National from Aintree. The race starts at 16:15pm

Here’s a final summary of the free bets on offer by bookies today:

Paddy Power - bet just £10 and get free £20 bet
Extrabet - free £25 bet
Betfair - free £25 matched bet (quote FTB125)
betdirect - free £25 bet
Gamebookers - free €20 bet
Betfred - £100 in free bets
Coral - free £10 bet
PartyBets.com - free £25 bet
Bet365 - free £200 bet basket

VC Bet - stake refunded as free bet if your horse falls
Eurobet - 20% sign-up bonus
SportingBet - take them on to win £150
BetHiLo - spread betting £30 cash offer
Sporting Index - spread betting

We’ve just noticed that Bet365 have increased their free bet basket to a whopping £200 in the run-up to today’s Grand National!!

They are also paying out on each way bets to 5 places (at 1/4 the odds)

Click here to read the full details of this amazing offer

William Hill (and totesport) removed their free bets at 23:59pm on the Friday night before the Grand National

With the 40 riders now confirmed and the race nearing ever closer, now is the perfect time to get your bet on. If you look around our site you will find details of bookies that are still offering punters a free gamble on the big race. Click here to show all current free betting offers for the Grand National

Ladbrokes are the latest bookie to remove their free bet offer from their site in the run-up to the Grand National.

They will put the free bet offer back in place on Sunday 6th April - the day after the National.

Meanwhile, Victor Chandler (aka VCBet) have removed their normal free bet offer, but replaced it with a promotion whereby if your horse falls in the Grand National, they will give you your stake back as a free bet. Click the links to see their site for the full terms & conditions

Still looking to place a bet?
Click here to show all current free betting offers for the Grand National