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
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?
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