Its John Smiths Grand National day for 2009 – here are our horse racing backing tips for today.

Below are the free UK & Irish horse racing backing tips for Friday 3rd April 2009. Follow our staking plan, or a substantially similar one to maximise your profit potential and minimise your risk. Each way bets mean, on Betfair, halving your stake and playing half on the win market, and half on the place market (providing the race pays 3 or more places – and that the place price available is 2.0 or higher – if these criteria are not met, then bet win only, for half your stake.)

1.45 Aintree – Little Lu – Each Way – Best Prices*:

• Betfair Win Market: 75
• Betfair Place Market (3 Places Paid): 15.0
• Best Bookies: 66/1 Blue Square

3.00 Chepstow – Blue Dark – Each Way – Best Prices*:

• Betfair Win Market: 5.4
• Betfair Place Market (3 Places Paid): 1.9
• Best Bookies: 4/1

3.35 Chepstow – Parlesotho - Each Way – Best Prices*:

• Betfair Win Market: 6.8
• Betfair Place Market (Places Paid): 2.42
• Best Bookies: 7/1

4.05 Chepstow – Roofing Spirit – Each Way – Best Prices*:

• Betfair Win Market: 6.6
• Betfair Place Market (3 Places Paid): 2.4
• Best Bookies: 6/1

4.15 Aintree - Cornish Sett - Each Way – Best Prices*:

• Betfair Win Market: 46
• Betfair Place Market (4 Places Paid): 9
• Best Bookies: 33/1 Paddy Power (5 Places Paid), Bet365, Sportingbet, Boylesports (6 Places Paid), Blue Square

7.50 Wolverhampton – Samurai Warrior – Each Way – Best Prices*:

• Betfair Win Market: 3.8
• Betfair Place Market (3 Places Paid): 1.78
• Best Bookies: SP

*Prices available at time of posting tips based upon current bookmaker odds available online – may not be current best price (in case of Betfair, likely to be wrong).

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