Is Lorient Express a dark horse for the John Smith’s Red Rum Handicap Steeple Chase?

The John Smith’s Red Rum Handicap Steeple Chase which is part of the 2009 Grand National takes place at Aintree Racecourse today at 4.20. The race has the going set to good and is a class 1 race for horses aged 5 years and over.  It will feature 18 runners over a distance of 2 miles with £80,000 up for grabs for the winner.

Paddy Power have a cash back offer on this race if you your chose horse finishes in second place in this race they will refund your losing single stake.

The favourite for the race is shared between 3 runners, Poquelin ridden by Ruby Walsh, Leslingtaylor ridden by Dougie Costello and Oh Crick ridden by Robert Thornton who all have odds of 7/1. The Free Bets Blog tip for this race is Lorient Express who has long odds of 25/1 but should be good for an each way bet. Paddy Power will be pay out on 4 places for this meeting.

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