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Selecting a Ride on Sweeper for Aintree Racecourse Car Park

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We had the pleasure of being invited to Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool to advise them on a Ride on Sweeper machine to keep the hospitality car parking area clean and tidy. Famous for hosting the Grand National, Aintree is also now a large equestrian centre which houses a huge indoor show jumping arena as well as being the venue for many outdoor equestrian events. It is also the final resting place of the most well known Grand National winner, Red Rum who won the title three times. Red Rum passed away in 1995, he was 30 years old. He is buried on the race course in the shadow of the finishing post. A fitting tribute to a truly magnificent horse. Red Rum's Grave at Aintree Racecourse Choosing a Ride on Sweeper Although there was no racing on that as we stood on the far side of the course, looking across at The Queen Mothers stand, we could visualise the horses as they gallop up that final furlong to compete to be first past the post. From there we went to take a look ...