14:50 Chepstow

Friday 27 December 2019

All12:3013:0513:3514:1014:5015:2515:55

Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 6f 130y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:51  |   Winning time: 8m 21.6s
1st
Horse silk
5
8/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (7)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5 out, led 3 out, driven out
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (3)
Prominent early, chased leaders, went 2nd from 2 out, stayed on flat, unable to challenge winner
3rd
Horse silk
1
2
8/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Led until after 1st, prominent, led after 7th, headed after 12th, every chance 3 out, 3rd and held flat, edged right, stayed on op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
11/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
In touch, handy 5th 3 out, mistake 2 out, went 4th from last, stayed on op 17/2
5th
Horse silk
6
6
8/1
T: Nicky MartinJ: Matt Griffiths
Led after 1st, headed after 7th, led after 12th, headed 3 out, weakened final 150 yards op 10/1 tchd 12/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
9/4f
T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power
Mid-division, headway on inside 14th, close 6th when mistake 3 out, soon beaten, no extra last op 11/4
7th
Horse silk
11
10
20/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary
In touch in mid-division, effort 10th, ridden, not fluent and lost place 15th, closed 5 out, weakened 3 out
8th
Horse silk
nk
8
25/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)
Mid-division, effort after 18th, well beaten 4 out
9th
Horse silk
6
4
7/1
T: S EdmundsJ: T J O'Brien
Chased leaders, lost a few places 7th, outpaced after 18th, well beaten from 5 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ½
16
100/1
T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (7)
Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, some headway 5 out, no impression, weakened next
11th
Horse silk
2
12
16/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (7)
Towards rear, well beaten 5 out op 28/1 tchd 33/1
12th
Horse silk
15
9
33/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon
Held up towards rear, headway after 18th, struggling 3 out, soon weakened

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
12/1
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 2nd, well beaten after 18th, tailed off 5 out, soon pulled up op 11/1 tchd 17/2
PU
Horse silk
13
50/1
T: G HarrisJ: Danny McMenamin (5)
Rear of mid-division, slow 7th, headway before 13th, weakened after 18th, pulled up before 5 out tchd 40/1
PU
Horse silk
14
14/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up rear of mid-division, closed on outside 13th, slow and struggling 17th, mistake next, well behind 5 out, soon pulled up op 16/1
PU
Horse silk
15
16/1
T: G O'LoughlinJ: M A Enright
Mid-division, blundered 1st, struggling when mistake 17th, well beaten after next, tailed off before 5 out, soon pulled up op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
17
66/1
T: Mrs D A HamerJ: R Patrick (3)
In rear, not fluent 4th, jumped right 11th, behind next, tailed off when mistake 5 out, soon pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.70Pl:£2.10, £2.40, £2.20, £3.00EX:£107.80Trifecta:£1,014.90Tricast:£694.32SF:£90.77Swingers:£16.10, £22.40, £26.00

Forecasts

Elegant Escape (9/4), Now Mcginty (7/1), Potters Corner (8/1), Yala Enki (8/1), The Two Amigos (8/1), Truckers Lodge (10/1), Prime Venture (11/1), West Approach (12/1), Captain Chaos (14/1), Virginia Chick (16/1), Space Cadet (16/1), Arthur's Gift (20/1), Pobbles Bay (25/1), Pop Rockstar (33/1), Field Exhibition (50/1), Looks Like Power (66/1), Rathlin Rose (100/1)

Verdict

POTTERS CORNER has a good young conditional jockey in the saddle and he can make his first start over fences this campaign a winning one with victory in a competitive renewal of the Welsh Grand National. Second place can go the way of last years winner Elegant Escape who has run well on both previous starts this season while third place can go to West Approach, who filled the same position at Cheltenham in a competitive affair earlier this month.
  1. Potters Corner
  2. Elegant Escape
  3. West Approach

Previous Winners

2018
Elegant Escape
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 6
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £85,425.002nd: £32,055.003rd: £16,050.004th: £7,995.005th: £4,020.006th: £2,010.00

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