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| Handicap Chase, Chepstow 14:50 £150,000 guaranteed, 5yo plus, 3m 6f 130y, Class 1  |
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Galia Des Liteaux looks very handy off a mark of 142, especially with soft conditions expected. The race is often run in a bog and the Dan Skelton mare will be right at home if it becomes a test of attrition. She has stamina in abundance and I can’t see her being out of the first four – she has plenty in her favour looking at the race.
She recorded a RPR of 153 when running off this mark last January, finishing less than a length adrift of My Silver Lining in the 3m5f Classic Chase at Warwick. Her run in the Aintree Grand National was full of promise, she was bang there before tiring late on and she’s now off a 4lbs lower mark.
Nassalam will not get the chance to defend his crown. Gary and Josh Moore’s charge was a spectacular winner of the race 12 months ago, romping home by 34 lengths on heavy ground under Caoilin Quinn. However, things have not gone to plan since then, with the seven-year-old completing only one of his subsequent four outings.
Broadway Boy posted a career-best effort in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury. However, connections have indicated that the race may come too soon for him, and he could be aimed at other staying chases like the Paddy Power Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham.
Coral Welsh Grand National
(A Handicap Chase) (Grade 3)
£150,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 3m 6f 130y, Class 1
44 remaining entries
Going: Soft
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY
1 113PP- Stay Away Fay 7 12-0 Paul Nicholls
2 323F-1 Trelawne 8 11-13 Kim Bailey
3 1P0-PP Nassalam 7 11-13 Gary & Josh Moore
4 F52PP- Farouk d'Alene 9 11-11 Gary Brown
5 4133/8 Paint The Dream 10 11-11 David Brace
6 135-32 Broadway Boy 6 11-11 Nigel Twiston-Davies
7 /U19-1 Fontaine Collonges 9 11-9 Venetia Williams
8 /2335- Iwilldoit 11 11-8 Sam Thomas
9 1P88-P Chambard 12 11-6 Venetia Williams
10 154F1- Favori De Champdou 9 11-6 Gordon Elliott
11 P35P-2 Monbeg Genius 8 11-5 Jonjo & A J O'Neill
12 248-27 Galia Des Liteaux 8 11-3 Dan Skelton
13 /11FP/ Gelino Bello 8 11-3 Paul Nicholls
14 541531 Stuzzikini 6 11-1 Gordon Elliott
15 7-34F6 Ballygrifincottage 9 11-0 Dan Skelton
16 313P-1 Mr Vango 8 11-0 4ex Mrs Sara V Bradstock
17 821-3P Manothepeople 9 10-11 Fergal O'Brien
18 23P8-3 Iron Bridge 8 10-11 Jonjo & A J O'Neill
19 45F-PP Blackjack Magic 9 10-10 Anthony Honeyball
20 0/134- Good Risk At All 8 10-10 Sam Thomas
21 232-31 Rock My Way 6 10-9 Anthony Charlton
22 32148- Where It All Began 8 10-9 Gordon Elliott
23 35PU-6 Major Dundee 9 10-5 Alan King
24 22-2P2 Your Own Story 8 10-3 Lucinda Russell
25 P66-P2 The Big Breakaway 9 10-3 Anthony Charlton
26 33-145 The Newest One 9 10-2 Nigel Twiston-Davies
27 230-PP My Silver Lining 8 10-2 Emma Lavelle
28 PPP5-P Street Value 9 10-2 J P Flavin
29 /4321- Jubilee Express 7 10-1 Sam Thomas
30 1133-1 Val Dancer 7 10-1 Mel Rowley
31 1PP1-3 Take Your Time 9 10-0 Paul Nicholls
32 P-1PPP Amateur 11 10-0 John & Rhys Flint
33 7317/P The Two Amigos 12 10-0 Nicky Martin
34 5111-4 No Hubs No Hoobs 8 9-13 Joe Tizzard
35 221/P3 Sizable Sam 9 9-13 Jeremy Scott
36 226-P4 Atlanta Brave 6 9-12 Kerry Lee
37 /P31-2 Ioupy Collonges 6 9-12 Paul Nicholls
38 213P-F Evies Vladimir 7 9-12 Gavin Cromwell
39 11-198 Imperial Alex 7 9-10 Tom Lacey
40 01P7-0 Classic Concorde 11 9-7 David Brace
41 22-275 Sporting Ace 8 9-6 Neil King
42 1127P8 Hold Your Fort 8 9-5 Debra Hamer
43 13432- Not Sure 8 9-2 Kerry Lee
44 146-64 Gold Clermont 8 8-13 Andy Irvine
