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Welsh National Form
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Grand National Clues From the Welsh National The Welsh National is run at Chepstow in December over 3m5.5F. This race is often run in very soft ground and provides a very strong test of stamina.
The Welsh National is one of the great races of the National Hunt calendar, throwing up winners of the Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup such as Rag Trade, Corbiere, Burrough Hill Lad, Cool Ground and Master Oats.
Recent Grand National Runners who ran in the Welsh National Since 1988, four Grand National winners have run in the Welsh National in the same season:
2002 Grand National winner Bindaree finished 3rd at Chepstow
1998 Grand National winner Earth Summit WON at Chepstow
1992 Grand National winner Party Politics finished 2nd at Chepstow
1988 Grand National winner Rhyme N Reason finished 2nd at Chepstow
In addition to the above it is also worth looking at horses that have run in the Welsh National in previous seasons as the race is such a good indication of the confidence of the connections that the horse in question has the required stamina to win a National. The following horses ran in the Welsh National in a PREVIOUS season and then went on to win the Grand National.
2008 Grand National winner Comply Or Die finished PU at Chepstow in 2005
2007 Grand National winner Silver Birch Won at Chepstow in 2004
2005 Grand National winner Hedgehunter finished 3rd at Chepstow in 2003
1994 Grand National winner Miinnehoma finished 3rd at Chepstow in 1992
1989 Grand National winner Little Polveir finished 8th at Chepstow in 1987
2009 Grand National Tips from the Welsh National With four horses having won at Aintree after competing at Chepstow in the same season, horses who perform well in the Welsh National will be interesting betting prospects. Keep an eye on the runners from this race in December 2008.
In the meantime, Halcon Genelardais could be a good choice to have in your ante post picks. Winner of the Welsh National in 2007 and runner up in that race again in 2008 if he was given the green light to compete at Aintree he would have a major chance and would be a lot shorter than the price he is currently trading at.
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Welsh Grand National
