A total of 56 entries have been received for the Coral Welsh Grand National worth £150,000 with the likes of last year’s emphatic winner Nassalam among them.
The 7-y-o trained by Gary & Josh Moore blew this race apart last year when he slammed his rivals to win by an astonishing 34 lengths and he could attempt to become the first back-to-back winner of this marathon contest since Bonanza Boy in 1989.
Other previous winners of Wales’ most famous race who feature among the entries are the Nicky Martin-trained The Two Amigos, who would be participating in his fourth Coral Welsh National, as well as 2021 winner Iwilldoit.
Gordon Elliott has yet to record a win in this race on his already glittering CV as a trainer but has made seven entries in a bid to change that. They include the likes of recent Troytown Chase winner Stuzzikini, Grade 1 scorer Delta Work and Minella Crooner who holds smart pieces of form to his name.
Paul Nicholls is a dual winning trainer of the Coral Welsh National having landed it in successive years back in 2004 and 2005, and has made nine entries in this year’s race. The standout name of those he has entered looks to be Stay Away Fay. The 7-year-old looked a highly promising chaser prior to being set some stiff tasks in the second half of last season.
Trelawne displayed his strong staying qualities to see off a talented field at Haydock on Saturday and is one of the more intriguing entries. His trainer Kim Bailey first won this back in 1994 with Master Oats.
Val Dancer and Broadway Boy are also progressive young chasers from top yards who would be interesting contenders if confirmed for this race. The former regained the winning thread on his seasonal reappearance at
Carlisle, while the latter was far from disgraced on his comeback when third in a competitive event at Cheltenham.
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