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14:40 Chepstow

Coral Welsh National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (Class A)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 5f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 38.90s
  • 18 Ran
1
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, hooped sleeves and star on cap
9/2
  • Form 11332-3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 153

not fluent in mid-division, lost place 9th, headway approaching 16th, soon outpaced and ridden, left 4th 2 out, weakened flat

2
Silk - Yellow, Red stars, Red sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Red star
  • Form 243P-PP
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 147

held up in touch, took closer order 17th, ridden and 4th when fell 5 out

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Purple cross belts, Purple cap
9/2
  • Form 3111F/1-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 149

led 4th until ridden and headed 4 out, fell last

4
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
  • Form 1F2P6-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 148

never in contention, behind when pulled up before 15th

5
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue star, armlets and star on cap
  • Form 41P3-43
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 141

mid-division, headway 12th, weakened 16th

6
Silk - YELLOW, MAROON chevron and sleeves, MAROON and ORANGE quartered cap

Shardam (IRE)

612 BFC
40/1
  • Form P842U0/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 138

behind mistake 1st, tailed off when pulled up before 4th out

7
Silk - YELLOW, RED star, YELLOW sleeves, WHITE armlets, YELLOW cap, RED star
  • Form 1/51P8-6
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 138

mid-division, headway 6th, hard ridden and weakened 3 out, rallied to go 4th close home

8
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
14/1
  • Form P3PP-30
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 135

short of room, hampered and unseated rider on 1st bend after start

9
Silk - Dark Green, Red chevron, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 2-1221U
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 135

mid-division, mistake 16th, soon in rear, tailed off, pulled up before 5 out

10
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue stars, diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 220-P2F
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 134

led 2nd to 4th, prominent until weakened 14th

11
Silk - Red and Yellow diamonds, White cap

L'Aventure (FR)

46 bt C
14/1
  • Form 6440-64
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 131

always prominent, joined leader 3 out, ridden and led 2 out, left clear last

12
Silk - Yellow, Orange braces, Yellow and Grey halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Orange stars
25/1
  • Form P117-8B
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 128

behind 15th, pulled up before 17th

13
Silk - Emerald Green, White star, Emerald Green and Black striped sleeves, White cap, Black star
100/1
  • Form F/456PF-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 128

always in rear, pulled up before 13th

14
Silk - Yellow, Mauve spots on sleeves
33/1
  • Form 31101-4
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 126

led 1st and keen, headed 2nd, prominent until blundered 15th, not recover, pulled up before 5 out

15
Silk - Red and White diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Red diamond
  • Form F/P3U3-P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 125

prominent until weakened 4 out

16
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star
20/1
  • Form 05PU-63
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 124

soon ridden along in rear, tailed off, pulled up before 13th

17
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 1P/8U-95
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 125

always in rear, tailed off, pulled up before 14th

18
Silk - WHITE, BLACK chevrons, RED and WHITE striped sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 73P8-62
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 124

held up towards rear, mistake 6th, steady headway after 11th, weakened when blundered 3 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

There are many that can be considered in a smashing renewal of this great race, these including Lord Transcend and Cornish Rebel, but we will side with One Knight. The 2003 Royal & SunAlliance Chase winner and last year's Rehearsal Chase winner, One Knight is unbeaten here and the latest reports on him are good so he is very much respected. The Hennessy Gold Cup third, Cornish Rebel, is a class act and, even off topweight, he looks set to go well from a three-pounds higher mark. Lord Transcend is also classy and should be fitter for his seasonal return. Lightly-raced, he also won last season's Peter Marsh Chase and wass fourth in that campaign's Hennessy Gold Cup. Last season's Cheltenham Gold Cup third - and runner-up in this race last year from 2003 from a four pounds lower mark - Sir Rembrandt, hasn't seemed quite the same force this time around, a similar comment applying Therealbandit, although on their best form you would have to consider them. As is the Hennessy Gold Cup fifth, Comply Or Die. Another Martin Pipe runner, Joacci, looked smart last year and is the type that could go well. Top-class staying hurdler Crystal d'Ainay, could yet be well weighted over fences, while HHeroesCollonges has plenty of ability and is another who could be on a good mark. Finally, the Betfred Gold Cup winner, Jack High, has to be respected from a canny operation but last year's runner-up in this race, Strong Resolve, has more on his plate today. This returns us to the selection, which is One Knight.

Formwatch

Cornish Rebel (IRE) 11-2fav (11-11) Held up towards rear, hampered 15th, headway when not much room on inside approaching 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, 3rd of 19, 4 1/2l behind Trabolgan (11-12) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs Grd 3 (A) gd in Nov.

Sir Rembrandt (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Prominent, reminders 12th, hit 13th, weakened quickly after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Captain Corelli (9-9) at Haydock 3m hcp chs (B) sft, 8 ran.

One Knight (IRE) 9-4fav (11-9) Made all, mistake 9th, clear 5 out, pushed out flat, won at Chepstow 3m 2f lst hcp chs (A) sft in Dec '04 beating L'aventure (10-8) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.

Comply Or Die (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 13th, blundered 15th, close-up when hit 4 out, soon switched right, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 19, 6l behind Trabolgan (11-12) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs Grd 3 (A) gd in Nov.

Crystal d'Ainay (FR) 16-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, one pace, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Inglis Drever (11-8) at Newbury 3m hdl Grd 2 (A) gd in Nov.

Shardam (IRE) 6-1jt-fav (11-3) Tracked leaders until weakened 14th, 13th of 18, 46l behind Puntal (11-4) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp chs Grd 3 (A) gf in Apr '04.

Heros Collonges (FR) 18-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance last, weakened before elbow, 6th of 19, 10l behind Garvivonnian (10-4) at Aintree 3m 3f lst hcp chs (A) gs in Nov.

Control Man (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Mid-division, never a danger, tailed off from 3 out, 13th of 19, 45l behind Attorney General (10-3) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (B) gs.

Mckelvey (IRE) Evensfav (11-8) Tracked leaders, led after 9th, clear 5 out, one length up when blundered and unseated rider 4 out in race won by Leading Man (11-0) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov chs (B) hvy, 5 ran.

Strong Resolve (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) With leader fell at the 2nd in race won by Garvivonnian (10-4) at Aintree 3m 3f lst hcp chs (A) gs in Nov, 19 ran.

L'Aventure (FR) 11-2 (10-12) Always in touch, challenged 25th, mistake 27th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 14, 5l behind Spot Thedifference (11-8) at Cheltenham 3m 7f crs cty chs (B) gd in Nov.

Philson Run (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) brought down in race won by Garvivonnian (10-4) at Aintree 3m 3f lst hcp chs (A) gs in Nov, 19 ran.

Present Bleu (FR) 100-1 (10-9) In touch until fell at the 9th in race won by Cregg House (10-5) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs (B) gs in Apr, 30 ran.

Indalo (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Led, ridden and headed approaching 4 out, weakening when pecked 3 out, 4th of 10, 14l behind Reflected Glory (11-6) at Exeter 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (C) gs.

Granit d'Estruval (FR) 25-1 (11-1) In touch, lost place 10th, behind when pulled up at the 12th in race won by Ross Comm (10-13) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (C) hvy in Oct, 17 ran.

Native Emperor 11-2 (11-11) Towards rear, chased leaders 14th, kept on same pace from 4 out, 3rd of 10, 11l behind Reflected Glory (11-6) at Exeter 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (C) gs.

World Wide Web (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Held up, ridden before 9th, moderate headway from 2 out, never a danger, 5th of 13, 11l behind The Market Man (11-10) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (B) gd in Nov.

Wain Mountain 7-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, every chance 4 out, one pace, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Reflected Glory (11-6) at Exeter 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (C) gs.