Coral Welsh Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Chepstow · Saturday, 6 Dec · 17:36
· 2m 7f 136y
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:36
Off time
9
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
AWORKINPROGRESS (IRE
🥈 Second
JUBILEE EXPRESS (FR
🥉 Third
PATS FANCY (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.88
15/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
19
18/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Stay Away Fay (G)
[T]
Won the 2023 Albert Bartlett but has lost his way over fences, pulled up on 3 of 4 starts, most recently in the Grand National. Eases in class back from 8 months off having had a wind operation and while he's in the right hands, he has lot…
|
Liam Harrison | P F Nicholls | 8 | 76.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Makin'yourmindup (G)
Likeable sort who won back-to-back Newbury handicaps (23.4f) early in 2024. Excellent second at Plumpton and like stablemate Stay Away Fay, he's undergone breathing surgery ahead of return from 20 months off.
|
Jay Tidball | P F Nicholls | 8 | 72.6 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | — |
Collectors Item (G)
[B]
A dual chase winner (at up to 3m2f) at Uttoxeter and Wincanton last season. Pulled up in Eider at Newcastle in February and feared as well as could be expected from out of the weights when eighth of 19 in a competitive affair at Sandown in…
|
K Brogan | J & A O'Neill | 8 | 71.7 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 1st | 4 | — |
Jubilee Express (G)
[P]
Progressive over fences in cheekpieces in 2023/24, culminating with a win at Haydock. Found further improvement when 1½ lengths second of 15 in Welsh National on return last season and while he's been restricted to just 2 runs since, he's …
|
Lorcan Williams | S Thomas | 8 | 67.6 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 5th | 5 | — |
Aworkinprogress (G)
FAV
From a low initial base, made seamless progress in handicaps, opening his account over hurdles prior to registering a quartet of further wins over fences last season. Picked up where he left off at Uttoxeter last month and this likeable so…
|
James Davies | N J Gifford | 6 | 67.1 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Minella Blueway (G)
[P]
Winning pointer who ended last season with chase wins at Ludlow and Uttoxeter. Up in class and no impact from out of the weights on October's reappearance and this will reveal more.
|
Isabel Williams | Evan Williams | 7 | 65.8 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 6th | 7 | — |
Pats Fancy (G)
[P]
Bagged a pair of C&D handicap chases in December 2021. Lightly-raced and largely out of sorts since but he hinted at a revival in cheekpieces when fourth of 13 in 3m1f handicap chase at Ffos Las 39 days ago. Possibilities with headgear on …
|
Jamie Brace | Miss R Curtis | 10 | 64.9 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 7th | 8 | — |
Sporting Ace (G)
[B1]
Returned to form with headgear omitted when edging home in a Lingfield marathon (28.8f, soft) in January. Race may have come too soon the following month but ran no sort of race after 8 months off at Ffos Las and fared no better over hurdl…
|
Lily Pinchin | N B King | 9 | 64.4 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 8th | 9 | — |
Supervisor (G)
Twice a winner in the mud in 2023/24. Second in a pair of small-field contests last season but out of the weights on return for yard yet to hit full stride.
|
Ned Fox | Miss V Williams | 11 | 64.4 kg |
17
16/1
|
Betting forecast: Aworkinprogress (15/8), Minella Blueway (9/2), Pats Fancy (9/2), Jubilee Express (13/2), Makin'yourmindup (10/1), Stay Away Fay (12/1), Sporting Ace (16/1), Supervisor (16/1), Collectors Item (18/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 13008.0 GBP |
| P2 | 5980.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2990.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1495.0 GBP |
| P5 | 748.0 GBP |
| P6 | 372.0 GBP |