Famous Horse Races
Welsh National
 A Brief History Of Welsh National The Welsh National is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 3 miles 5½ furlongs (5,934 metres) at Chepstow Racecourse, Wales in late December. It is a handicap chase and is often contested by horses which also run in the Grand National at Aintree. There are twenty-two fences to be jumped in the race. The race was first run in 1895 at Ely Racecourse in Cardiff, where it remained until the closure of the course in 1939. The race moved to its present venue in 1949. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Winner Miko de Beauchene Halcon Genelardais L'Aventure Silver Birch Bindaree Mini Sensation Supreme Glory Jocks Cross Edmond Kendal Cavalier Earth Summit Master Oats Riverside Boy Run for Free Carvill's Hill Cool Ground Bonanza Boy Bonanza Boy Playschool Stearsby Run and Skip Righthand Man Burrough Hill Lad Corbiere Peaty Sandy Narvik Peter Scott Rag Trade Age 7 6 6 7 9 9 8 9 7 8 9 8 10 8 9 8 8 7 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 Jockey Andrew Thornton Wayne Hutchinson Leighton Aspell Ruby Walsh Carl Llewellyn Tony Dobbin Leighton Aspell Brian Crowley Richard Johnson Barry Fenton Tom Jenks Norman Williamson Richard Dunwoody Mark Perrett Peter Scudamore Luke Harvey Peter Scudamore Peter Scudamore Paul Nicholls Graham Bradley Peter Scudamore Graham Bradley John Francome Ben de Haan Mr Geordie Dun John Francome Paul Barton John Burke Trainer Robert Alner Alan King Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls Nigel Twiston-Davies Jonjo O'Neill Pat Murphy Venetia Williams Henry Daly Nigel Hawke Nigel Twiston-Davies Kim Bailey Martin Pipe Martin Pipe Martin Pipe Reg Akehurst Martin Pipe Martin Pipe David Barons Jenny Pitman John Spearing Monica Dickinson Jenny Pitman Jenny Pitman Helen Hamilton Neville Crump David Gandolfo Fred Rimell Owner Weight 10-05 11-03 10-04 10-05 10-09 10-04 10-00 10-04 10-00 10-00 10-13 11-06 10-00 10-09 11-12 10-00 11-11 10-01 10-11 11-05 10-08 11-05 10-09 10-10 10-03 10-11 10-02 11-02 |
