Coral Welsh Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Chepstow

13:37

Date 2023-12-09

Distance 2m7f131y

Class Class 2

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,008

Winning Time 6m 33.70s (slow by 44.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Nassalam (FR) Caoilin Quinn · Gary Moore	3/1	Won
2nd	Wayfinder (IRE) Ben Jones · Rebecca Curtis	11/1	5.5
3rd	Fern Hill (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Ben Case	9/1	.75
4th	Fortescue (GB) Hugh Nugent · Henry Daly	12/1	0.2
5th	Major Dundee (IRE) Rex Dingle · Alan King	7/1	27
6th	Pats Fancy (IRE) Adam Wedge · Rebecca Curtis	28/1	5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Cyclop (IRE) Stan Sheppard · David Dennis	9/1
P.U.	Dalamoi (IRE) Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	11/4F
P.U.	Shan Blue (IRE) Kielan Woods · Dan Skelton	20/1
P.U.	Two For Gold (IRE) David Bass · Kim Bailey	8/1

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Nassalam Chestnut J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Gary Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn(3) T:Gary Moore	155	b	6307-4	141	164	136	28d	—	—	+8	28.9	11/4 27%
Good fourth over big Aintree fences last month; well worth another crack at a staying trip
12	Dalamoi Bay J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan	142	—	12F71-	128	160	151	293d	—	—	+22	36.3	9/2 18%
Made bright start to chasing career last autumn and is very unexposed over staying trips
1	Two For Gold Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	168	p	/501-2	154	160	130	35d	—	—	+23	34.3	13/2 13%
Classy chaser who was second in valuable Ascot handicap on last month's seasonal debut
7	Major Dundee Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Alan King	J:Rex Dingle T:Alan King	151	—	/031-3	137	158	146	31d	—	—	+16	28.1	13/2 13%
Last season's Midlands National winner; sound effort when third on reappearance outing
NR	Dr Kananga Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Clarke	142	t	/2070-	128	158	115	268d	—	—	+10	25.3	9 11%
Last season never really got going but he resumes on a good mark and with conditions ideal
8	Cyclop Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:David Dennis	J:Stan Sheppard T:David Dennis	148	tp	FP-233	134	158	129	27d	—	—	+15	23.5	17/2 11%
Running well, stays all day and probably no ground problems; first preference Chepstow
6	Fortescue Bay J:Hugh Nugent(3) T:Henry Daly	J:Hugh Nugent(3) T:Henry Daly	153	p	44P50-	139	160	155	238d	—	—	+17	24.2	12 8%
On good mark now but only good run last season came over the big Aintree fences
NR	Quel Destin Chestnut J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Angus Cheleda(5) T:Paul Nicholls	146	p	1323-8	132	161	141	35d	—	—	+9	25.1	14 7%
On a good mark but ran poorly on last month's seasonal debut and needs to up his game
13	Wayfinder Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	142	p	P4P-3F	128	153	134	20d	—	—	+14	21.6	11 9%
Four-time course winner; placed at Cheltenham in October but has become unreliable
9	Fern Hill Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	147	—	19P44-	133	160	143	229d	—	—	+16	24.2	10 10%
Rather lost his way last season but is a contender if refreshed by 229-day break
2	Shan Blue Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	161	—	62/P-P	147	158	-	21d	—	—	+21	25.6	20 5%
Pulled up on only appearance last season and also when reappearing over hurdles last month
NR	Not Sure Brown J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	J:Richard Patrick T:Kerry Lee	142	p	313-13	128	148	43	1d	—	—	+16	20.8	22 5%
Won at Wetherby last month; creditable third at Sandown yesterday; 11lb out of the weights
NR	Rapper Bay J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Henry Daly	J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Henry Daly	154	p	315P-P	140	161	121	42d	—	—	+19	23.7	25 4%
Won well at Cheltenham (3m2f, soft) last term in first-time cheekpieces
4	Pats Fancy Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Adam Wedge T:Rebecca Curtis	154	—	125/0-	140	160	-	371d	—	—	+20	23.4	28 4%
Dual C&D winner in 2021 but well beaten on only start last season; back from a year off

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Nassalam	3	11/4	11/4	11/4	3
Dalamoi	5	5	9/2	9/2	9/2
Two For Gold	11/2	13/2	6	13/2	6/1
Major Dundee	7	11/2	13/2	13/2	6
Dr Kananga	8	9	9	9	9
Cyclop	8	8	8	8	17/2
Fortescue	12	10	10	11/1	11
Quel Destin	14	14	12	14	14
Wayfinder	11	10	9	10	10
Fern Hill	10	10	17/2	10	9
Shan Blue	20	18	14	18	16
Not Sure	22	22	22	22	SP
Rapper	25	20	22	22	22
Pats Fancy	25	22	22	25/1	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Dalamoi

36.3

OR: 19.5 Form: 12.8 Odds: 4

9/2

2nd

Two For Gold

34.3

OR: 26 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Nassalam

28.9

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Major Dundee

28.1

OR: 21.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Shan Blue

25.6

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Dr Kananga

25.3

OR: 19.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.3

Quel Destin

25.1

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.6

Fortescue

24.2

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Fern Hill

24.2

OR: 20.8 Form: 1.3 Odds: 2.2

Rapper

23.7

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Cyclop

23.5

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Pats Fancy

23.4

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Wayfinder

21.6

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Not Sure

20.8

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Two For Gold	154	160	130
Shan Blue	147	158	—
Nassalam	141	164	136
Rapper	140	161	121
Pats Fancy	140	160	—
Fortescue	139	160	155
Major Dundee	137	158	146
Cyclop	134	158	129
Fern Hill	133	160	143
Quel Destin	132	161	141
Dalamoi	128	160	151
Dr Kananga	128	158	115
Wayfinder	128	153	134
Not Sure	128	148	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Not Sure	1d ago	Quick return
Wayfinder	20d ago	Fit
Shan Blue	21d ago	Fit
Cyclop	27d ago	Fit
Nassalam	28d ago	Fit
Major Dundee	31d ago	Fit
Two For Gold	35d ago	Fit
Quel Destin	35d ago	Fit
Rapper	42d ago	Fit
Fern Hill	229d ago	Long break
Fortescue	238d ago	Long break
Dr Kananga	268d ago	Long break
Dalamoi	293d ago	Long break
Pats Fancy	371d ago	Long break