Coral Welsh Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Stay Away Fay (G) Pulled Up 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 w…	P0P-P82	Liam Harrison P F Nicholls	8	76.2kg	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 mo…	2112/4P	Jay Tidball P F Nicholls	8	72.6kg	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 …	P8-294P	K Brogan J & A O'Neill	8	71.7kg	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 bee…	1/26-01P	Lorcan Williams S Thomas	8	67.6kg	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 U…	111-151	James Davies N J Gifford	6	67.1kg	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.	1-P3F27	Isabel Williams Evan Williams	7	65.8kg	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 d…	6PP-46P	Jamie Brace Miss R Curtis	10	64.9kg	5.50 9/2
7th	8	—	Sporting Ace (G) B 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…	8-9P7P1	Lily Pinchin N B King	9	64.4kg	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.	UU42-8P	Ned Fox Miss V Williams	11	64.4kg	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)