Welsh National Runners
There are 18 2009 Welsh National runners going to post with top trainers Paul Nicholls having three in the field and other leading trianers such as Alan King and Nigel Twiston Davies having two each. Unlike the Grand National at Aintree the Coral Welsh National is made up of younger horses as this race tends to attract a number of novices to the chasing game as the Chepstow fences are not that demanding.
The Welsh National has become one of the highlights of the Christmas racing and sporting schedule. The Coral Welsh National is usually run on soft to heavy ground and as such you will need to consider horses that like a lot of cut in the ground when assessing the Welsh National form. See current Welsh Grand National Odds here.
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Welsh Grand National Runners 2009
The final 18 runners going to post.
| Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
| 1 Mon Mome | non runner | |
| 2 Halcon Genelardais | A King | W Hutchinson |
| 3 The Tother One | P F Nicholls | A P McCoy |
| 4 Nozic | P F Nicholls | Harry Skelton |
| 5 Gone To Lunch | J Scott | S E Durack |
| 6 Miko de Beauchene | Miss V Williams | A Coleman |
| 7 Kornati Kid | P J Hobbs | R Johnson |
| 8 Ballyfitz | N A Twiston-Davies | P J Brennan |
| 9 Le Beau Bai | R Lee | Mr O Greenall |
| 10 Hello Bud | N A Twiston-Davies | Mr S Twiston-davies |
| 11 Dream Alliance | P J Hobbs | T J O'Brien |
| 12 Iris De Balme | Non Runner | |
| 13 Cornish Sett | P F Nicholls | Nick Scholfield |
| 14 Flintoff | Tim Vaughan | T Scudamore |
| 15 Operation Houdini | D E Fitzgerald | S W Flanagan |
| 16 Coe | Mrs S J Smith | R McGrath |
| 17 Kilbeggan Blade | T R George | S Thomas |
| 18 Silver By Nature | Lucinda V Russell | P Buchanan |
| 19 Old Benny | A King | Charlie Huxley |
| 20 Zacharova | Miss V Williams | Mr Harry Challoner |
