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Haiti Couleurs Sets Weight Record in Welsh Grand National Triumph

Bookmakers shortened his odds for major spring targets following the record weight victory.

Overview

  • The 5-1 winner carried 11st 13lb to a front-running success at Chepstow, defeating O'Connell by roughly three lengths.
  • Sean Bowen landed his first Welsh Grand National a day after a narrow King George near-miss on Banbridge.
  • Rebecca Curtis said the performance showed the eight-year-old had returned to his best following a poor Betfair Chase run.
  • Curtis relayed that Bowen let the horse go on because he "couldn't hold him," with Deafening Silence third and Livin On Luco fourth.
  • Paddy Power cut the winner to 14-1 for the Grand National and 33-1 for the Cheltenham Gold Cup as connections weigh future options.