Haiti Couleurs was the toast of Chepstow after producing a powerful front-running show so as to add the Coral Welsh Grand Nationwide to the Irish equal he received earlier within the 12 months.
Skilled by Rebecca Curtis, the 5-1 probability was fittingly ridden by one other house native in champion jockey Sean Bowen, who was selecting up a welcome comfort simply 24 hours after being agonisingly denied within the King George VI Chase at Kempton aboard Banbridge.
It was additionally a win that served a reminder of the Cheltenham Competition winner’s class, having disenchanted within the Betfair Chase final month, however there isn’t any doubt about his star high quality now after shouldering 11st 13lb to a totally spectacular three-length success over Joel Parkinson and Sue Smith’s current Sandown scorer O’Connell.
Bowen advised Sky Sports activities Racing: “What a racehorse and what a training performance to get him back from Haydock. That was just over a month ago and to get him back is just incredible.
“It means a lot and these are the races you need to win and to do it on a Welsh-trained horse for a Welsh coach is particular.
“Becky truly used to babysit me a bit as a child, so to do it for Becky is a bit like doing it for household, in order that was superb.
“It’s unbelievable and it would have been nice to win the King George as well, but I’ll take this.”
For Curtis there was delight at lastly getting her nation’s most prestigious trophy in her palms and vindication for the assumption she has proven in her eight-year-old since having his credentials knocked at Haydock.
Curtis added: “I’m absolutely delighted to get him back, as you all knew I was upset about Haydock and I knew he was still a very good horse. He’s done that so well and aggressively today and to carry that weight…
“”He outclassed them and was again to his easiest, which was good. Sean stated he needed to go to the entrance as he could not maintain him and you recognize when he is like that he is again to his greatest.
“I’m thrilled for my owners as well who are the best people in the world and so supportive of me and I couldn’t do it for nicer people.
“It is superb, I am Welsh, Sean’s Welsh and most of my workers are and it is a actually prestigious race now we have wished to win for a few years. We had been narrowly defeated with Teaforthree and it is good to lastly win it in any case these years.”
Paddy Power make the winner 14-1 from 20s for the Grand National and 33-1 for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, with Curtis having no doubt Haiti Couleurs would be worth his spot in Prestbury Park’s blue riband event.
She added: “He does love Cheltenham and I’ve heard individuals say that perhaps he would not have the category for a Gold Cup, however I feel he can go a very good gallop and keep off it as properly.
“I don’t think he has to have that marathon trip, and he can go a right good clip. We’ll enjoy today and then decide where to go with him next.”
