It took 25 people, more than 400 hours and over 5,000 meters of frost covers across the whole track to get today’s
@Coral
#WelshGrandNational
on! 🐎
Thank you to everyone’s hard work. Who’s excited?!
#CoralWGN
We are honoured that two of our races next Monday will be run in memory of Rose Loxton, a key member of the
@PFNicholls
team for many years who sadly passed away in August - the races have been arranged by owner Andy Stewart. Here's Rose with Andy's star hurdler Big Buck's.
⭐️THE WELSH JUMP JOCKEYS’ DERBY ⭐️
Ahead of the
@unibet
Jump Season Opener, the best Welsh Jockeys are racing over 1m4f to raise for
@LATCHWales
who have supported
@CWilliamsRacing
after his daughter, Betsy, was diagnosed with Leukaemia.
It's getting closer....we're preparing the fences for the
@UnibetRacing
Jump Season Opener on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th October with prize money increased to £400,000.
Having to abandon the meeting yesterday meant we had lots of food on site that wasn’t needed, it was great to be able to donate most of it to a local charity.
!
@Coral
Welsh Grand National Update !
2.30pm inspection passed. Further precautionary inspection 8am tomorrow. No frost in ground. No snow so far. Entire course covered. Temperatures hovering around zero overnight. Up to +3C tomorrow. Keep those fingers crossed everyone!
To celebrate the new jumps season we’ve teamed up with sponsors
@weatherbysltd
to give away 1⃣0⃣ copies of
@paulfergusonJTF
Jumpers To Follow 📗.
To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is:
-Like & RT this post
-Follow
@Chepstow_Racing
🏇Entries close Sunday🏇
The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Chepstow Racecourse are with the family and friends of Liam Treadwell. His funeral takes place at Arundel Cathedral this morning.
Happy Birthday to us - we opened on August 6th 1926 and have enjoyed every minute of it since. And without showing off, we think our setting is pretty spectacular!
We are saddened to hear of the passing of former trainer Dai Burchell - a great character in Welsh racing. RIP. We named a race to mark his retirement in 2022 and Dai was photographed afterwards with winning jockey
@PaddyBrennan81
. Our thoughts are with Ruth his family.
Jockeys here tonight are wearing black armbands in memory of Liam Treadwell. There was also a minute’s silence before the first race. Rest in peace Liam.
Due to 60mm of rain and snow in the last 48 hours it is with regret that The Coral Welsh Grand National has been abandoned. Discussions are underway with the BHA to reschedule the race for Sat 6th January. Further details to follow.
We look forward to welcoming trainer Dai Burchell tomorrow for his very own race to mark his retirement at the end of the month, just a few weeks before his 85th birthday!
A treble for jockey
@BenJone04644251
with us today (House of Stories, Valens Bruyee and Lowry’s Bar) on the same day his Dad, Dai, took charge as clerk of the course for the first time in his new role.
Congratulations to jockey
@williams_lorcan
for riding out his claim with a victory aboard Take Your Time with us yesterday - he's come a long way since starting work experience with
@PFNicholls
at the age of 15!
Five years ago a superstar emerged at our October
@UnibetRacing
Jump Season Opener - step forward Altior trained by
@sevenbarrows
and owned by Patricia Pugh.
We are proud to announce that with 15 mins to go until the race! We have raised £10,345 and counting in the
@UnibetRacing
Welsh Jump Jockeys' Derby for
@LATCHWales
!
Let's keep it going!
The last time our fence builder Craig Jones was shown on Twitter getting us ready for
@UnibetRacing
Jump Season Opener he had 16,000 views - he’ll be available for autographs on Oct 8th and 9th.
Well done
@CWilliamsRacing
- the 800 mile round trip from Ogmore on Sea to
@KelsoRacecourse
paid off today when Kitty's Light won the Class 2 chase and £18,000 for connections under jockey
@jacktudor9
- a great day!
Track has taken yesterday’s 65mm of rain exceptionally well. Could race today. Two dry days ahead. Looking good for Sunday’s
@Coral
Welsh Grand National. Live
@itvracing
@SkySportsRacing
Congratulations to our team member Ellie Williams who rode her 2nd winner (and first over hurdles) yesterday when successful aboard the
@EWilliamsRacing
trained Voodoo Doll
@TauntonRacing
Honoured to have
@dickyjohnson77
as our ambassador for several years. He was Chepstow’s most successful jockey, won
@Coral
Welsh Grand National twice & always had time for our customers. All round good guy and legend in & out of the saddle. Happy retirement Champ.
Fantastic celebrations last night when Welsh owner/trainer David Brace finally won the race he’s sponsored for 24 years, the
@DunravenWindows
Bowl - Pink Eyed Pedro was the horse that made history ridden by
@jacktudor9
- congratulations to all concerned!
We are deeply saddened to report the passing of Lynne Fletcher who worked for more than 25 years at the racecourse hosting and looking after owners on race days. Lynne was extremely popular and a huge part of the team. Race days just won’t be the same without her.
Wonderful to see
@PaddyBrennan81
win today's race named after Dai Burchell to mark the legendary Welsh trainer's retirement at the end of the month. Racing will miss you Dai - thanks for the memories.
Best wishes to Ebbw Vale based trainer Dai Burchell who will hand in his trainer's licence next month. Dai, who will be 85 in February, has been training since 1983 and has saddled around 450 winners. He won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Welsh Horse Racing Awards in 2018.
The opening race on October 8th, Day One of next month’s
@UnibetRacing
Jump Season Opener has been named in memory of owner Andy Stewart, the family’s Thyme White won at the meeting last season…
Fair to say it's rather wet at our sister course
@FfosLasRC
- here's jockey
@richiemclernon
after a poignant win aboard the
@JonjoONeill
trained Iron Bridge in the colours of the late Trevor Hemmings.
It’s 4 weeks until our
@UnibetRacing
Jump Season Opener, the start of the winter NH programme in the UK. Our fence builder Craig Jones is a key part of the team.
The absolute legend
@dickyjohnson77
has retired from the saddle - just announced after riding
@NewtonAbbotRace
today. A brilliant rider and superb ambassador for our sport. Farewell to a champion and best wishes for the future.
Dream Horse - the movie based on the incredible story of
@coral
Welsh Grand National winner Dream Alliance opens in cinemas next Friday. The underdog was born on an allotment & recovered from injury to take the biggest racing prize in Wales for his Blackwood based syndicate.
Best of luck to
@CWilliamsRacing
in tomorrow's
@coral
Scottish Grand National - he saddles the favourite Kitty's Light and recent Eider Chase winner Win My Wings.
Brilliant to hear that
@Coral
Welsh National winning jockey James Bowen has been shortlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 🏇🏴👏
@james_bowen_
Family celebrations tonight at the home of
@EWilliamsRacing
after his daughter Ellie rode her first winner today aboard Olympic Honour
@FfosLasRC
(trained by Evan). Well done all!
A photo to treasure for Lowan Mills, son of one of our sponsors Gethyn. He met up with two legends
@dickyjohnson77
&
@AP_McCoy
at yesterday’s
@coral
Welsh Grand National.
Some smart prospects in action with us tomorrow - among them is Stage Star a bumper winner here a year ago for
@PFNicholls
&
@ownersgroupuk
- our first race is off at 1.20pm. Tickets available on the door.
We have a very special entry in the
@unibetracing
Welsh Jump Jockey's Derby on Friday in aid of
@LATCHwales
Scottish Grand National and Eider Chase winner KITTY'S LIGHT will be running for
@cwilliamsracing
!
Please keep donating to this fantastic cause!
The last race of the day, The
@CoopersMarquees
Handicap Steeple Chase goes the way of GOODGIRLTERESA 🙌🏼 for trainer
@k_woollacott
and jockey
@MichelNolan1
🏇🏻🏆 what a tough little mare winning for the second time in 5 days 🙌🏼
The magnificent Sea Pigeon, winner of the Welsh Champion Hurdle in 1980 under
@JonjoONeill
among a multitude of other big races successes. Photo by Mel Fordham
@melfordham
This year’s
@Coral
Welsh National winners - trainer, breeder and stable lass - oh, and of course the star of the show, Iwilldoit
#CoralWGN
@SammyTRacing
!!! INSPECTION PASSED !!!
Today's race meeting goes ahead. Going is HEAVY (some standing water in places). First race 1.05pm, all live
@SkySportsRacing
.
"His legend will live on" - the owners of 2009
@coral
Welsh Grand National winner Dream Alliance tell the
@RacingPost
after his passing at the age of 22 - here's the story -
It’s 3 weeks to
@UnibetRacing
Welsh Jump Jockeys Derby in aid of Latch, the Cardiff based children’s cancer and leukemia charity. They have been helping family of trainer
@CWilliamsRacing
who’s daughter Betsy has leukemia. Which jockey do you think will win?
Congratulations to Welsh jockey
@davidprobert9
who has just ridden his 1000th winner in the UK on Tronada
@LingfieldPark
for trainer Alan King. He's ridden 50 winners or more every year since 2008 & was Jockey of the Year at last year's
@RacehorseOwners
Welsh Horse Racing Awards.
It's been another day to remember for Welsh trainer
@CWilliamsRacing
- he sent three horses to
@FakenhamRC
and they all won!
@Adamkwedge
rode his 50th winner of the season on Strictlyadancer with Massini's Dream & Cap Du Nord successful under
@jacktudor9
It's always good when a plan comes to fruition so we were delighted when Chavez won the bumper for trainer
@PFNicholls
today - race was named by sponsor Andy Stewart in memory of the late Rose Loxton - it meant a lot to assistant trainer
@Harry05Derham
too....
Well done
@Sean_Bowen_
- his victory on Brorson
@CatterickRaces
today means he's ridden a winner at every jump course in the UK! He's now on 64 winners for the season.
A wet start here ahead of today’s Behind Closed Doors
@Coral
Welsh Grand National but we will be delivering you the action behind-the-scenes … and look who we’ve spotted
@colintizzard
Native River arriving
#CoralWGN