Side with this pair of strong stayers in Welsh National marathon

Credit: Harry Trump

Folsom Blue
Welsh National
1pt win at 20-1

Rons Dream
Welsh National
1pt win at 33-1

The perceived wisdom among the racing fraternity is that big weights on testing ground over marathon trips are not a good mixture. The truth of the matter is that class will out over any trip on any ground, but the only two horses to have won the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow carrying more than 11st recently are Native River and Synchronised – and they both went on to win the Gold Cup.

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Published on 28 November 2018inHorse racing tips

Last updated 17:51, 28 November 2018

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