The Welsh National is a Grade 3 National Hunt handicap chase in the United Kingdom open to horses which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 3 miles and 5½ furlongs (5,934 metres) at Chepstow Racecourse, Wales, and it takes place annually in late December. There are twenty-two fences to be jumped in the race.
The race was first run in 1895, and it originally took place at Ely Racecourse in Cardiff. It remained at this venue until the closure of the course in 1939. After World War II it was transferred to Caerleon in 1948, and it was then moved to its present venue in 1949. The event is often contested by horses which also run in the Grand National. Several have won both races, most recently Silver Birch.
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Winners since 1976
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1976 | Rag Trade | 10 | 11-02 | John Burke | Fred Rimell |
| no race 1977–78 | |||||
| 1979 | Peter Scot | 8 | 10-02 | Paul Barton | David Gandolfo |
| 1980 | Narvik | 7 | 10-11 | John Francome | Neville Crump |
| 1981 | Peaty Sandy | 7 | 10-03 | Mr Geordie Dun | Helen Hamilton |
| 1982 | Corbiere | 7 | 10-10 | Ben de Haan | Jenny Pitman |
| 1983 | Burrough Hill Lad | 7 | 10-09 | John Francome | Jenny Pitman |
| 1984 | Righthand Man | 7 | 11-05 | Graham Bradley | Monica Dickinson |
| 1985 | Run and Skip | 7 | 10-08 | Peter Scudamore | John Spearing |
| 1986 | Stearsby | 7 | 11-05 | Graham Bradley | Jenny Pitman |
| 1987 | Playschool | 10 | 10-11 | Paul Nicholls | David Barons |
| 1988 | Bonanza Boy | 7 | 10-01 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1989 | Bonanza Boy | 8 | 11-11 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1990 | Cool Ground | 8 | 10-00 | Luke Harvey | Reg Akehurst |
| 1991 | Carvill's Hill | 9 | 11-12 | Peter Scudamore | Martin Pipe |
| 1992 | Run for Free | 8 | 10-09 | Mark Perrett | Martin Pipe |
| 1993 | Riverside Boy | 10 | 10-00 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1994 | Master Oats [1] | 8 | 11-06 | Norman Williamson | Kim Bailey |
| no race 1995–96 | |||||
| 1997 | Earth Summit | 9 | 10-13 | Tom Jenks | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 1998 | Kendal Cavalier | 8 | 10-00 | Barry Fenton | Nigel Hawke |
| 1999 | Edmond | 7 | 10-00 | Richard Johnson | Henry Daly |
| 2000 | Jocks Cross | 9 | 10-04 | Brian Crowley | Venetia Williams |
| 2001 | Supreme Glory | 8 | 10-00 | Leighton Aspell | Pat Murphy |
| 2002 | Mini Sensation | 9 | 10-04 | Tony Dobbin | Jonjo O'Neill |
| 2003 | Bindaree | 9 | 10-09 | Carl Llewellyn | Nigel Twiston-Davies |
| 2004 | Silver Birch | 7 | 10-05 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 | L'Aventure | 6 | 10-04 | Leighton Aspell | Paul Nicholls |
| 2006 | Halcon Genelardais | 6 | 11-03 | Wayne Hutchinson | Alan King |
| 2007 | Miko de Beauchene | 7 | 10-05 | Andrew Thornton | Robert Alner |
| 2008 | Notre Pere | 7 | 11-00 | Andrew Lynch | Jim Dreaper |
1 The 1994 race took place at Newbury Racecourse.
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