Welsh National
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The Welsh National is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 3 miles 5½ furlongs (5,934 metres) at Chepstow Racecourse, Wales in late December. The ground conditions are almost always testing with stamina at a premium.
It is a handicap chase and is often contested by horses which also run in the Grand National at Aintree. There are twenty-two fences to be jumped in the race.
The race was first run in 1895 at Ely Racecourse in Cardiff, where it remained until the closure of the course in 1939. The race moved to its present venue in 1949.
[edit] Winners since 1976
| Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1976 | Rag Trade | 10 | 11-02 | John Burke | Fred Rimell |
| 1977 & 1978 race abandoned | |||||
| 1979 | Peter Scott | 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 * | 8 | 11-06 | Norman Williamson | Kim Bailey |
| 1995 & 1996 race abandoned | |||||
| 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 |
* The 1994 race took place at Newbury Racecourse.
