Gary Moore’s Chepstow winner on course for Grand NationalTrainer lands remarkable treble on an afternoon to remember
Strong winds and regular, torrential showers meant demanding conditions for horses and racegoers alike, but there were no complaints from the connections of Nassalam as the mud-lover strode 34 lengths clear in the Coral Welsh Grand National to complete a remarkable afternoon for Gary Moore’s stable in Sussex.
The yard had already registered a Grade Two double in the Finale Juvenile Hurdle and the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton when Caoilin Quinn and Nassalam set off as a 9-2 joint-favourite for the biggest race of the Welsh racing year. Like all but the two jockeys on the front-running Amateur and Complete Unknown, Quinn’s white silks were a muddy brown within a few furlongs of the three-and-three-quarter mile trip, but the conditional rider was settled in a perfect position just behind the leaders and was still cruising a few minutes later as he eased past Amateur and into the lead with about a mile to run.
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