Le Beau Bai (10-1) showed stamina in abundance to collar Giles Cross in the long home straight and win the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow.

Hennessy Gold Cup winner Carruthers is among a field of 33 to stand their ground at the confirmation stage for the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow on Tuesday.

Last year’s winner Don’t Push It heads a maximum field of 40 runners in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

Last year’s winner Synchronised will have to defy top weight of 11st 12lb if he is to land back-to-back victories in the totesport.com Midlands Grand National Chase at Uttoxeter today.

Silver By Nature defied top weight in determined fashion to win the totesport.com Grand National Trial for the second year running at Haydock.

Le Beau Bai may try to improve on his third place in the big three-and-a-half-mile handicap chase at Haydock on February 19.

Albertas Run, Madison Du Berlais and Notre Pere head the weights on 11st 10lb for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 10.

NOEL Meade plans to give Go Native a post-racing workout at Leopardstown on Sunday week to crown his preparations for the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on March 16.

Richard Lee is pleased conditions will be testing for ante-post favourite Le Beau Bai in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow tomorrow.

Grand National winner Mon Mome has been left at the head of the weights for the Coral Welsh National after 33 horses stood their ground at the confirmation stage.

Le Beau Bai was pulled up in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday but made a quick return to the fray when scoring at Carlisle today.

Can’t Buy Time leads the charge for Jonjo O’Neill in the National Hunt Chase - a race the trainer has plundered four times in the last seven years.