Creek Chepstow bid in the balance

Owner David Johnson was non-committal about Over The Creek’s participation in the Coral Welsh National – despite the authoritative manner of his Hereford success.

The eight-year-old was chopped by totesport into 16-1 for the Chepstow feature on December 27 after the 11-8 favourite trotted up in the wyevalleygroup.com Beginners’ Chase by an eased-down four lengths under Tony McCoy.