Synchronised will go off as favourite for the Welsh National horse racing betting on December 27th at Chepstow. The defending Welsh National champion was spared from top weight in the race, just by 1lb though, with the top weight instead going to Hey Big Spender. Synchronised will set off on the quest to win back to back Welsh Nationals, and if achieved, will become the first ever horse to win the same race in the same season. Punters will probably remember, like the King George VI Chase, the Welsh National was held over last year to be ran at the start of this year, and it was Synchronised who put on a show of force over the three mile, five and a half furlong, Grade 3 race. While Synchronised is favouring the betting, the general feel is that he really hasn’t been targeted for this, and that a run at the Lexus is going to be more to his favour. So that means, while Synchronised is generally trading at around 6/1 in 2011 Welsh National betting, there are some good options behind him.
Because of the heavier weight burden, Hey Big Spender is really drifting in the odds, but is going to be well worth a an each way shot we feel in Welsh National horse racing betting. It really hasn’t seem to distract him from winning by carrying top weight in races before, and is a proven handicap winner. There is a lot of endurance and power in Hey Big Spender, and trainer Colin Tizzard is really talking up the horse’s chances despite what the bookies are making of his charge. The long race should be ideal for Hey Big Spender, who should have the ability to outlast a lot of the field. Tizzard believes that the Welsh National has always been a perfect target for Hey Big Spender, who ran very well at Newcastle at the end of November, taking a top weight win there.
Carruthers is reportedly in very good shape as well, and the Hennessey Gold Cup Chase (handicap) Grade 3 winner back at the end of November, who beat out Planet of Sound has to be worth considering as well. Word is from the stables, that he is in even better shape that before the successful trip to Newbury. Giles Cross is second favourite in the Welsh National Ante Post horse racing betting at the moment. Trained by Victor Dartnall, Giles Cross ran a good race at Chepstow at the start of the year in the previous renewal of the Welsh National, coming in second to Synchronised on that occasions, but a good run at Fontwell in mid November will have raised his stock for another crack at the Welsh National.
The field looks pretty competitive for the 2011 Welsh National betting, with interest heading towards the likes of Galaxy Rock, Viking Blond and Le Beau Bai. It all adds up to some fantastic ante post prices around at the moment to pay heed to. Hey Big Spender is hard to look past at the moment, because that is tremendous value right out there for him to at least place. Well worth looking at. It we were going to pick out a winner here, then our Welsh National betting tip would be on Carruthers after his Hennessey efforts.
2011 Welsh National Betting Odds
Synchronised: 7/1 at Ladbrokes
Giles Cross: 8/1 at Bet365
Carruthers: 10/1 at SkyBet
Galaxy Rock: 11/1 at Boylesports
Viking Blond: 12/1 at Ladbrokes
Le Beau Bai: 14/1 at Bet365
As De Fer: 14/1 at Ladbrokes
Cappa Bleu: 16/1 at Stan James
Hey Big Spender: 16/1 at Victor Chandler
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