Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Haydock Park)

Thank you, but I'm not sure I'll be backing her as yet as she's out of the handicap, I don't know who rides yet and we seem set for a dry rest of the week.

Right now, Royal Pagaille and Galia Des Liteaux (who gets a handy weights turnaround with the Welsh National principals if Royal Pagaille is declared on Thursday (it's a different race if he isn't) are the two on my radar.
 
We have two official - according to the race titles - GN trials this weekend.

This one at Haydock worth £100k and one at Punchestown on Sunday worth €100k.

Sadly, they are trials in name only. At Haydock only stablemates Royal Pagaille and Fontaine Collonges have genuine prospects of making the cut at Aintree, while at Punchestown only top weight Velvet Elvis has a realistic chance of doing so.

I suppose they are prizes worth aiming for so they should all be trying unless some of the Irish horses are targeting the festival handicaps or the Ayr or Irish Nationals.

Maybe these races should be exempted from the no penalty condition of the National; that winners of these races can carry a penalty to improve their chances of getting in.

Either that or make them win-and-you're-in events as prevails in the Ebor.

Just musing...
 
I just see them as interesting races in their own right.

Hoping to do a thread on the Punchestown contest once final declarations are made and Oddschecker have cobbled a price comparison market together to link to.
 
Think you're probably on point with RP declared Galia stands a very good chance at th weights probably needs the predicted rainfall though as I think she lacks gears where there is any injection of pace. Think she'd benefit from making the running also although that's doubtful.
 
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