Beroni favourite for Welsh National Last weekend's Troytown Chase winner Beroni heads the market for next month's Coral Welsh National at 7/1, after the sponsor opened betting on the Chepstow marathon. Another Willie Mullins-trained runner, Our Monty, is next in the betting at 10/1, the same price as What A Friend, who returns to action in Saturday's Hennessy Gold Cup. Halcon Genelardais, winner of the Chepstow race in 2006 and placed in the two subsequent renewals, is a 12/1 chance. "Twelve months ago Notre Pere followed up his win in the Troytown to become the first Irish winner of the Coral Welsh National, and should connections of Beroni choose to come to Chepstow, we make him favourite to complete the same double," said Coral's David Stevens. Coral Welsh National - sponsors bet: 7 Beroni, 10 Our Monty, What A Friend, 12 Halcon Genelardais, 14 Coe, Companero, Don't Push It, Equus Maximus, Pomme Tiepy, The Tother One, Gone To Lunch, Miko De Beauchene, 16 Abbeybraney, Atouchbetweenacara, Ballytrim, Cappa Bleu, Flintoff, Morgan Be, Operation Houdini, Silver By Nature, 20 Bar.
