Welsh-trained favourite wins by three lengths at ChepstowAdagio impresses in Grade One Finale Junior Hurdle“He’s won it like a warrior,” Adam Wedge said after landing the Welsh Grand National on Secret Reprieve here, and if his mount could talk, he would surely have said the same of his rider. There was a Wedge-shaped imprint on the turf after two of the first four races, yet the undaunted jockey got off the deck to produce an impeccable ride on the 5-2 favourite, turning what should have been a
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This was, for the most part, as smooth a success as is realistically possible in a race that runs for nearly four miles. It was also the second successive win in the race for a local stable, after Potter’s Corner broke a 54-year drought for Welsh‑trained runners in December 2019.