Horse & Hound

‘All jockeys are heroes in my eyesʼ

jennifer.donald@futurenet.com

@ jen_donald

Chepstow Racecourse, Monmouthshire

IT does not take much imagination to see Secret Reprieve, a sturdy seven-year-old by Flemensfirth, leading the Grand National field around the Elbow at Aintree in April, after he overcame relative inexperience to win the rearranged Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow by three lengths on Saturday.

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