Drever to tackle Chepstow Walk
Inglis Drever will bid to maintain his status as champion stayer after being confirmed a definite runner in the rescheduled totesport Long Walk Hurdle at Chepstow on December 27.
Officials at the British Horseracing Board have found a new home for the race following the abandonment of Windsor last weekend.
And the Grade One contest will now form part of a dazzling eight-race card which will be live on the BBC and also feature the Coral Welsh National.
Inglis Drever topped five entries for the abandoned race and his trainer Howard Johnson is targeting the contest.
“He will run as Chepstow is a flat, left-handed track and that is what he likes,” said Johnson.
“He has come back from Windsor in good order and all being well, we will get him down there and he won’t mind the soft.
“I will definitely put ‘Drever’ in and might even put a few others in too.”
Officials at the BHB have also decided to revert to the original entry system which will allow four-times winner of the race Baracouda to run, after he was missed out of the initial five-day entry stage due to a clerical error.
However, Francois Doumen has not yet decided whether Baracouda will run in the rescheduled event.
He said: “I will need to think about it and will make a decision later in the week.”
Entries for the race will now close at noon on Thursday, December 22.
