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Pembrokeshire jockey James Bowen WHILST Sean Bowen had a late call-up to ride 40-1 outsider Give Me A Copper in the 2021 Grand National, younger brother James missed a chance to ride a serious contender in the main event at Aintree - after being placed on the reserves’ list. Earlier in the week, trainer Evan Williams had revealed that James Bowen, the younger son of horse trainer Peter Bowen of Little Newcastle, would ride Secret Reprieve, after regular jockey Adam Wedge had been ruled out through injury. Wedge missed the Cheltenham Festival after sustaining a fracture to his T12 vertebrae when falling from Hoi Polloi at Newbury on March 11, and the injury had not healed sufficiently for him to take the Aintree ride on the Welsh National winner. ....
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The Flemensfirth gelding was carrying just over 10 stone. By Press Association Saturday 9 Jan 2021, 4:32 PM Jan 9th 2021, 4:32 PM 2,210 Views 0 Comments Secret Reprieve and jockey Adam Wedge (no.17) before going on to win. Image: PA Image: PA SECRET REPRIEVE PROVIDED proud Welshman Evan Williams with victory in the Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow. An impressive winner of the Welsh Grand National Trial at the Monmouthshire circuit in early December, the Flemensfirth gelding had been strongly fancied for the big race itself ever since. And while the three-mile-five-furlong contest had to be abandoned due to a waterlogged track over the Christmas period, he was still allowed to line up under a 4lb penalty, meaning he was 8lb well-in at the weights. ....