Devon’s Grand National takes place on Friday when a prize fund of £25,000 will attract some of Britain’s best loved chasers alongside a supporting card tailor made for racing’s rising stars.

The winner of the Higos Insurance Services Handicap Chase will add £15,000 to the pot and it is no surprise to learn that it is ever popular among trainers, keen to give their chasers who might lack for a bit of speed, but who love galloping and jumping, a chance to win a prestigious prize.

With 21 fences to negotiate, and three miles six furlongs to complete, the race requires an abundance of stamina, but it is hugely popular, with competitive fields the order of the day.

Full preview in the Friday, February 23 edition of the Mid-Devon Advertiser