More success for the Welsh as Wind beats Loosen

The second of the Grade 3 races on the card at Limerick this afternoon, the PricewaterhouseCoopers Chase, went for export for the second year running as the Evan Williams trained West With The Wind (3/1) got the better of the 1/2 favourite Loosen My Load

The winning 6yo son of Fasliyev is a versatile sort and was recording his tenth career success today. He won three Novices Chase last season and a Handicap Chase.

This summer he won on the level at Ffos Las and on his last start he won a Handicap Chase also at the Welsh venue in August.

Today he made all and went clear from before the straight. He was steadied by his pilot Paul Moloney at the last and drifted left but he stayed on well on the run-in to score comfortably by five and a half lengths from Loosen My Load back in second.

Winning trainer Evan Williams, who trains in Wales, said afterwards: "I didn't think he would handle this type of ground. We had no where else to go with him in the UK.

"When the rain came I was worried as I always thought he was good ground horse.

"He is really a spring horse. He jumps, gallops and can quicken.

"That is my second winner in Ireland, Barizan was my first (won at the Punchestown Festival in 2010).

"It's a credit to race over here with the great prize money on offer. But you need a good one to come over here as the standard of racing is ten times higher than in the UK.

"He has only won a fraction of the prize money he should have as the prize money across the sea is so poor."