Racing: Tamarindo tumbles

TAMARINDO, THE favourite for today's feature race at Cheltenham, was the subject of backing yesterday for the Welsh National with the sponsors, Coral, cutting him to 5-1 from 7-1. "Since we opened our book, all the money has been for the Martin Pipe trio, which is not surprising given his record," Simon Clare, of Coral, said.

WELSH NATIONAL: 4-1 Dom Samourai, 5-1 Tamarindo (from 7-1), 7-1 Earth Summit, 8-1 Eudipe, 10-1 Macgeorge, Seven Towers, 11-1 Fiddling The Facts, 12-1 Ottowa, The Grey Monk, Coome Hill, 14-1 others