Legendary Welsh trainer Dai Burchell was honoured by Chepstow Racecourse on Thursday when they ran the Happy Retirement Dai Burchell Novices Hurdle. The fifth race of the day was titled after 84-year-old Burchell, in recognition of his decision to retire in February by which time he will have turned 85. Chepstow-born Burchell, whose trainer’s yard is near Ebbw Vale, plans to bring down the curtain on an extraordinary career in the sport.