14:30 Chepstow

Saturday 14 October 2023

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Native River Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 6m 22.71s

Stolen Silver^t²¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: S Thomas| OR: 150

4/1

Raced only 4 times last season, best effort when runner-up off this mark in premier handicap at Cheltenham on New Year's Day. Poor efforts next 2 starts but has a good record fresh.

Form: 41/U2P0-

Eva's Oskar^t,v¹⁸²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 141| CD

7/1

Likeable chaser who has improved since the visor went on, scoring at Cheltenham in December. Hampered and unseating at the twentieth in Grand National at Aintree final start. Can go well fresh.

Form: 62164U-

French Paradoxe²¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: G Sheehan| T: O Signy| OR: 139| D

10/3

Improving chaser who added another win to his tally in 23f handicap at Newcastle. Shaped much better than the bare result in Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter final start and type to bounce back.

Form: F1/1F1P-

Tea Clipper^p¹³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 138| C| D

5/2

Failed to fire in the spring but he went close in this on his return last year off 4 lb higher so not taken lightly.

Form: 23468-9

Coeur Serein^p¹⁰⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 135| D

17/2

Back to winning ways in a small field at Newbury in February but is becoming increasingly unreliable and poor efforts next 2 of 3 starts.

Form: 281P5-F

Emir Sacree¹⁶¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 130| C

5/1

Dual winner in novice handicap chases in 2021-22. Pulled up 3 of next 4 starts, however, so leap of faith required.

Form: 31/P3P-P

Strictlyadancer⁶³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 122| D

50/1

Patiently-ridden chaser who completed the hat-trick with something to spare at Haydock. Run of good form came to a halt at Sandown but quickly bounced back when fourth at Kempton, albeit beaten over 13 lengths. Off 21 months and 2 lb out of weights.

Form: 5111P4/

Non-Runners

Threeunderthrufive¹⁷⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Courtland⁵³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: P & M Bowen J: S Bowen

Certainly Red¹⁶⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: Mrs L Richards J: M Goldstein

Brief Times⁵³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: Bryan Carver

Switch Hitter²³⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: P F Nicholls J: Non Runner

Hidden Heroics¹⁴⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: D Skelton J: Non Runner

Manothepeople¹⁷⁵

Weight: 10-6| Age: 8

T: F O'Brien J: C Brace

Forecasts

Tea Clipper (5/2), French Paradoxe (10/3), Stolen Silver (4/1), Emir Sacree (5/1), Manothepeople (5/1), Threeunderthrufive (6/1), Eva's Oskar (7/1), Courtland (8/1), Switch Hitter (8/1), Coeur Serein (17/2), Certainly Red (10/1), Hidden Heroics (10/1), Brief Times (10/1), Strictlyadancer (50/1)

THREEUNDERTHRUFIVE was a good fourth off this mark in the Scottish Grand National at Ayr on his final start so gets the vote back down in class on return. The thriving Courtland is an obvious threat, with Tea Clipper another to consider having gone close in this last year off 4 lb higher.