Chepstow
14:30
Native River Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Chepstow Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.20 Place: £2.40 £1.90 Exacta: £17.60 Tricast: £49.39 Trifecta: £60.30
Non-Runners: Brief Times (unsuitable ground), Certainly Red (unsuitable ground), Courtland (unsuitable ground), Hidden Heroics (unsuitable ground), Manothepeople (unsuitable ground), Switch Hitter (unsuitable ground), Threeunderthrufive (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - led after 4 out - went clear after 2 out - good jump last - easily(op 11/2)
10 G AVG Sam Thomas 168 lbs 4/1 Won
2nd
In touch with leaders - prominent 12th - outpaced 14th - kept on well and went second towards finish(op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
9 G Poor Tom Lacey 156 lbs 5/2F 6
3rd
Took keen hold - led - led narrowly or disputed lead from 8th - headed after 4 out - mistake 3 out - rallied and went second after 2 out - kept on but lost second towards finish(tchd 6/1)
10 G AVG Nicky Henderson 148 lbs 5/1 0.3
4th
In touch with leaders - prominent 5th - outpaced and lost position 13th - rallied approaching last - kept on well and went fourth run-in(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2)
11 G AVG Tim Vaughan 159 lbs 7/1 2.5
5th
In rear - headway and prominent 7th - went second with one circuit to go - led narrowly or disputed lead from 8th - not fluent and headed 4 out - jumped left 2 out - not fluent last - soon weakened - finished lame (vet said gelding finished lame on his right-fore)(op 3/1)
N/A AVG Oliver Signy 157 lbs 100/30 2.75
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6th
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway before 5 out - outpaced 4 out - soon no impression - weakened run-in(op 22/1)
10 G Poor Christian Williams 142 lbs 50/1 1.25
7th
In rear - slow jump 2nd - outpaced after 13th - jumped left and weakened 4 out - tailed off(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
9 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 153 lbs 17/2 30