Saturday 14 October · Chepstow, Wales

14:30 Native River Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m 7f 131y
Going: Soft
Class: 2
Prize: GBP 50000
Runners: 7

Race preview

French Paradoxe had excuses when a combination of testing ground and finding the trip too far saw him pulled up in the Midlands National at Uttoxeter. He remains open to improvement, having won impressively at Newcastle the time before, but the vote goes to MANOTHEPEOPLE. A useful novice last season, he didn't get home when contesting the Scottish National on his final start of the campaign, but the fact he goes well fresh, having scored here on his chase debut last October, is a huge positive. Others to note include Courtland and Switch Hitter.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Stolen Silver	41/U2P0-	Sam Twiston-Davies	S Thomas	12 0	4-1
2	Tea Clipper	23468-9	Stan Sheppard	T Lacey	11 2	5-2
3	Emir Sacree	31/P3P-P	N de Boinville	N J Henderson	10 8	5-1
4	Eva's Oskar	62164U-	Alan Johns	Tim Vaughan	11 5	7-1
5	French Paradoxe	F1/1F1P-	G Sheehan	O Signy	11 3	10-3
6	Strictlyadancer	5111P4/	Jack Tudor	Christian Williams	10 2	50-1
7	Coeur Serein	281P5-F	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill	10 13	17-2
NR	Threeunderthrufive	6/3U684-	Non Runner	P F Nicholls	11 11
NR	Courtland	6-11121	S Bowen	P & M Bowen	11 8
NR	Certainly Red	B11197-	M Goldstein	Mrs L Richards	11 4
NR	Brief Times	3-P9113	Bryan Carver	N P Mulholland	11 1
NR	Switch Hitter	1322/71-	Non Runner	P F Nicholls	11 1
NR	Hidden Heroics	P1155-5	Non Runner	D Skelton	10 10
NR	Manothepeople	11/112P-	C Brace	F O'Brien	10 6