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Chestnut Group Norfolk National Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Fakenham · Mon 4th May 2026 · 16:38

📏 3m5f24y 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £13,008 🐎 Chase

2nd

Esperti

4/1

Sean Bowen

1st

Tommie Beau

9/2

Benjamin Macey(5)

3rd

Stans The Man

7/2F

Ben Godfrey

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Class

Class 3

📏

Distance

3m5f24y

🌿

Going

Good

🏟️

Surface

Turf

💰

Prize

£13,008

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Runners

🔖

Type

Chase

📊 Betting Forecast

7/2 Wicked Thoughts, 4/1 Stans The Man, 5/1 Esperti, 7/1 Planned Paradise, Always Busy, 8/1 Enjoy d'Allen, 12/1 Unanswered Prayers, Northern Poet, 14/1 Tommie Beau, 33/1 Stolen Silver

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
7	Stolen Silver Form: 0P30P-	11y 170 lbs	Miss Olive Nicholls(5) Georgina Nicholls	127	25/1
10	Stratagem Form: 6P314-	10y 155 lbs	Shane Fenelon(5) Mickey Bowen	112	–
F	Always Busy Form: 35P23-	8y 147 lbs	Jack Tudor Christian Williams	104	5/1
11	Karuma Grey Form: 2PF5P-	8y 153 lbs	Barry John Murphy	110	–
12	Fern Hill Form: 25423-	11y 153 lbs	Ben Case	110	–
13	Gold Clermont Form: 49P31-	10y 151 lbs	Chad Bament(5) Andy Irvine	108	–
14	Balkardy Form: /156P-	9y 148 lbs	Mrs C Williams	105	–
17	Friends Don't Ask Form: 71D/PP-	11y 132 lbs	Brendan Powell Clare Ellam	89	–
🥉 3rd	Stans The Man Form: 43612-	9y 166 lbs	Ben Godfrey Ella Pickard	123	7/2F
🥇 1st	Tommie Beau Form: 45686-	11y 165 lbs	Benjamin Macey(5) Seamus Mullins	122	9/2
4	Wicked Thoughts Form: /1431-	7y 165 lbs	Freddie Gingell Paul Nicholls	122	10/1
5	Planned Paradise Form: 3611P-	10y 160 lbs	Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) Christian Williams	117	16/1
PU	Unanswered Prayers Form: 55634-	10y 159 lbs	Caoilin Quinn Chris Gordon	116	10/1
6	Enjoy d'Allen Form: 61272-	12y 158 lbs	Miss Lily Jones(7) Neil King	115	10/1
PU	Northern Poet Form: PP/P4-	11y 158 lbs	James Davies Nick Gifford	115	18/1
9	My Gift To You Form: 16942-	8y 158 lbs	James Owen	115	–
🥈 2nd	Esperti Form: P5211-	9y 148 lbs	Sean Bowen David Rees	105	4/1

C&D winner ESPERTI looked in rude health when scoring twice under Sean Bowen last month and is taken to overcome this rise in grade.

Racing Post Pick

Esperti

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

Racecard ›

Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.