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David Lucas, Wales Leading Independent Bookmaker Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Chepstow · Thu 21st May 2026 · 20:40

📏 1m2f 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 GOOD TO SOFT (GoingStick: 6.9) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £5,339 🐎 Flat

2nd

River King

8/13F

Sean Levey

1st

The Green Mile

11/1

David Probert

3rd

Naples

22/1

Clifford Lee

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Class

Class 4

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Distance

1m2f

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Going

GOOD TO SOFT (GoingStick: 6.9)

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£5,339

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Runners

🌤️

Weather

Partly cloudy

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Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

10/11 River King, 4/1 Alcaraz, 6/1 Robbo, 8/1 Crystal Mariner, 9/1 The Green Mile, 12/1 Naples

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
5	Alcaraz Form: 17228-	7y 135 lbs	Charles Bishop George Baker	85	13/2
11	Spirit Of The Bay Form: 13759-	8y 116 lbs	William Cox John & Rhys Flint	66	–
4	Crystal Mariner Form: 02110-	6y 135 lbs	Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	85	6/1
🥈 2nd	River King Form: /3231-	4y 134 lbs	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	84	8/13F
4	Desert Shadow Form: 922-05	4y 132 lbs	Saeed bin Suroor	82	–
🥉 3rd	Naples Form: 021-05	4y 129 lbs	Clifford Lee Steph Hollinshead	79	22/1
5	Raulin Form: 116-76	4y 132 lbs	Billy Loughnane David O'Meara	82	–
🥇 1st	The Green Mile Form: 37/5-0	4y 127 lbs	David Probert Neil Mulholland	77	11/1
6	Percy's Daydream Form: 2125-1	4y 129 lbs	Billy Loughnane David O'Meara	79	–
6	Robbo Form: 0-0363	5y 123 lbs	Ashley Lewis(5) Thomas Faulkner	73	15/2
8	Due To Henry Form: 9400-2	5y 128 lbs	Eve Johnson Houghton	78	–

The vote goes to RIVER KING, who's the sort to benefit from a gelding operation and enters handicaps from an interesting mark.

Racing Post Pick

River King

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.