Silver By Nature Profile

Silver By Nature is one of the strongest candidates to win the Grand National because of an impressive set of statistics that have been acquired over the career of the horse. The nine-year-old Bay Gelding has seven wins and five second to third place finishes from a total of 24 races.

There are a lot of good things about Silver By Nature that have been displayed consistently through the career of the horse. These positive qualities have been focused on and exploited by trainer Lucinda Russell and jockey Peter Buchanan.

First Race of Silver By Nature

The first race of Silver By Nature was a 16 furlong contest at Ayr on April 21 2007. This two mile trip gave the 40/1 outsider a chance to race against a good quality field to see if the horse had a future in jump racing.

The first race of Silver By Nature produced a fourth placed finish and displayed a number of positive aspects. The horse was held up and responded well towards the end of the race. Silver By Nature finished a total of three lengths altogether behind three horses that were all on shorter prices.

Style of Silver By Nature

The style of Silver By Nature has been kept the same throughout long spells in the career of the horse. Hold up is the main style of Silver By Nature and this style allowed the horse a first win at Perth on April 27 2007.

On that occasion Silver By Nature was an 11/1 shot in a good field of 14 runners. Timmy Murphy was the jockey and held the horse up through the early stages before timing a run for the line perfectly that secured a three length victory.

Hold Up Horses in the Grand National

There are a lot of hold up horses in the Grand National but there are huge risks linked with them. The biggest risk of hold up horses in the Grand National is that they fall off the pace far too early in a race.

This often creates a gap that is too big to claw back. The Grand National is a massive race with a high number of fences and hurdles to be jumped. If hold up horses in the Grand National sit back too early then it often means theyíre out of the race before it has really started.

Silver By Nature's Recent Form

Silver By Nature's recent form has been very good as the only race for the horse in 2011 produced a 15 length win over 28 furlongs at Haydock Park in February. Silver By Nature looked in very good condition and the horse stayed on well as the challenge from others in the field faded.

Silver By Nature's recent form is very important because it provides a strong indication that the stamina of the horse is very good. It also shows that the work Lucinda Russell has been doing is slowly coming together at the right time.