Natural Momentum (2017) Horse
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About
Natural Momentum is a 9yo grey/black gelding trained by Bruce Tapper in Timaru. He is by Natural Destiny out of Contrary and has recorded four wins so far. On 21st Jul 2024 at Oamaru he claimed his most important victory, taking the $40000.00 Open Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 12% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Timaru 06-Sep-26 1200m HEAVY 10 R6 BM 75 Hcp $302 (of $15,123) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:16.650, SP: 12.20 1st Palace Princess ( K Bakker 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Cashla Bay ( J Taplin 56 , Cd 54 ) 3.90L 3rd Champagne Diblu ( Y Atchamah 58.5 ) 4.60L 7th Natural Momentum ( A Najib 60 , Cd 58 ) 8.10L See full results | A Najib 60, Cd 58kg 8.10L | 7 (7) |
| Riccarton Park 29-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 7 R6 Open Hcp $1,035 (of $41,410) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.990, SP: 69.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 6th 1st Moving Melody ( T C Moodley 54 ) 2nd La Bella Nera ( A Parris 54 , Cd 50 ) 1.00L 3rd Trobriand ( M J Mcnab 56 ) 1.20L 5th Natural Momentum ( A Najib 54 , Cd 52 ) 4.10L See full results | A Najib 54kg, Cd 52kg 4.10L | 5 (9) |
| Timaru 09-Oct-25 1200m SOFT 5 R10 BM 75 Hcp (of $16,257) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.880, SP: 25.30 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 9th 1st Enterprise ( K Williams 55 ) 2nd Bakhita ( R Muniandy 54 ) 1.00L 3rd Alberton Angel ( D Cooper 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.10L 12th Natural Momentum ( A Najib 60 , Cd 58 ) 12.00L See full results | A Najib 60, Cd 58kg 12.00L | 12 (13) |
| Timaru 24-Sep-25 1600m HEAVY 8 R8 Open Hcp $12,760 (of $22,192) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.930, SP: 5.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Natural Momentum ( A Najib 54 , Cd 51 ) 2nd Zadane ( G A Jogoo 54 ) 0.30L 3rd Ocean Light ( K Williams 59 ) 1.10L See full results | A Najib 54kg, Cd 51kg | 1 (8) |
| Timaru 07-Sep-25 1200m GOOD 3 R6 BM 75 Hcp $2,993 (of $16,629) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 16.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Full Moon Fever ( M J Mcnab 58.5 ) 2nd Natural Momentum ( A Najib 59 , Cd 56 ) 0.20L 3rd Irish Brigade ( B M Murray 57.5 ) 0.30L See full results | A Najib 59kg, Cd 56kg 0.20L | 2 (12) |