Full Result 5.50 Taunton | 24 April 2024

Charles Clark Memorial Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (3m2f57yds) 3m2½f Good 19 fences

1st £7,023.73 2nd £3,231.90 3rd £1,615.95 4th £808.64 5th £402.99

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Jessie Lightfoot (IRE) 6/1 David Noonan Henry Oliver	David Noonan Henry Oliver	10	1011	91	94	98	–
b m Yeats (IRE) - Needle Doll (IRE) (Needle Gun)
Held up in rear, good headway after 12th, pushed along after 4 out, went third before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on well run-in, led final strides (op 8/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 17/2)

2 ½	3. Airtothethrone (IRE) 4/1 Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	8	118 tp¹	102	104	109	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Sorcillera (Anzillero)
Prominent, lost position 5th, prominent 11th, dropped to midfield after 12th, headway after 15th, went second after 4 out, kept on to lead towards finish, headed final strides (op 7/2 tchd 10/3)

3 1 [1½]	1. Bbold (IRE) 5/2F Beau Morgan ⁵ Daisy Hitchins	Beau Morgan ⁵ Daisy Hitchins	10	119 b	108	109	116	–
b g Aizavoski (IRE) - Molly Be (First Trump)
Midfield, headway after 12th, pressed leaders after 13th, led before 4 out, ridden when idled after 2 out, reduced lead last, no extra when headed towards finish (op 3/1 tchd 10/3)

4 15 [16½]	4. Head And Heart 9/1 Micheal Nolan Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Micheal Nolan Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	7	118 b¹	102	91	95	–
b m Mount Nelson - Don't Stop Me Now (FR) (Zamindar)
Midfield, headway after 12th, outpaced after 4 out, went fourth approaching last, weakened run-in (op 17/2 tchd 10/1)

5 1 [17½]	8. Kingsmill Gin 8/1 Tabitha Worsley ³ Jackie Du Plessis	Tabitha Worsley ³ Jackie Du Plessis	11	102	85	74	76	–
b m Fair Mix (IRE) - Kingsmill Lake (Broadsword)
Jumped right on occasions, raced in second, pressed leaders 13th, lost second after 4 out, weakened gradually after 3 out, lost fourth approaching last (op 9/1)

6 39 [56½]	7. Flemen's Tipple (IRE) 11/1 Harry Cobden Andy Irvine	Harry Cobden Andy Irvine	7	106	86	43	42	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Marie Des Anges (FR) (Ballingarry)
Prominent, weakened 4 out, tailed off (op 15/2)

PU	5. Unblinking 12/1 Paul O'Brien Robert Bevis	Paul O'Brien Robert Bevis	11	111 t	95	–	–	–
b g Cacique (IRE) - Deliberate (King's Best)
Midfield, reminder after 9th, weakened after 12th, pulled up 14th (op 14/1 tchd 11/1)

PU	9. Shortcross Storm (IRE) 11/1 Bryan Carver Chris Honour	Bryan Carver Chris Honour	9	102 4 b	82	–	–	–
b g September Storm (GER) - Lady Leila (IRE) (Taipan)
Led, soon went well clear, hit 11th, joined 13th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened quickly, pulled up before 3 out (op 16/1)

PU	2. Grove Road (IRE) 11/1 Gavin Sheehan Archie Watson	Gavin Sheehan Archie Watson	8	1113 b	107	–	–	–
ch g Mahler - Dear Frankie (IRE) (Milan)
Never going well, always behind, tailed off 14th, pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 13/2)

9 ran Off time: 5:50:38 Winning time: 6m 53.27s (slow by 13.27s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Catch Twenty Two (Jessie Lightfoot) 1st breeder: Sean Keane
2nd owner: Mrs C S Wilson (Airtothethrone)
3rd owner: Miss Daisy Hitchins (Bbold)
Tote win: £7 PL: £1.90 £1.70 £1.50 Ex: £22 CSF: £31.39 Tricast: £75.89 Trifecta: £116.40

5:50 Taunton 24 Apr 2024

Charles Clark Memorial Handicap Chase