Taunton

Charles Clark Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m3f1y
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £4,753
Runners: 11
Winning time: 4m 43.10s (slow by 18.10s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 5lbs
OR: 73
SP: 12/1
Prominent - went second 3 out - led before 2 out - soon faced challenge - ridden run-in - always doing enough(op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 14/1)
2 ¾
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 7lbs
OR: 75
SP: 6/1
Held up in rear - headway after 7th - went third home turn - pressed winner before 2 out - kept on well(op 11/2)
3 15 15¾
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 81
SP: 7/2F
Pressed leaders early - prominent from 3rd - lost ground when outpaced after 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - went third run-in - no match for first two(op 2/1)
4 10 25¾
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 88
SP: 28/1
Midfield - headway 3 out - briefly went third home turn - weakened run-in(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
5 30½
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 7lbs
OR: 75
SP: 11/1
Pressed leaders - led 4th - headed before 2 out - weakening when not fluent last - lost two places run-in(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
6 38
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 11lbs
OR: 93
SP: 4/1
Jumped slightly left throughout - led - pressed leader when headed 4th - not fluent 6th - bad mistake 7th - weakening when hampered home turn - mistake 2 out(op 6/1)
7 41¼
Age: 4
Weight: 11st 3lbs
OR: 95
SP: 10/1
(vet reported filly was lame on her left-fore)(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
8 ½ 41¾
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 7lbs
OR: 75
SP: 9/2
Always behind(op 15/2)
9 17 58¾
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 94
SP: 14/1
Always behind - tailed off (vet reported mare had been struck into on her left-hind)(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
PU
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 5lbs
OR: 73
SP: 16/1
Always behind - tailed off when jumped badly left 2 out - soon pulled up(op 22/1)
PU
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 86
SP: 40/1
Towards rear - looked to go wrong when pulled up after 1st (vet reported gelding was lame on his left-hind)(op 80/1)
NR
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 7lbs
OR: 85
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £14.60
Tote place: £4.50 £2.30 £1.80
Exacta: £118.40
Trifecta: £245.30
Tricast: £311.34
CSF: £83.59