2025-04-23 Taunton 18:30
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

12 Pink Eyed Pancho

J: Tristan Durrell(3) T: David Brace

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

7 Stage Show

J: Gavin Sheehan T: Alexandra Dunn

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

6 Bruce Gobbler

J: Mr Joshua Newman(5) T: Kayley Woollacott

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

3 Lusso Milan

J: Fergus Gillard T: Mark Gillard

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 4¾ 30½

9 Sevenofus

J: Elizabeth Gale(7) T: Carroll Gray

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 7½ 38

2 Bobby's Fortune

J: Adam Wedge T: Evan Williams

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 3¼ 41¼

5 Lara Kaleo

J: T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks

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

10 Karakoy

J: Liam Harrison T: Robbie Llewellyn

Age:5 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:75 SP:9/2

Always behind(op 15/2)

9 17 58¾

1 Jukebox Annie

J: Sean Houlihan T: Claire Hitch

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)

11 Deal Em High

J: Robert Dunne T: Debra Hamer

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)

4 Elusive Enemy

J: James Turner(5) T: Alexander Gibbons

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)

Bradman

J: Jay Tidball(5) T: Kevin Bishop

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