Charles Clark Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Taunton

Taunton

19:00

Charles Clark Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-04-22

Distance 2m7f198y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,545

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 4.6°C

Wind 5mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 6m 0.90s (slow by 16.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Noble Blue (FR) Mr Joshua Newman · Kayley Woollacott	7/4F	Won
2nd	Gasmani (IRE) Charlie Maggs · David Dennis	5/1	1
3rd	Sage Green (IRE) James Best · Syd Hosie	11/2	1
4th	Final Entry (IRE) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	9/1	1
5th	Holeshot (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Tim Vaughan	6/1	24
6th	Sam's Amour (GB) Stan Sheppard · Keiran Burke	20/1	8.5
7th	Mcgregors Charge (GB) Ben Godfrey · Kayley Woollacott	9/2	5

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Noble Blue Bay J:Mr Joshua Newman(5) T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Mr Joshua Newman(5) T:Kayley Woollacott	162	—	11122U	104	112	102	13d	—	—	+7	29.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
0-14 under rules, 6-9 in points; twice 2nd over 2m6f before clipping heals in Gasmani race
1	Gasmani Bay J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:David Dennis	J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:David Dennis	168	—	443-91	110	112	96	13d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+1	20.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Well on top in a five-runner novice handicap over C&D (good) 13 days ago; raised 6lb
4	Sage Green Bay J:James Best T:Syd Hosie	J:James Best T:Syd Hosie	162	t	5724F3	104	111	104	30d	—	—	+3	22.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
This sort of trip is totally new under rules for this 2024 Irish 3m point winner
7	Mcgregors Charge Bay J:Ben Godfrey T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Ben Godfrey T:Kayley Woollacott	142	—	4132PP	84	-	-	13d	—	—	0	15.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Pulled up 13 days ago for new stable, but it's notable he was 13-8 favourite in that chase
2	Holeshot Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Tim Vaughan	J:Lorcan Williams T:Tim Vaughan	166	—	75FP4P	108	111	93	26d	—	—	+8	17.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Back to last winning mark for today's switch from chasing; stamina has to be proved
6	Final Entry Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	152	tp	137-6	94	106	71	44d	—	—	+5	13.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Absent 473 days before this season; not totally ruled out over today's very new trip
3	Sam's Amour Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Keiran Burke	J:Stan Sheppard T:Keiran Burke	163	—	4285P6	105	110	94	18d	—	—	+10	15.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Struggled in her final three runs last year and when returned to action 18 days ago

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Noble Blue	11/4	5/2	11/4
Gasmani	10/3	10/3	10/3
Sage Green	4/1	7/2	4/1
Mcgregors Charge	5/1	9/2	5/1
Holeshot	8/1	15/2	8/1
Final Entry	10/1	10/1	10/1
Sam's Amour	16/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Noble Blue

29.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Sage Green

22.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Gasmani

20.7

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Holeshot

17.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Mcgregors Charge

15.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.9 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Sam's Amour

15.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Final Entry

13.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gasmani	110	112	96
Holeshot	108	111	93
Sam's Amour	105	110	94
Noble Blue	104	112	102
Sage Green	104	111	104
Final Entry	94	106	71
Mcgregors Charge	84	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Noble Blue	13d ago	Quick return
Gasmani	13d ago	Quick return
Mcgregors Charge	13d ago	Quick return
Sam's Amour	18d ago	Fit
Holeshot	26d ago	Fit
Sage Green	30d ago	Fit
Final Entry	44d ago	Fit

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Noble Blue	Class Class 5	Class Drop
Gasmani	Class Class 5	Class Drop
Mcgregors Charge	Class Class 5	Class Drop

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 3 drops, 0 rises.