Charles Clark Memorial Handicap Chase – Taunton

Taunton

5:50

Charles Clark Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2024-04-24

Distance 3m2f57y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,024

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Bbold b Beau Morgan(5) · Daisy Hitchins	Beau Morgan(5) · Daisy Hitchins	168	b	-32643	108	113	96	3d	—	—	+5	25.8	10/3 23%
Ran a respectable race when a 15l third at Wincanton on Sunday
3	Airtothethrone b Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns · Tim Vaughan	162	tp	F-4F23	102	116	74	38d	—	—	-1	18.7	7/2 22%
Sole win came here and ran well at this track after a wind op; gruelling ground last time
2	Grove Road ch Gavin Sheehan · Archie Watson	Gavin Sheehan · Archie Watson	167	b	P53665	107	112	48	20d	—	—	+7	18.2	13/2 13%
Has form figures of P366 over fences and the placed effort was remote
6	Jessie Lightfoot b David Noonan · Henry Oliver	David Noonan · Henry Oliver	151	—	B3-343	91	112	79	58d	—	—	+2	13.3	15/2 12%
Has performed okay this season for Evan Williams and this is her sort of race
7	Flemen's Tipple b Harry Cobden · Andy Irvine	Harry Cobden · Andy Irvine	146	—	-2426P	86	115	62	23d	—	—	+3	14.1	8/1 11%
0-15; placed form over hurdles but neither chase run was wildly encouraging
4	Head And Heart b Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	162	b	531OPP	102	116	107	17d	—	—	+8	16.6	9/1 10%
All gone pear shaped since his Warwick win; fair mark should the new blinkers work
8	Kingsmill Gin b Tabitha Worsley(3) · Jackie Du Plessis	Tabitha Worsley(3) · Jackie Du Plessis	145	—	71U-5P	85	111	70	17d	—	—	+2	11.3	10/1 9%
Under these less demanding conditions she should go well if as good as she was
9	Shortcross Storm b Bryan Carver · Chris Honour	Bryan Carver · Chris Honour	142	b	-144P2	82	116	100	23d	—	—	+10	15.6	16/1 6%
4lb wrong and difficult to know what form he's in at the minute
5	Unblinking b Paul O'Brien · Robert Bevis	Paul O'Brien · Robert Bevis	155	t	-2272P	95	114	95	47d	—	—	+11	17.5	16/1 6%
Went close over C&D in December and would have found the ground too soft at Exeter

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Bbold	3/1	10/3	3/1	11/4	3/1
Airtothethrone	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Grove Road	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2
Jessie Lightfoot	7/1	7/1	15/2	15/2	13/2
Flemen's Tipple	7/1	7/1	8/1	8/1	13/2
Head And Heart	8/1	9/1	17/2	15/2	8/1
Kingsmill Gin	10/1	9/1	17/2	15/2	8/1
Shortcross Storm	16/1	16/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Unblinking	16/1	16/1	14/1	11/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bbold

25.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Airtothethrone

18.7

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Grove Road

18.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Unblinking

17.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Head And Heart

16.6

OR: 13 Form: 1.1 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Shortcross Storm

15.6

OR: 8 Form: 6 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Flemen's Tipple

14.1

OR: 9 Form: 2 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Jessie Lightfoot

13.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Kingsmill Gin

11.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bbold Top Rated	108	113	96
Grove Road	107	112	48
Airtothethrone	102	116	74
Head And Heart	102	116	107
Unblinking	95	114	95
Jessie Lightfoot	91	112	79
Flemen's Tipple	86	115	62
Kingsmill Gin	85	111	70
Shortcross Storm	82	116	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bbold	3d ago	Quick return
Airtothethrone	38d ago	Fit
Grove Road	20d ago	Fit
Jessie Lightfoot	58d ago	Fresh
Flemen's Tipple	23d ago	Fit
Head And Heart	17d ago	Fit
Kingsmill Gin	17d ago	Fit
Shortcross Storm	23d ago	Fit
Unblinking	47d ago	Fresh

Going: Good

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