16:10 Newcastle

Wednesday 1 January 2025

All13:4914:2414:5915:3416:1016:4017:1017:40

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 6y  |   Standard  |   7 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:10  |   Winning time: 1m 41.77s
1st
Horse silk
7
(5)
7/2
T: A M BaldingJ: Hayley Turner
Raced keenly in close 3rd, near side rail, went 2nd gong well over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and clear when hung left inside final furlong, soon corrected and ran on well op 4/1 tchd 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
¾
6
(3)
3/1
T: K A RyanJ: Rowan Scott
Tracked leading trio and keen, good headway between horses into 2nd over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, always held tchd 5/2 and tchd 16/5
3rd
Horse silk
¾
1
(6)
13/2
T: E WalkerJ: Hector Crouch
Held up in headway near side rail over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
2
(2)
17/2
T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Jason Watson
Steadied and went left start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong not pace to challenge op 9/1 tchd 10/1
5th
Horse silk
1
5
(7)
25/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Led, towards near side, pushed along inside final 2f, ridden and headed soon after, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
(4)
48-12
15/8f
T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell
Steadied start and bit awkwardly away, raced keenly in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms op 7/4 tchd 2/1
7th
Horse silk
3
4
(1)
22/1
T: P D EvansJ: Cam Hardie
Pulled hard tracking leader, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.40, £1.80EX:£16.60Trifecta:£58.10SF:£14.36Swingers:£2.60, £4.10, £2.90

Forecasts

Qazaq (15/8), Apiarist (3/1), Storm Star (7/2), Popmaster (13/2), Symbol Of Light (17/2), Blue Prince (22/1), Empirestateofmind (25/1)

Verdict

QAZAQ made it 3 wins from 3 starts when scoring on handicap debut at Southwell in November, idling final 1f but holding off a fellow improver, and he can continue his progression to add to his tally. Popmaster arrives on the back of a good third at listed level and isn't taken lightly, with Apiarist also considered after his C&D success last time.

  1. QAZAQ (FR)
  2. POPMASTER (IRE)
  3. APIARIST (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £13,190.002nd: £6,189.003rd: £3,092.004th: £1,547.005th: £771.00

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