15.20
StandardBetMGM: It’s Showtime Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £3402
- 1m 0f 5y
- Class 5
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Partly cloudy
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £1.70
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 9 (4) |
6th Jul 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Record of 0-5 since debut win (AW) and has failed to progress since handicapping; chance depends on how well he reacts to blinkers (replacing cheekpieces worn the last twice). |
10/1 |
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9 (10) |
7th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 6f 115y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Won on debut at Newcastle (1m, AW) last November and has produced fair performances in his three handicaps (1m2f-1m4f, AW/good/good to firm), most recently at Thirsk; however, needs something extra today. |
16/1 |
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2 (6) |
17th May 2025 Good To Firm 1m 4f 8y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Made a winning debut at Newcastle (1m, AW) in November but he's not really gone on from that and was only fourth of six on handicap debut at Beverley (1m2f, good; first run since gelded) last month; still early days but he needs improvement with headgear added at this new trip. |
6/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.10
Form: 4
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 14 (10) |
27th Sep 2025 Good 1m 1f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Won on handicap debut here (1m, good) in May and has continued to progress, easily making all at Newbury (1m2f, good to firm) last month; beat just four rivals last time and has a 9lb rise to overcome in this much hotter race, but this 3yo is clearly thriving and could play another leading role. |
9/1 |
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1st 3 (2) |
16th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
All three turf starts have been on good ground; won handicap/seasonal debut at Newmarket (1m) and beaten a neck at Goodwood (1m) later in May; stepping up to 1m2f seemed to suit him well when he came from well off the pace for third of 18 at Glorious Goodwood (1m2f) 16 days ago, which sees him raised another 3lb today and he faces some unexposed rivals. |
9/2 |
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3rd 14 (8) |
31st Jul 2025 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Got up close home on handicap and seasonal debut at Newmarket in May (1m, good; beating the subsequent Italian Derby winner) and beaten just a neck here (1m, good) later that month, when again keeping on well having raced lazily at times; this step up to 1m2f could be just what he needs; chance. |
10/1 |
33/1
- Place: £10.70
Form: 35
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (3) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 10y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Three wins over 1m2f (good/good to firm) last season; only 1lb higher than for his last success but he hasn't been in peak form in four starts this term; still unexposed at this trip but he needs to raise his game. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 1 (4) |
8th Jun 2026 Good 1m 4f 5y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Three wins, all over 1m2f, last season (good/good to firm; two here); best run this term when second of four at Hamilton last time (1m5f, good to firm); a possible. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 1 (5) |
27th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 16y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Three wins over 1m2f last season; unplaced twice this year but dropped 4lb for his troubles and this represents an ease in grade; stamina for 1m5f not assured. |
3/1 |
16/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (8) |
27th Jun 2026 Good 1m 3f 99y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
A two-time 1m4f scorer at Wolverhampton in the spring; rare poor effort when last of eight in 1m4f Newmarket handicap last time; the sort to bounce back. |
10/1 |
|
8th 2 (7) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Steady improver on AW who won his third race in that sphere when making all at Wolverhampton in April; bit below that under a penalty when third on his turf debut at Thirsk (also 1m4f, good) but that came just six days later; five-week break should have recharged his batteries and pedigree points to grass being no problem. |
4/1 |
7/2
Form: 73
Last run: 50 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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18th 21 (12) |
13th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 0lb |
He's on a competitive mark on his best form for Andrew Balding, which includes a good third of 22 over C&D (good) last May; market check advised on first run since last July, having been gelded and changed hands for 62,000gns in the interim, but he needs to be at the very top of his game. |
40/1 |
|
6 (7) |
11th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 127y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Won a Kempton novice on his return in March and he's been placed in four handicaps since, including when third of 22 at York (7f, good) on his penultimate run; never dangerous when third on AW at Lingfield last time but that was behind an improver who made all and he's respected on this step back up in trip. |
6/1 |
|
9 (5) |
19th Jun 2025 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Bred for longer distances but he's a free-going sort who seems better at 7f than 1m; won a Kempton novice in March and he's been placed in three handicaps since, including when third of 22 at York (good) last time; on unchanged mark and he should make another bold bid back on AW. |
4/1 |
8/1
Form: 10 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 11lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 (3) |
30th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Successful on 2yo debut; has failed to repeat that form since, well held over C&D most recently; chance depends on how well he responds to new headgear. |
14/1 |
|
6 (5) |
18th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Won on 2yo debut at Haydock (1m, soft) last September; the return to slow ground may be a positive but he's gone backwards from that initial promise and was soundly beaten at Haydock (1m, good) only 12 days ago. |
9/1 |
|
11 (11) |
6th Sep 2025 Good 1m 0f 37y Class 4 |
8st 12lb |
Overcame greenness to win on C&D debut (soft) last September; has failed to back up that form in four subsequent outings (mainly AW) and needs a first-time visor and return to Haydock to spark a revival back from eight weeks off. |
20/1 |
7/2
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 6 (4) |
2nd Jul 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 3 |
8st 12lb |
Two wins from six starts since joining Hayley Burton, both over 1m4f on Lingfield Polytrack; dictated the pace on second occasion and he's not been in quite such good form on either start since, albeit with 2m looking a stretch on latest; probably on the premises. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 5 (7) |
27th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Two wins from five starts since joining Hayley Burton, with both the wins over 1m4f on Lingfield Polytrack (dictated the pace on penultimate start); back to turf for a lesser show on Saturday; while not dismissed due to this new trip, it is a sizeable step in the dark. |
10/1 |
|
6th 2 (4) |
23rd May 2026 Good 1m 4f 5y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Two wins from four starts since joining Hayley Burton, both the victories coming over 1m4f on Lingfield's AW track; should prove just as effective back on turf and he is not fully exposed just yet. |
4/1 |
12/1
Form: 4
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 (2) |
30th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
0-8; ran well when third of 11 on handicap debut at Leicester (1m2f, good to soft) in May but hasn't built on it and heavy defeats on last two outings leave him with plenty to prove; cheekpieces discarded after one use. |
10/1 |
|
4 (2) |
30th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
0-8; ran well when third of 11 on handicap debut at Leicester (1m2f, good to soft) in May but hasn't built on it and heavy defeats on last two outings leave him with plenty to prove; cheekpieces discarded after one use. |
10/1 |
|
14 (11) |
13th Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Seven-race maiden; dropped away over 1m2f on his stable debut at Beverley last month; drops in trip with cheekpieces added; still has time to do better; Polytrack debut. |
14/1 |
66/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
24th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Two-time Flat winner, most recently at Southwell (AW, 1m3f) in April; made a modest start over hurdles when a distant third of five at Hexham (2m; turf debut) just over two weeks ago, but the good to soft ground may not have suited; could improve on that returned to a quicker surface. |
3/1 |
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3rd 4 |
7th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
2-6 on the Flat, the latter win gained in low-grade AW handicap in April (1m3f; RPR 68); no surprise if he features on this hurdling debut. |
9/2 |
|
1st 11 (4) |
30th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Much improved since sent handicapping, scoring at Newcastle (1m2f) in January and backing it up with an excellent third at Wolverhampton (1m4f) in February; big shout after a break with latest form working out really well. |
7/2 |
10/1
Form: 8
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 2 (3) |
20th Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
11.6f and 1m6f handicap winner last year for the Gosdens; soundly beaten on both attempts over hurdles for new yard but fourth of nine at 33-1 back on the Flat at Chester (2m) three weeks ago was much more like it; needs to build on that. |
7/1 |
|
4th 3 (9) |
30th May 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 196y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
11.6f and 1m6f handicap winner last year for the Gosdens; however, soundly beaten on both attempts over hurdles for new yard this spring, given wind surgery in between; player if he can tap back into those 2025 performances. |
12/1 |
|
4th 4 |
10th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 178y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Two-time Flat winner at up to 1m6f, including on good, when with the Gosdens (RPR 87); 20-1 and never seriously involved on hurdles and stable debut at Huntingdon (2m, good) last month; since had wind surgery; more needed. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 6 (3) |
4th Sep 2025 Good 1m 2f 42y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Made the frame over 1m2f at Windsor (good/soft) on first two starts this year; third of six off this mark on handicap debut at Kempton (1m4f, AW) was better form but he clearly needs to improve; early days. |
8/1 |
|
5 (4) |
11th Aug 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
300,000euros yearling; ran poorly at Newcastle (1m, Tapeta) last November, but has made the frame in two starts over 1m2f at Windsor (good/soft) since returning in June; longer trip should be within range on handicap debut and worth a second look. |
6/1 |
|
6 (11) |
21st Jul 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
300,000euros yearling by Sea The Stars; dropped right out at Newcastle (1m, AW) last November and gelded in March; much better when third of 11 in Windsor novice (1m2f, good) last month; form has been boosted and he should build on that performance; strong each-way claims at the least. |
7/1 |
66/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 5 (3) |
6th Dec 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Has achieved little in two Newcastle events; fitting of tongue-tie needs to make a huge difference. |
100/1 |
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8th 5 (3) |
6th Dec 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Has achieved little in two Newcastle events; fitting of tongue-tie needs to make a huge difference. |
100/1 |
|
7th 2 (2) |
23rd Nov 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Weak in the market (200-1) and tailed off on debut here (1m) two weeks ago; now drops back 2f in distance; difficult to recommend. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £22.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £18.61 |
| Trifecta | £620.90 |
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