18.30
StandardBetMGM: It’s Showtime Handicap
- Prize money: £3716.14
- 0m 7f 14y
- Class 5
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Showers
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
- Place: £1.30
Form: 522224 BF
Last run: 4 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 11 (8) |
27th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Newcastle regular (four wins) but well held in both visits here; still 4lb above his last winning mark and others make greater appeal. |
14/1 |
|
8th 14 (7) |
1st Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
8st 11lb |
Four-time AW winner, the latest at Newcastle (7f) in May, and good second at Chester (7f, good to soft) in June; however, only fifth of ten at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) last time and has to leave that run behind if he's to get off the mark on turf at the seventh attempt. |
33/1 |
|
5th 1 (8) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
All four wins at Newcastle but nothing wrong with latest second at Chester, especially as he missed the break; good chance off 1lb higher. |
13/2 |
11/4
- Place: £1.40
Form: 648611 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (8) |
18th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 195y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Not seen on turf since 2024 but is well treated on best Newcastle AW form and has won over this C&D; admittedly needs to stage a revival judged on 2026 efforts. |
14/1 |
|
7th 5 (7) |
1st May 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Prolific here during the 2024/25 AW season but he's beaten one rival in two starts after an absence; couldn't support with any confidence. |
16/1 |
10/1
- Place: £4.30
Form: 916883 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 (1) |
4th Nov 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
100-1 when unseating at the start in a Class 4 AW handicap last week on return from a lengthy break; this is more his level but has a bit to prove on the wellbeing front. |
16/1 |
|
10 (1) |
4th Nov 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
100-1 when unseating at the start in a Class 4 AW handicap last week on return from a lengthy break; this is more his level but has a bit to prove on the wellbeing front. |
16/1 |
|
10 (1) |
4th Nov 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
100-1 when unseating at the start in a Class 4 AW handicap last week on return from a lengthy break; this is more his level but has a bit to prove on the wellbeing front. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: 074104 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (3) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 6y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Handy sort who bounced back to form with easy wins over this trip at Musselburgh (soft) and Ayr (heavy) this month; only fourth of ten off this mark over C&D (good) ten days ago, but ground conditions today may be more to his liking and he is respected back down in grade. |
100/30 |
|
1 (3) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 7f 6y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Handy sort who bounced back to form with easy wins over this trip at Musselburgh (soft) and Ayr (heavy) this month; only fourth of ten off this mark over C&D (good) ten days ago, but ground conditions today may be more to his liking and he is respected back down in grade. |
100/30 |
|
7 (10) |
18th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Suddenly thriving again, racing up with the pace when winning over this trip at Musselburgh and Ayr this month; those successes came on soft/heavy ground but he has plenty of form on good to firm; more of a concern is a further 8lb rise to a career-high mark. |
7/2 |
4/1
Form: 131141 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 8st 12lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (9) |
3rd Sep 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
All five of his wins have come at Newcastle; it has been a long time since the last of them but a second wind op seemed to do the trick earlier in the year, finishing second at Chelmsford and over C&D; absent since March but he has to be taken seriously off his lowly mark. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 7 (4) |
11th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Four wins, two seconds and two thirds to his name from ten runs over C&D and bounced back to form 18 days ago (7f, Polytrack) on his first start since undergoing a second round of wind surgery; on a very attractive mark if building on that. |
5/2 |
10/1
Form: 866868 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 8st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 (6) |
13th Jul 2026 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Five-time AW winner including over C&D; his last success was 17 months ago but he returned after a short break with an eye-catching fourth in a Wolverhampton handicap (6f, Tapeta) last week; didn't get much luck in that race and he's in the mix back up in trip; visor reapplied. |
11/2 |
|
4th 9 (1) |
7th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
His C&D third in March was his only effort of note since wind surgery last summer; it hasn't been a springboard to better things and he's not a solid option. |
12/1 |
|
4th 7 (1) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
10st 3lb |
Rarely seen on turf these days even though he has won on it; only one piece of recent worthwhile form and jockey (who also owns him) is having her first ride in public; has dropped 8lb below his last winning mark, though, so could play a part if producing his best. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 235374 CD
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 9 (9) |
20th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
11-time course winner who defied this mark over C&D in December; some creditable efforts since but he has been a bit up and down and was only sixth behind Anthropologist here last time; others preferred. |
16/1 |
|
6th 5 (9) |
27th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
11-time course winner, the latest over C&D in December, and he twice finished placed over C&D last month; certainly of interest on that form but this 12yo has gone off the boil on his last two starts. |
14/1 |
|
11th 1 (7) |
14th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Failed to fire at Newcastle last week but this veteran had run two fine races in defeat beforehand; fully effective at this track too so no great surprise were he to rebound quickly. |
12/1 |
16/1
Form: 659295 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (5) |
1st Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 210y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Ran well in a higher level on the AW two weeks ago (125-1) and that was after a lengthy break; might be sharper this time and has competitive form here off this sort of mark. |
8/1 |
|
4th 10 (6) |
18th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 4 |
8st 11lb |
Generally struggled early in the year and returns from a break of five months; wins have all come after a recent outing and does most of his racing at a lower level now, so has a bit to overcome. |
33/1 |
|
8th 8 (1) |
11th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Good third over a mile here last month but he failed to back it up over that same distance 11 days ago; perhaps vulnerable once again. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: 109009
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (2) |
17th Feb 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Went close over C&D last month and was a fair fourth at Southwell (first-time cheekpieces) last time; hard to rule out a good run with visor now tried but he's not easy to predict and losing run is mounting up. |
8/1 |
|
4th 8 (3) |
7th Feb 2025 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 4 |
8st 8lb |
Patchy form since winning off 6lb higher at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) last May and has a bit to find with Many A Star and Ormolulu on last month's C&D running; application of cheekpieces needs to make a difference. |
9/1 |
|
4th 8 (3) |
7th Feb 2025 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 4 |
8st 8lb |
Patchy form since winning off 6lb higher at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) last May and has a bit to find with Many A Star and Ormolulu on last month's C&D running; application of cheekpieces needs to make a difference. |
9/1 |
14/1
Form: 544809 CD
Last run: 194 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (9) |
26th Jul 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Losing run up to 18 and entitled to have run better than he did at Ayr last time (7f; handles soft); had been running quite well, though, and cheekpieces now replace a visor. |
6/1 |
|
4 (6) |
6th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 50y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Losing run is mounting up; however, has proved consistent in the last two months and latest effort can be marked up (met traffic issues); defied a much higher mark over C&D in 2023 and enters the reckoning. |
5/1 |
25/1
Form: 0-9877 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 (2) |
16th Jun 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
His last win was over two years ago and he has record of 70767787 since December; mark continues to tumble but he has lots to prove and needs a major upturn in form. |
16/1 |
|
7th 8 (1) |
26th May 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
His mark continues to tumble but he hasn't been shaping as though he's about to take advantage; a first-time visor replaces cheekpieces. |
16/1 |
|
7th 8 (1) |
26th May 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
His mark continues to tumble but he hasn't been shaping as though he's about to take advantage; a first-time visor replaces cheekpieces. |
16/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £9.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £8.26 |
| Tricast | £66.19 |
| Trifecta | £88.40 |
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