BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap – Lingfield (AW)

Lingfield (AW)

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Date 2024-01-14

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,417

Winning Time 1m 23.79s (slow by 1.79s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	First Encore (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ed Walker	16/5	Won
2nd	Loaded Gun (IRE) Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	10/1	0.1
3rd	Gunfighter (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Hugo Palmer	6/5F	.5
4th	Bulldog Drummond (GB) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	5/1	0.1
5th	Petra Celera (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	10/1	1.75
6th	Give It Up (GB) Rob Hornby · Richard Spencer	12/1	.75

Runners (6)

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
2 (5)	Gunfighter Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Hugo Palmer	J:Rossa Ryan T:Hugo Palmer	135	—	51851-	85	92	79	27d	—	—	-7	35.9	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Best when scoring in handicap at Wolverhampton (upped to 7f, Tapeta) on latest start
3 (3)	First Encore Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Walker	J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Walker	129	—	63531-	79	93	73	35d	—	—	+8	25.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Close third in nursery at Kempton (1m); narrow winner of maiden at Wolverhampton (7f, AW)
1 (6)	Bulldog Drummond Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	136	tb	2261-1	86	92	80	11d	—	—	+5	24.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Big improver coming from the back to win over 6f at Newcastle and Kempton (impressive)
4 (1)	Give It Up Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Richard Spencer	J:Rob Hornby T:Richard Spencer	125	—	6278-	75	88	33	83d	—	—	+1	11.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Second at Newmarket (6f) in August stands out a mile from his other three starts; gelded
5 (2)	Loaded Gun Bay J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Andrew Balding	125	—	5943-6	75	93	74	13d	—	—	+2	8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ran creditably all three starts (7f/6f, Tapeta) since gelded but vulnerable to an improver
6 (4)	Petra Celera Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	123	—	70124-	73	92	78	29d	—	—	+10	16	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Best efforts on Tapeta last three starts; beaten a nose at Newcastle on sole attempt at 7f

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Gunfighter	5/4	11/10	11/8	6/5	11/10
First Encore	7/2	4/1	10/3	7/2	7/2
Bulldog Drummond	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Give It Up	7/1	7/1	17/2	8/1	15/2
Loaded Gun	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Petra Celera	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gunfighter

35.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 13 Odds: 14.2

11/8

2nd

First Encore

25.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 13 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Bulldog Drummond

24.7

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Petra Celera

OR: 5.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Give It Up

11.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Loaded Gun

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bulldog Drummond	86	92	80
Gunfighter	85	92	79
First Encore	79	93	73
Give It Up	75	88	33
Loaded Gun	75	93	74
Petra Celera	73	92	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bulldog Drummond	11d ago	Quick return
Loaded Gun	13d ago	Quick return
Gunfighter	27d ago	Fit
Petra Celera	29d ago	Fit
First Encore	35d ago	Fit
Give It Up	83d ago	Fresh

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Lingfield (AW) over 7f1y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Based on 9 draws with historical results at this course and distance.