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

Newcastle (AW)

7:15

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Date 2024-01-25

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,443

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (10)	Sibyl Charm b J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	126	—	6402-2	68	92	75	13d	—	—	-11	18.4	9/4 31%
Signalled ready to strike for current yard when strong-finishing Wolver second; big shout
7 (6)	Leap Day b J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	129	p	5431-4	71	87	56	14d	—	—	-12	12.5	3/1 25%
Off the mark at Southwell and backed it up with good fourth there since; can go well again
1 (3)	Kalganov b J:Phil Dennis T:Michael Dods	J:Phil Dennis T:Michael Dods	135	p	7510-5	77	88	61	18d	—	—	-5	11.8	9/2 18%
Won over C&D and solid fifth of 12 at Wolver 18 days ago; ought to be in the shake-up
3 (7)	Matty Too b J:Jack Mitchell T:Ed Dunlop	J:Jack Mitchell T:Ed Dunlop	134	v	30079-	76	89	66	43d	—	—	-4	11.5	5/1 17%
Won twice over 7f on turf in June but his recent form is not so encouraging; more needed
5 (8)	Westmorian b J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	129	—	3448-8	71	91	46	17d	—	—	-3	8.3	9/1 10%
Course scorer; looked rusty after 6 months off when eighth here latest; can build on it
6 (9)	Dragons Will Rise b J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Micky Hammond	J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Micky Hammond	129	—	37/0-6	71	81	15	21d	—	—	+2	6.5	28/1 3%
Multiple course scorer but he's yet to fire in two runs since returning from long absence
2 (1)	Vecchio b J:Elisha Whittington(3) T:Scott Dixon	J:Elisha Whittington(3) T:Scott Dixon	134	—	24/47-	76	84	-	215d	—	—	+5	7.2	40/1 2%
Off since beating only one at Newmarket in June; market can guide on his yard/Tapeta debut
10 (2)	Sparkle In His Eye ch J:Billy Garritty T:Micky Hammond	J:Billy Garritty T:Micky Hammond	122	—	2513-0	64	87	20	16d	—	—	+1	4.3	33/1 3%
Course scorer; shaped as if in need of run when last at Southwell; can take a step forward
NR (4)	Gobi Sunset b J:TBC T:Iain Jardine	J: T:Iain Jardine	133	—	1086-2	75	89	72	2d	—	—	—	11.3	—
C&D winner in October and back to form with close second at Southwell on Tuesday; chance
NR (5)	One More Dream br J:TBC T:John Quinn	J: T:John Quinn	127	—	8000-9	69	85	20	14d	—	—	—	4.8	—
Three-time winner in 2023 (including here) but well out of sorts; others much preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Sibyl Charm	9/4	15/8	2/1	7/4	15/8
Leap Day	3/1	11/4	11/4	3/1	11/4
Kalganov	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2	7/2
Matty Too	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1	4/1
Westmorian	9/1	15/2	15/2	8/1	15/2
Dragons Will Rise	28/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Vecchio	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Sparkle In His Eye	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sibyl Charm

18.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 5 Odds: 8.9

9/4

2nd

Leap Day

12.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Kalganov

11.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Matty Too

11.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Gobi Sunset

11.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Westmorian

8.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Vecchio

7.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Dragons Will Rise

6.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

One More Dream

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Sparkle In His Eye

4.3

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kalganov Top Rated	77	88	61
Matty Too	76	89	66
Vecchio	76	84	—
Gobi Sunset	75	89	72
Leap Day	71	87	56
Westmorian	71	91	46
Dragons Will Rise	71	81	15
One More Dream	69	85	20
Sibyl Charm	68	92	75
Sparkle In His Eye	64	87	20

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gobi Sunset	2d ago	Quick return
Sibyl Charm	13d ago	Quick return
Leap Day	14d ago	Fit
One More Dream	14d ago	Fit
Sparkle In His Eye	16d ago	Fit
Westmorian	17d ago	Fit
Kalganov	18d ago	Fit
Dragons Will Rise	21d ago	Fit
Matty Too	43d ago	Fit
Vecchio	215d ago	Long break