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

Newcastle (AW)

20:30

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Date 2024-02-20

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,757

Winning Time 1m 29.47s (slow by 5.67s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Billy McGarry (GB) Tom Eaves · Michael Herrington	28/1	Won
2nd	Brother Dave (GB) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	22/1	.5
3rd	Sparkling Spirit (GB) Harry Russell · Adrian Paul Keatley	100/30	.5
4th	Written Broadcast (IRE) Brandon Wilkie · Ollie Pears	20/1	2
5th	Drakeholes (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Alison Hamilton	9/1	.75
6th	Marcello Si (GB) Clifford Lee · Michael Dods	9/2	0.2
7th	Mr Coco Bean (USA) Phil Dennis · Helen Cuthbert	25/1	1
8th	Rum Runner (GB) Shane Gray · Geoffrey Harker	33/1	0.3
9th	Strictly Dreaming (GB) Dougie Costello · Ian Williams	9/4F	0.2
10th	Inexplicable (IRE) Cam Hardie · Antony Brittain	14/1	0.2
11th	Atrafan (IRE) Rowan Scott · Alan Brown	22/1	5
12th	Shine's Ambition (IRE) Jonny Peate · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	11/1	7.5

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (2)	Strictly Dreaming Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Ian Williams	J:Dougie Costello T:Ian Williams	139	p	07-831	56	69	45	3d	—	—	-19	10.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Bolted up when off the mark at Wolverhampton on Saturday; shorter trip poses a question
2 (10)	Sparkling Spirit Bay J:Harry Russell T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Harry Russell T:Adrian Paul Keatley	135	b	333452	52	68	59	5d	—	—	-5	12	0.88/1	7/2 22%
0-19 but only beaten a neck last time; has made the frame in both previous starts over C&D
4 (5)	Marcello Si Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Michael Dods	J:Clifford Lee T:Michael Dods	134	—	45-141	51	63	48	26d	—	—	-13	5.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won over 1m and 7f here last month; may not face much pressure for the early lead
3 (4)	Drakeholes Grey J:Paul Mulrennan T:Alison Hamilton	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Alison Hamilton	135	—	585-89	52	62	30	26d	—	—	-6	3.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Out of the frame in all eight starts since winning over C&D at the end of 2022
7 (8)	Shine's Ambition Bay J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	132	—	07-026	49	63	36	16d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ran Marcello Si close over C&D last month, but didn't match that form last time; now 0-20
5 (11)	Inexplicable gr/b J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	133	tv	-31232	50	64	55	10d	—	—	+9	14.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Running consistently well on Tapeta lately especially at Wolverhampton, but 0-10 here
8 (7)	Written Broadcast Grey J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Ollie Pears	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Ollie Pears	131	b	278-95	48	63	59	26d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Placed just once in five visits here and not at his best of late; others preferred
6 (9)	Atrafan Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	132	b	-63259	49	65	47	15d	—	—	+1	4.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Six course wins over 6f, but 7f here seems to find him out
12 (12)	Brother Dave Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	129	—	065-40	46	65	47	35d	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
0-10; return to this trip may help, but far from solid
11 (3)	Billy McGarry Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Michael Herrington	J:Tom Eaves T:Michael Herrington	129	p	575-57	46	64	50	24d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Sole win in 17 starts came on turf; out of the frame in all eight starts on the AW
9 (6)	Mr Coco Bean Bay J:Phil Dennis T:Helen Cuthbert	J:Phil Dennis T:Helen Cuthbert	130	p	00-633	47	63	44	26d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Losing run up to 35, but has run well over C&D the last twice and looked unlucky last time
10 (1)	Rum Runner Bay J:Shane Gray T:Geoffrey Harker	J:Shane Gray T:Geoffrey Harker	129	—	0364-5	46	62	37	47d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Hasn't always enjoyed the best of luck in recent starts, but no obvious excuse last time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Strictly Dreaming	2/1	9/4	9/4
Sparkling Spirit	7/2	7/2	7/2
Marcello Si	4/1	4/1	4/1
Drakeholes	15/2	17/2	17/2
Shine's Ambition	14/1	12/1	12/1
Inexplicable	20/1	14/1	14/1
Written Broadcast	14/1	18/1	18/1
Atrafan	25/1	20/1	20/1
Brother Dave	28/1	22/1	22/1
Billy McGarry	28/1	22/1	22/1
Mr Coco Bean	33/1	25/1	25/1
Rum Runner	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Inexplicable

14.8

OR: 0 Form: 13.2 Odds: 1.6

20/1

2nd

Sparkling Spirit

OR: 0.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Strictly Dreaming

10.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Marcello Si

5.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

4/1

Atrafan

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.4 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Drakeholes

3.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Shine's Ambition

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Written Broadcast

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Brother Dave

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Billy McGarry

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Mr Coco Bean

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Rum Runner

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Strictly Dreaming	56	69	45
Sparkling Spirit	52	68	59
Drakeholes	52	62	30
Marcello Si	51	63	48
Inexplicable	50	64	55
Shine's Ambition	49	63	36
Atrafan	49	65	47
Written Broadcast	48	63	59
Mr Coco Bean	47	63	44
Brother Dave	46	65	47
Billy McGarry	46	64	50
Rum Runner	46	62	37

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Strictly Dreaming	3d ago	Quick return
Sparkling Spirit	5d ago	Quick return
Inexplicable	10d ago	Quick return
Atrafan	15d ago	Fit
Shine's Ambition	16d ago	Fit
Billy McGarry	24d ago	Fit
Marcello Si	26d ago	Fit
Drakeholes	26d ago	Fit
Written Broadcast	26d ago	Fit
Mr Coco Bean	26d ago	Fit
Brother Dave	35d ago	Fit
Rum Runner	47d ago	Fresh