BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div II) – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

18:10

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div II)

Date 2025-02-01

Distance 1m142y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,140

Winning Time 1m 50.41s (slow by 4.11s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Perfect Parole (GB) Sean Levey · Tom Ward	15/2	Won
2nd	No Release (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ed Dunlop	7/2	0.1
3rd	Ignition (IRE) Rob Hornby · Edward Smyth-Osbourne	11/4	0.2
4th	No Gain (GB) Charles Bishop · Martin Dunne	80/1	.5
5th	Cuda Been A Rowlex (IRE) Clifford Lee · Roger Fell	28/1	1.75
6th	Jimmy Henry (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Michael Herrington	12/1	2.75
7th	Eva's Eyes (GB) Ryan Kavanagh · Ian Williams	8/1	3.75
8th	Freak Encounter (IRE) William Carver · Jamie Osborne	2/1F	1.75
9th	Bird About Town (GB) Tyler Heard · Mark Usher	33/1	75

Runners (9)

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
3 (2)	No Release Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	131	b	6262-7	51	63	51	17d	—	—	-17	7.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Below par latest but runner-up twice at Chelmsford in these refitted blinkers in late 2024
2 (6)	Freak Encounter Bay J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	132	b	347-15	52	62	51	10d	—	—	-13	6.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Made all at Lingfield in blinkers last month; only fifth there since but still respected
1 (8)	Ignition Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	J:Rob Hornby T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	135	b	79738-	55	61	52	44d	—	—	-8	7.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Always rear on 6f yard debut in December and now up in trip with blinkers on
4 (1)	Perfect Parole Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	129	tp	7504-3	49	62	49	19d	—	—	-7	7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Kept on for creditable third to reopposing Freak Encounter at Lingfield latest; claims
6 (4)	Jimmy Henry Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Michael Herrington	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Michael Herrington	127	p	80870-	47	55	32	100d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
No impact in handicaps in the autumn; improvement needed back from a break
7 (7)	Eva's Eyes Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	126	—	6496-3	46	60	41	19d	—	—	-3	5.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Poor form and beaten over 9l when third in 1m Lingfield handicap 19 days ago
5 (9)	Cuda Been A Rowlex Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Roger Fell	J:Clifford Lee T:Roger Fell	127	—	6009-0	47	60	32	28d	—	—	-6	2.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Well held in handicaps over 7f and 6f at Southwell in recent weeks; others are preferred
8 (3)	Bird About Town Chestnut J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	126	—	006-	46	59	47	32d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Beaten a long way in three qualifying runs but more realistic chance in handicaps
9 (5)	No Gain Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Martin Dunne	J:Charles Bishop T:Martin Dunne	126	—	000-	46	22	-	35d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Beaten 26l or more on all three starts; significant improvement required on handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
No Release	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2
Freak Encounter	7/2	4/1	7/2	4/1	3/1
Ignition	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Perfect Parole	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Jimmy Henry	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Eva's Eyes	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1
Cuda Been A Rowlex	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Bird About Town	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
No Gain	66/1	28/1	50/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ignition

7.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

No Release

7.5

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Perfect Parole

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4

11/2

Freak Encounter

6.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Eva's Eyes

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Jimmy Henry

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Cuda Been A Rowlex

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

18/1

Bird About Town

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

No Gain

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ignition	55	61	52
Freak Encounter	52	62	51
No Release	51	63	51
Perfect Parole	49	62	49
Jimmy Henry	47	55	32
Cuda Been A Rowlex	47	60	32
Eva's Eyes	46	60	41
Bird About Town	46	59	47
No Gain	46	22	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Freak Encounter	10d ago	Quick return
No Release	17d ago	Fit
Perfect Parole	19d ago	Fit
Eva's Eyes	19d ago	Fit
Cuda Been A Rowlex	28d ago	Fit
Bird About Town	32d ago	Fit
No Gain	35d ago	Fit
Ignition	44d ago	Fit
Jimmy Henry	100d ago	Long break