15:35 Wolverhampton

Monday 23 October 2023

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 27.08s

(7)

Galileo Glass^v⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: P D Evans| OR: 60| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner in September. 4/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Catterick (7f, soft) 41 days ago. Player under Murphy.

Form: 622613

(4)

The Caltonian^b⁶^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J Fanning| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 55| D

4/6

Transformed by blinkers and a switch to AW when easily winning 12-runner handicap at Newcastle (7f) 6 days ago. A 5 lb penalty is unlikely to stop him if in similar form.

Form: 635071

(2)

Red Dwarf⁵⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 58

28/1

Third in 3 AW maiden/novice events for Patrick Leech in late 2021/early 2022. One to note in the betting now setting out a shrewd new stable after 19 months off.

Form: 3/33-

(8)

Gracelands Girl³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58

17/2

Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (6/1) at Ayr (1m, good to soft) 31 days ago. Each-way contender for in-form stable.

Form: 350834

(11)

Coaxing¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: T D Barron| OR: 57| BF| D

14/1

Step back in right direction when 2 lengths fourth of 10 to Catesby in handicap at Southwell (6f) 13 days ago. Well treated if she can build on that (won off 5 lb higher at start of year).

Form: 308864

(1)

Sir Titan³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 56| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable third of 7 in handicap at Brighton (7f, heavy, 5/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 446343

(5)

Thoughtful Gift^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 50

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 16 months, positive start for new yard when third of 10 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 20 days ago.

Form: 5776-3

(6)

Laertes^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 48

12/1

Still a maiden. 9/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford (6f) 23 days ago. It's likely the wait for a first win will go on a bit longer.

Form: 035707

Non-Runners

(9)

Catesby¹³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: S Dixon J: D Swift

(10)

Baulac²¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: N Callan

(3)

Doves Of Peace⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: M L W Bell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

The Caltonian (4/6), Galileo Glass (5/1), Catesby (7/1), Gracelands Girl (17/2), Doves Of Peace (10/1), Thoughtful Gift (11/1), Laertes (12/1), Coaxing (14/1), Baulac (20/1), Sir Titan (22/1), Red Dwarf (28/1)

If THE CALTONIAN is in the same form as at Newcastle last week he'll be hard to beat. The well-treated Coaxing revived back on AW last time and is second choice ahead of Galileo Glass, the mount of Oisin Murphy, and Tim Easterby's Gracelands Girl.