18:15 Wolverhampton

Friday 25 October 2024

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BetMGM. It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 47.47s

(10)

Gavi Di Gavi^p¹⁶¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Oscar Palmer⁽⁷⁾| T: A King| OR: 74| CD

66/1

4-time course winner. Last of 13 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good, 14/1). 12lb higher now. Off 161 days. Returns with something to prove.

Form: 75-2770

(6)

Island Bandit^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: L Morris| T: H Main| OR: 73

6/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 22/1) 23 days ago. Blinkers back on. Needs to bounce back with the headgear refitted.

Form: 26-7470

(1)

State Flag²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: T Ward| OR: 75

10/3

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Newbury in July. 10/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 174123

(2)

Climate Action¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 75

18/1

11/1, first run since leaving Michael Bell when ninth of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) 16 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Has work to do.

Form: 22-8259

(9)

Surprise Picture¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Harrison Shaw| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 71| C

28/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in September. Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good, 28/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 281278

(7)

Commander Of Life¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 75

15/2

11/2, first run since leaving Marco Botti when good second of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 10 days ago, no match for winner. Not taken lightly.

Form: 204432

(3)

Kracking^h,t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 70

15/2

Latest win at Lingfield in August. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good, 28/1) 34 days ago, going off too hard. Up in trip.

Form: 721210

(8)

Wide Margin¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 73

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good fourth of 9 in maiden (13/2) at Southwell (7.1f) 15 days ago. Likely to do better still switched to handicaps/upped in trip.

Form: 5589-4

(4)

Embarked^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Dixon| OR: 66| C

50/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 9/1) 8 days ago. Up in trip. Not discounted.

Form: 233916

(12)

Triggered²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 66| C

66/1

Course winner. 33/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Dropped to a handy mark but not threatening to capitalise.

Form: 445608

(5)

Between Me And U^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M Herrington| OR: 70| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Good fourth of 12 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 25 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 659124

Non-Runners

(11)

Sunny Corner⁴³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: W S Kittow J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Between Me And U (5/2), State Flag (10/3), Wide Margin (5/1), Island Bandit (6/1), Kracking (15/2), Commander Of Life (15/2), Sunny Corner (14/1), Climate Action (18/1), Surprise Picture (28/1), Embarked (50/1), Gavi Di Gavi (66/1), Triggered (66/1)

WIDE MARGIN returned from an absence with a more encouraging performance last time and this longer trip is likely to bring more out of him, so he's fancied to make a winning handicap debut for shrewd connections. State Flag is an obvious player having her first go on tapeta, while Commander of Life is unlikely to be far away.