19:05 Southwell

Saturday 4 January 2025

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 19:07 | Winning time: 1m 15.93s

(3)

What What What^h1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 55

9/1

Got back on track when fourth of 10 in nursery (14/1) at Newcastle (5f) 2 weeks ago. Back up in trip. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 796804-

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(4)

Grey Operations^b1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 54| BF

7/2

Well-backed 5/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, showed improved form when third of 11 in nursery at this C&D 16 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Yard also saddle Followeroffashion.

Form: 0083-

(12)

Ceira G^t1¹²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: Michael Keady| OR: 54

8/1

20/1, still in need of experience when sixth of 9 in novice at Chelmsford City (6f) 4 months ago. First run for yard after leaving Gay Kelleway. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 956-

(1)

Kaleidoscope Eyes^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 54| BF

10/3

Too free for her own good and not in same form as when narrowly beaten 7 days earlier when fourth of 12 in nursery (3/1) at this course (8.1f) just over 2 weeks ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 342424-

(2)

Andalseeyagraham⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ethan Tindall⁽⁷⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 53| D

11/2

Showed much improved form to cause a shock when winning 10-runner nursery at Newcastle (6f, 125/1) 7 days ago, getting a much clearer run down the outside than some of his rivals. May do better still now up and running.

Form: 090401-

(11)

Followeroffashion²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 52

22/1

6/1, failed to build on previous promise when seventh of 9 in nursery at Newcastle (6f) 23 days ago, weakening final 1f. Yard also saddle Grey Operations.

Form: 74947-

(6)

Miss Pocket Rocket¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane| T: Fionn McSharry| OR: 52

11/1

25/1, last of 4 in novice at Chester (6.1f, soft) back in September. Makes handicap debut but looks of little account.

Form: 604-

(10)

Black Sky¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 52

20/1

Again showed little when tenth of 11 in nursery at this C&D (9/1) 16 days ago, carrying head awkwardly.

Form: 950850-

(5)

General Gordon^p⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 51

22/1

Down the field in varied events. Can only be watched.

Form: 96005-

(7)

Cuda Been A Rowlex²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: Roger Fell| OR: 51

28/1

5/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 10 in nursery at this course (7.1f) 22 days ago. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: 6009-

(8)

Tango In Paris^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 50

50/1

Well held all 4 starts. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 6586-

(9)

A Fine Claret⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| OR: 48

15/2

Below form after just 5 days off when sixth of 12 in nursery (5/1) at Newcastle (6f) 7 weeks ago. Was placed on both outings prior so could bounce back.

Form: 488236-

Forecasts

Kaleidoscope Eyes (10/3), Grey Operations (7/2), Andalseeyagraham (11/2), A Fine Claret (15/2), Ceira G (8/1), What What What (9/1), Miss Pocket Rocket (11/1), Black Sky (20/1), Followeroffashion (22/1), General Gordon (22/1), Cuda Been A Rowlex (28/1), Tango In Paris (50/1)

KALEIDOSCOPE EYES was narrowly denied over 7f here last month and having been too free for her own good in a reapplied hood upped to 1m last time, Mick Appleby's filly gets the nod to open her account back sprinting in a change of headgear. Grey Operations heads up the dangers following his improved effort over C&D recently, with A Fine Claret and Andalseeyagraham taken to fight out minor honours.