16:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 18 January 2025

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 27.82s

(7)

Ash Wednesday^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon| T: H Main| OR: 55| CD

4/7

4/5, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D 11 days ago by 3½ lengths from Bossy Parker, readily. Shortlist material.

Form: 55332-1

(2)

Bossy Parker^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S Donohoe| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 54| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Creditable 3½ lengths second of 11 to Ash Wednesday in handicap at this C&D (16/5) 11 days ago. Blinkers back on. Respected.

Form: 54648-2

(10)

Viva Voce³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 53| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 11/2, won 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (8f) 36 days ago, keeping on well. Can give a good account.

Form: 294831-

(5)

Mashaan^p1⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 51| BF| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 3/1, good third of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Player.

Form: 90413-3

(8)

Buttercross Flyer⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Dixon| OR: 50| D

14/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. 16/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 38445-4

(6)

Porfin^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Grace McEntee| T: P S McEntee| OR: 46| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Good third of 10 in handicap (18/1) at this C&D 11 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 97748-3

(3)

Hawajes^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45| D

28/1

Latest win at Chepstow in September. Tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 137000-

(1)

Dodgy Bob^b⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 9-0| J: Joanna Mason| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 45| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 80/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 8 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 00053-8

Non-Runners

(4)

Mudlahhim¹⁸⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 9

T: S Dixon J: Non Runner

(9)

Alice's Impact⁷⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: George Downing

Forecasts

Ash Wednesday (4/7), Bossy Parker (6/1), Viva Voce (6/1), Mudlahhim (8/1), Mashaan (17/2), Buttercross Flyer (14/1), Porfin (18/1), Hawajes (28/1), Alice's Impact (33/1), Dodgy Bob (66/1)

ASH WEDNESDAY comprehensively made amends for a luckless effort the time before when landing the odds over C&D 11 days ago and looks capable of defying an 8 lb rise. Bossy Parker should finish closer to the selection this time on 8 lb better terms and is feared most ahead of Mashaan.