19:45 Southwell

Friday 7 February 2025

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 1m 42.74s

(3)

Cloch Nua⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 51| C| D

11/8

6/4, won 9-runner minor event here (7.1f) 8 days ago by 2 lengths from Mr Slicker. Scored readily there so big shout under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 668-111

(10)

Charlatan¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 55| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win here in January. 3/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 16 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Enters calculations.

Form: 682-123

(8)

Carey Street¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54

5/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 18 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 56453-6

(7)

On Locust Point^h1,t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: George Wood| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 53

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 27 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Hood on 1st time , tongue strap back on. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 080-0

(1)

Northbound¹⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P D Niven| OR: 52| C

18/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Below-form sixth of 13 in handicap (11/1) at Chelmsford City (7f). Off 6 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7/63656-

(2)

Maguire¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Harrison Shaw| T: S Dixon| OR: 50

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, creditable fifth of 9 in minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 11 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 4389-5

(5)

Fire Eyes^h1⁶³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁷⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 49

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Ripon (16f, heavy). Off 21 months. Significantly down in trip. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 646577/

(9)

Beautiful Dawn^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 47| D

40/1

Only sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 40/1) 14 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 6990-66

(4)

Mr Slicker^p⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 45| D

15/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 11/1, creditable 2 lengths second of 9 to Cloch Nua in minor event at this course (7.1f) 8 days ago, no match for winner. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 456-332

Non-Runners

(6)

Calcutta Dream²¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: M & D Easterby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Cloch Nua (11/8), Charlatan (9/4), Carey Street (5/1), Calcutta Dream (5/1), Mr Slicker (15/2), Northbound (18/1), Fire Eyes (22/1), Beautiful Dawn (40/1), On Locust Point (50/1), Maguire (66/1)

CLOCH NUA rates the pick of these weights under a 5 lb penalty for his stylish recent victory here so looks the way to go. Charlatan wasn't seen to ideal effect when third at Lingfield last time out and is next on the list ahead of in-form Mr Slicker.