20:15 Southwell

Friday 7 February 2025

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 1m 41.97s

(1)

Balqaa²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 55| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in September. 11/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D 24 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Shortlist material.

Form: 10434-3

(9)

Leap Year Lad^p⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 53| D

4/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Good third of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Newcastle (8f) 52 days ago. Needs to back that up now.

Form: 695873-

(7)

Boujee Gold³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 53| BF

10/3

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December and better than the result when second of 10 in handicap back there (8.6f, 3/1) 31 days ago, left poorly placed. Remains one to be interested in.

Form: 09461-2

(10)

Imola^b²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁷⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 51

11/2

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 27 days ago, nearest finish. Each-way claims.

Form: 29456-5

(8)

Lion's Dream¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 50

40/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022 and yet to fire for current yard, finishing only seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 869/897

(4)

Urban Dandy^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 50| C

8/1

Course winner. 6/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 17 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 3252-59

(2)

Kodebreaker^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M Herrington| OR: 49| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024 but returned to form when third of 9 in minor event at this course (7.1f) 8 days ago.

Form: 666-963

(5)

Mickey Mongoose²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: Olly Williams| OR: 47| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 15/2, fifth of 10 in minor event at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 0069-05

(6)

Masham Moor¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: S G West| OR: 45| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 16/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 13 days ago.

Form: 5053-94

Non-Runners

(3)

Odd Socks Havana⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: R Menzies J: Kaiya Fraser

Forecasts

Boujee Gold (10/3), Balqaa (4/1), Leap Year Lad (4/1), Imola (11/2), Odd Socks Havana (7/1), Mickey Mongoose (8/1), Urban Dandy (8/1), Kodebreaker (10/1), Masham Moor (22/1), Lion's Dream (40/1)

BOUJEE GOLD wasn't seen to best effect (left poorly placed) when runner-up at Wolverhampton the previous month and looks the way to go in this low-grade handicap with Rossa Ryan taking over in the saddle. Balqaa is likely to be a big threat if getting a stronger gallop to aim at, with Odd Socks Havana another to consider following a good run at Newcastle last week.