20:15 Southwell

Friday 28 February 2025

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 20:18 | Winning time: 1m 14.84s

(11)

Sun Keeper^t¹⁰^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: D C Costello| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 55| D

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. 5/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 10 days ago. Will need to pull out more under a penalty here but she's a key player nonetheless.

Form: 67-831

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(8)

College Witch¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Joe Bradnam⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 55

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in novice at this course (7.1f, 400/1) 14 days ago. Sizeable step forward needed now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 0-79

(2)

Tiana Rose¹⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McBride| OR: 53

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, eighth of 9 in nursery at Chelmsford City (6f). Off 153 days ahead of this tapeta debut. Others preferred.

Form: 80038-

(1)

Bank On Kent²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: P D Evans| OR: 53

7/1

Below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, 13/2) 22 days ago, never nearer. Back up in trip and he's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 532-564

(5)

Love Games¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 52

11/4

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 7/2) 14 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 06639-4

(3)

Hype Merchant¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 52

15/8

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 7 in handicap (6/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 15 days ago. Likely to make a bold bid to go one better, provided that he proves equally effective on this surface.

Form: 6807-2

(7)

Due Respect¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 51| BF

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Michael Butler when a below-par fourth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 3/1) 15 days ago. Likely player if handling this surface.

Form: 0670-4

(4)

Martha Costello¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 49

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 11 in maiden at Newcastle (6f) 13 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 77-7

(6)

Sandinyourshoes³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 49

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 9 in novice (200/1) at Newcastle (6f) 36 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-55

(10)

Baby Rover^p1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: K Scott| OR: 45

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (5f) 22 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 999-67

Non-Runners

(9)

La Mer Grise¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: William Carson

Forecasts

Hype Merchant (15/8), Love Games (11/4), Martha Costello (13/2), Bank On Kent (7/1), Sun Keeper (15/2), Due Respect (17/2), Sandinyourshoes (22/1), Tiana Rose (33/1), La Mer Grise (33/1), College Witch (80/1), Baby Rover (80/1)

Dropping back to 6f should help HYPE MERCHANT, who stepped up on his low-key 2-y-o turf form when runner-up on recent all-weather debut back from a break over 7f at Chelmsford. He makes plenty of appeal off the same mark here. Due Respect failed to justify favouritism when fourth in a handicap on that same Chelmsford card 15 das ago but she's now 2 lb lower and looks dangerous, while recent Wolverhampton scorer Sun Keeper and Bank On Kent are others with claims.