19:15 Newcastle

Wednesday 12 March 2025

All17:0517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   7f 14y  |   Standard  |   6 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:15  |   Winning time: 1m 29.10s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(6)
Horse silk
Pallas Lordt6(ex 8)
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Russell| T: D W Whillans| OR:  57| CD
2/1
Gained course win number 9 when edging out Sir Maxi in 8-runner event over at this C&D (9/4) 6 days ago. Carries a double penalty but an 8-day hat-trick is impossible to rule out given his form this time last year.
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Timeform
2
(1)
Horse silk
Broken Spear6
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR:  61| D
11/4
Unreliable sort. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 6/1, managed to put back-to-back creditable efforts together for the first time in a while when third of 8 in handicap at this course (8f) 6 days ago, nearest finish. Others make appeal for win purposes all the same.
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3
(3)
Horse silk
Turbo Command28
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR:  60| CD
9/1
C&D winner. 11/1, bit below form third of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 4 weeks ago. Now 2 lb lower than when winning over C&D this time last year and he shouldn't be underestimated.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
Rooska264
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR:  60
20/1
17/2, fared no better after 6 months off when eighth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good to firm) back in June. Seemingly hard to get to the track having been absent for another 8 months so looks up against it. Heads back up in trip.
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Timeform
5
(4)
Horse silk
Captain Vallo20
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR:  60| C
5/1
Course winner in January. Wasn't seen entirely to best effect when fourth of 8 in handicap (11/2) at this track (6f) 20 days ago, forced to switch over 1f out.
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6
(5)
Horse silk
Bomb Squadp12
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: J Mackie| OR:  59| D
7/2
Latest win at Southwell in February. 11/1, wasn't disgraced on this rare venture above his pay grade when fourth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 12 days ago. The returns to Class 6 company is a positive.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Pallas Lord (2/1), Broken Spear (11/4), Bomb Squad (7/2), Captain Vallo (5/1), Turbo Command (9/1), Rooska (20/1)

Verdict

PALLAS LORD recorded his ninth course success over C&D last Thursday and, given his form here around this time last year, Donald Whillans' 7-y-o gets the nod to complete the hat-trick at the expense of Turbo Command, who is now 2 lb lower than when scoring over C&D 12 months ago. Bomb Squad rounds off the shortlist back in down in grade.

  1. Pallas Lord2/1
  2. Turbo Command9/1
  3. Bomb Squad7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,711.002nd: £2,210.003rd: £1,104.004th: £553.005th: £275.00

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