18:45 Southwell

Friday 28 March 2025

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:47 | Winning time: 1m 44.02s

(4)

Electric Avenue^t⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: T E Whelan| T: I Furtado| OR: 65| D

10/1

Latest win at Newcastle in December. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 14/1) 66 days ago so more is required.

Form: 35291-9

(3)

Panama City^t¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: I W McInnes| OR: 63| D

16/1

Latest win at Newcastle in December. Tenth of 12 in handicap there (7.1f, 10/1) 101 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 086310-

(7)

Waleyfa^h²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 62| D

7/2

Scored at Brighton in September and comes here on the back of a creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 20 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 81213-4

(1)

That's For Sure³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen| T: Michael Keady| OR: 62

7/1

Ended his time with Karl Burke below par but he posted a good third of 8 for his new stable in handicap (18/1) at Kempton (8f) 30 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 7/00-783

(6)

Thats My Boy Luke^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 61

13/2

33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 27 days ago. Not discounted in his bid for a maiden victory with headgear again sported.

Form: 5923-93

(2)

Makalu¹⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 60| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 20/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 162 days ago so needs to get back on track after a break.

Form: 422878-

(5)

King Of York^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 60| C

2/1

Scored twice here in 2025 (four course wins in total) and recorded another good effort when a neck second of 8 in handicap over C&D 7 days ago, finishing well. Major shout off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 767112

(8)

Masham Moor²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: S G West| OR: 48| CD

6/1

Bagged his third C&D victory in 12-runner minor event here 24 days ago, despite being slowly away. Not taken lightly back in handicap company.

Form: 53-9421

Non-Runners

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Disclosure⁵⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: James Owen J: Non Runner

Forecasts

King Of York (2/1), Waleyfa (7/2), Masham Moor (6/1), Thats My Boy Luke (13/2), Disclosure (13/2), That's For Sure (7/1), Electric Avenue (10/1), Panama City (16/1), Makalu (20/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but it's hard to ignore the claims of multiple course scorer KING OF YORK who can race off a 2 lb lower mark than when beaten a neck over C&D a week ago. C&D winner Masham Moor and in-form maiden Thats My Boy Luke are also in the picture.