19:45 Wolverhampton

Friday 22 December 2023

All17:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 1m 28.05s

1^st

(1)

Swinging Eddie

79-8

7/2

T: Grant TuerJ: J Mitchell

Led, headed over 5f out, stayed handy, led again inside final furlong, ran on well op 4/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(9)

Blue Collar Lad

49-1

12/1

T: R BrislandJ: K T O'Neill

Prominent, took keen hold, led over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish tchd 10/1

3^rd

(4)

Intoxicata

39-8

11/4f

T: E A L DunlopJ: Rossa Ryan

Chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, close up inside final furlong, 3rd and no impression on winner towards finish op 2/1

4^th

2 ¼

(5)

King Of Speed

49-8

8/1

T: D M LoughnaneJ: Callum Hutchinson (3)

Bumped start, held up in rear, took keen hold, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders op 17/2 tchd 9/1

5^th

(8)

Say Grace

48-9

80/1

T: G HarrisJ: George Rooke

Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out op 66/1

6^th

1 ½

(10)

Aussi Mandate

39-10

6/1

T: R HannonJ: Liam Keniry

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, some late headway, never dangerous op 5/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

3 ½

(7)

Musaytir

58-9

150/1

T: G HarrisJ: Georgia Dobie (3)

Slowly away, headway to lead over 5f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 125/1 tchd 200/1

8^th

1 ¾

(2)

Independent Beauty

58-9

22/1

T: L WilliamsonJ: Elisha Whittington (5)

Held up towards rear, pulled hard, never dangerous op 50/1 tchd 20/1

9^th

1 ¼

(3)

Diamondsinthesand

69-8

16/5

T: A WintleJ: Finley Marsh

Held up towards rear, headway on outside final bend, no impression, weakened from over 1f out op 7/2

10^th

(6)

College Wizard

48-9

18/1

T: Mrs C A DunnettJ: Hayley Turner

Bumped start, held up rear of mid-division on outside, took keen hold, weakened over 2f out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Shorts On³⁶

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: P S McEntee J: Josephine Gordon

(12)

Back From Dubai¹⁰⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: K Frost J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.40, £2.60, £1.30EX:£35.40Trifecta:£152.30Tricast:£135.24SF:£44.69Swingers:£6.80, £2.90, £5.80

Forecasts

Intoxicata (11/4), Diamondsinthesand (16/5), Swinging Eddie (7/2), Aussi Mandate (6/1), King Of Speed (8/1), Blue Collar Lad (12/1), College Wizard (18/1), Back From Dubai (20/1), Independent Beauty (22/1), Shorts On (33/1), Say Grace (80/1), Musaytir (150/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but INTOXICATA is already a three-time winner in 2023 and signalled she is ready to go in again when a good Southwell second last time out. Diamondsinthesand is a fellow C&D scorer and feared most, although a solid case can also be made for in-form duo Blue Collar Lad and College Wizard.