17:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 16 January 2024

All15:5516:2517:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:30

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 32.86s

1^st

(1)

Star Mind

39-7

7/1

T: Jack JonesJ: Jonny Peate (3)

Led and set steady pace, went clear halfway, pushed along and quickened over 1f out, ran on well, ridden out, unchallenged op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1

2^nd

(6)

Alreet Cha

39-8

11/2

T: Craig LidsterJ: T Eaves

Steadied start, held up in rear, good headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach winner op 4/1

3^rd

(4)

Havana Rose

39-9

9/2

T: E BethellJ: Callum Rodriguez

Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final 100 yards, no extra in 3rd op 5/1 tchd 6/1

4^th

1 ¼

(5)

Princess Alice

39-7

9/4f

T: K P De FoyJ: Daniel Muscutt

Held up in 3rd, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 15/8

5^th

(7)

Pretence

39-1

11/1

T: H PalmerJ: Ross Coakley

Raced keenly, held up in last pair, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong op 15/2

6^th

(3)

Leveret

39-9

3/1

T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr

Held up in 4th, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 7/2

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Non-Runners

(2)

Better⁴²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.00, £2.70EX:£32.00Trifecta:£113.90SF:£41.90Swingers:£4.90, £4.50, £4.20

Forecasts

Better (13/8), Princess Alice (9/4), Leveret (3/1), Havana Rose (9/2), Alreet Cha (11/2), Star Mind (7/1), Pretence (11/1)

BETTER took a big step forward when a ready scorer on his handicap bow at Wolverhampton and an 11 lb hike in the weights doesn't look sufficient to prevent George Boughey's son of Due Diligence from following up. Leveret wasn't at her best in first-time cheekpieces at Wolverhampton last time and can bounce back now, while handicap debutante Princess Alice is another to consider.