18:30 Newcastle

Friday 8 March 2024

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:34 | Winning time: 1m 27.79s

1^st

(2)

Thursday's Child

39-0

66/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Billy Garritty

Edged right start, disputed lead early, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, ridden out op 80/1

2^nd

(4)

Star Jasmine

39-0

4/1

T: G BougheyJ: Billy Loughnane

Bumped start, mid-division, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on op 7/2 tchd 10/3

3^rd

(8)

Absolute Star

39-0

9/4f

T: A WatsonJ: P Mulrennan

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd well inside final furlong op 5/2

4^th

(3)

Maritime Lady

39-0

9/1

T: James OwenJ: Aidan Keeley (3)

Edged right and bumped start, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on final 100 yards op 5/1

5^th

nse

(6)

Kindest Nation

39-0

13/2

T: H PalmerJ: Jason Hart

Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right then left, kept on, not trouble leaders op 6/1

6^th

1 ½

(9)

Star Of Kilfrush

39-0

7/2

T: K A RyanJ: Shane Gray

Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 9/2

7^th

(7)

Sneaky Girl

39-0

5/1

T: M BottiJ: Marco Ghiani

Slowly into stride, always in rear op 6/1

8^th

(5)

Emer Elysees

610-2

200/1

T: T DavidsonJ: Sean Kirrane

Dwelt and not much room start, always towards rear op 150/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Heavenly Fire²⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Jack Jones J: D Tudhope

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£89.70Pl:£8.90, £1.70, £1.10EX:£405.70Trifecta:£2,715.70SF:£315.55Swingers:£23.10, £19.40, £2.10

Forecasts

Absolute Star (9/4), Star Of Kilfrush (7/2), Star Jasmine (4/1), Sneaky Girl (5/1), Heavenly Fire (6/1), Kindest Nation (13/2), Maritime Lady (9/1), Thursday's Child (66/1), Emer Elysees (200/1)

ABSOLUTE STAR made an encouraging start to her career when second over C&D in January and is the percentage call with improvement likely, although a strong market move for well-bred newcomers Star Jasmine and/or Sneaky Girl would put a slightly different slant on things.