20:15 Southwell

Friday 28 February 2025

All16:4017:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 20:18 | Winning time: 1m 14.84s

1^st

(1)

Bank On Kent

39-7

7/1

T: P D EvansJ: P J McDonald

Chased leaders on inside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on op 10/1 tchd 13/2

2^nd

(6)

Sandinyourshoes

39-3

22/1

T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: Alex Jary (5)

Held up towards rear, good headway far side of group 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on towards finish, just held op 25/1 and tchd 28/1

3^rd

nse

(5)

Love Games

39-6

11/4

T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves

Chased leaders, headway out wide edging left over 1f out, hung left and ran on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, not reach winner op 5/2

4^th

(4)

Martha Costello

39-3

13/2

T: T D BarronJ: Callum Rodriguez

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, switched right inside final 2f, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, weakened towards finish tchd 9/1

5^th

(3)

Hype Merchant

39-6

15/8f

T: D LoughnaneJ: Rossa Ryan

Led briefly, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 2/1

6^th

(8)

College Witch

39-9

80/1

T: Mrs C A DunnettJ: Joe Bradnam (7)

Off the pace in last pair, ran on between horses inside final furlong, not reach leaders op 66/1 tchd 100/1

7^th

(10)

Baby Rover

39-0

80/1

T: K ScottJ: Darragh Keenan

Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after tchd 100/1

8^th

(7)

Due Respect

39-5

17/2

T: J ButlerJ: Daniel Muscutt

Held up towards rear, some headway when not clearest of runs over 1f out, not clear run again and switched left inside final furlong, no further headway when in the clear op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1

9^th

2 ¼

(11)

Sun Keeper

310-1

15/2

T: Alice HaynesJ: D C Costello

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, pushed along out wide over 2f out, soon weakened tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2

10^th

6 ½

(2)

Tiana Rose

39-7

33/1

T: P J McBrideJ: Warren Fentiman (7)

Raced keenly in rear, never a factor

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Non-Runners

(9)

La Mer Grise¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: William Carson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.60Pl:£2.20, £4.30, £1.30EX:£163.40Trifecta:£598.00Tricast:£540.72SF:£147.00Swingers:£16.80, £4.10, £9.50

Forecasts

Hype Merchant (15/8), Love Games (11/4), Martha Costello (13/2), Bank On Kent (7/1), Sun Keeper (15/2), Due Respect (17/2), Sandinyourshoes (22/1), Tiana Rose (33/1), La Mer Grise (33/1), College Witch (80/1), Baby Rover (80/1)

Dropping back to 6f should help HYPE MERCHANT, who stepped up on his low-key 2-y-o turf form when runner-up on recent all-weather debut back from a break over 7f at Chelmsford. He makes plenty of appeal off the same mark here. Due Respect failed to justify favouritism when fourth in a handicap on that same Chelmsford card 15 das ago but she's now 2 lb lower and looks dangerous, while recent Wolverhampton scorer Sun Keeper and Bank On Kent are others with claims.