16:05 Wolverhampton

Saturday 23 March 2024

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 1m 49.98s

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(3)

Yaajooz¹⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 72

11/2

Son of Ten Sovereigns who progressed with each outing as a 2-y-o for Charlie Fellowes, good third of 12 in novice at Yarmouth (7f) in October. Changed hands for 28,000 gns/gelded thereafter and very much the type to go om improving now handicapping.

Form: 563-

(6)

Master Franca^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Coakley| T: H Palmer| OR: 72

7/2

Winner at Lingfield in October. 10/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at this course (7.2f) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 30913-4

(5)

Never Sell^p1¹⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A Watson| OR: 72

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden who ran up to best having been gelded when fourth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (7f) in October. Absent again since but this step up in trip could well play to his strengths with cheekpieces now enlisted.

Form: 4504-

(8)

Wait And Hope^p³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| OR: 72

9/2

Winner at Kempton in January. 5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 5 in handicap at this C&D 33 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 546-132

(7)

Persian Phoenix¹⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 70| C

15/2

Better with each outing in maiden/novice company, off the mark over 7f here in June. Didn't kick on in trio of handicap starts thereafter last summer and market may prove a useful guide as to expectations back from 6 months off.

Form: 521484-

(1)

Dan Dee Prince^p¹⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 70

11/1

Fair gelding. Winner at Leicester (7f) in August prior to a good second from 6 lb higher mark at Newcastle (7f) later that month. Not at same level in 2 starts thereafter though and has since left Tom Dascombe.

Form: 201265-

(2)

My Margie²⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 70WS

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, third of 12 in minor event at Windsor (6f, good). Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut and she could well have more to offer now stamina is tested further. Had wind op.

Form: 063-

(4)

Jolty Jem^p1,t1³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 69

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden who readily surpassed previous efforts when second of 13 in maiden at Kempton (7f, 100/1) 34 days ago, ridden over 2f out and keeping on. Cheekpieces/tongue tie go on for handicap debut and return to further shouldn't hold any fears.

Form: 682

Forecasts

Master Franca (7/2), My Margie (9/2), Wait And Hope (9/2), Never Sell (5/1), Yaajooz (11/2), Persian Phoenix (15/2), Dan Dee Prince (11/1), Jolty Jem (18/1)

Despite looking a work-in-progress, YAAJOOZ encouragingly showed race-by-race progress in a trio of novice events for Charle Fellowes as a juvenile and, gelded ahead of this yard/handicap debut, he's fancied to prove his opening mark a lenient one. Wait And Hope comes here in form and is feared, whilst Jolty Jem and My Margie are a couple of handicap debutantes to note in the betting.