17:35 Newcastle

Saturday 25 January 2025

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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 1m 27.14s

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Brewing^t1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: W J Haggas| OR: 93| CD

9/2

Respectable third of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) in December but unperformed in blinkers behind Society Man. They are quickly discarded and replaced with a tongue-tie and he remains capable of better than he showed last time, especially as he's 2-2 over C&D.

Form: 50643-5

(1)

Society Man¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: C Johnston| OR: 91| D

5/2

Encouraging first run for yard after leaving Fabrice Chappet, having been easy back, travelled better than most and kept on to finish second of 8 in a handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 19 days ago. Entitled to build on that and has a leading chance.

Form: 10/419-2

(5)

Tropez Power¹⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 89| D

16/1

Followed 7f success at Southwell in April with a string of creditable efforts in defeat on turf, finished campaign with solid third of 11 in a handicap at Haydock (7f, good). Off for 141 days but has run well fresh before.

Form: 322403-

(4)

Empirestateofmind^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 89

6/1

Latest win at York in October. 25/1, fifth of 7 in a handicap at this course (8f) 24 days ago, having run of race from the front. Down 1 lb for that effort and could be edging towards a workable mark.

Form: 80166-5

(2)

Zip^v⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 85| CD

7/2

4-time C&D winner. Opened his account for the year at Doncaster in November and was seen to maximum effect when following up in 12-runner handicap (10/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) have had run of the race. Ran creditably from 5 lb higher mark when 5th of 12 at Southwell last month. Should be competitive.

Form: 563115-

(7)

Daring Legend¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 82| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win at Yarmouth in July. 12/1, respectable fourth of 8 in a handicap at this course (6f) effort flattened out late on. That run was off the back of a 5 month break however, and he's entitled to strip fitter here.

Form: 61139-4

(6)

Enola Grey¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Rowan Scott| T: G Tutty| OR: 81| C| D

11/2

C&D winner who resumed winning ways at Wolverhampton (7f) prior to a good second of 5 in handicap back there (8.6f) earlier this month. Wasn't seen to best effect (fifth of 11) and is best judged on her earlier form. Claims.

Form: 7241-25

Forecasts

Society Man (5/2), Zip (7/2), Brewing (9/2), Enola Grey (11/2), Empirestateofmind (6/1), Daring Legend (8/1), Tropez Power (16/1)

Plenty in with a chance, but the most interesting runner is SOCIETY MAN who defied market expectations when second on U.K. debut and looks capable of going one better for the in-form Charlie Johnston team. Brewing is 2-2 over C&D and could be a big danger if back to his best in a first-time tongue-tie. Empirestateofmind is edging down the handicap again and is taken to finish best of the rest.