Newcastle (AW)
19:15
BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap
Newcastle (AW) Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £3.30 Place: £1.30 £1.20 £1.70 Exacta: £10.30 Tricast: £26.31 Trifecta: £39
Non-Runners: Gobi Sunset (self certificate), One More Dream (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Sibyl Charm (IRE) 5 M Poor Iain Jardine 126 lbs 9/4F Won Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway on near side of group and led narrowly over 1f out - soon pushed along - kept on final 110yds - always doing enough(op 15/8)
2nd 7 Leap Day (GB) 5 G Poor Tim Easterby 129 lbs 3/1 0.3 Pressed leader - led halfway - headed and pressed winner over 1f out - kept on final 110yds
3rd 3 Matty Too (GB) 4 G AVG Ed Dunlop 134 lbs 9/2 1.75 Ducked right start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position over 2f out - rallied and went third inside final 110yds - no match for first two(op 11/2)
4th 1 Kalganov (FR) 6 G Poor Michael Dods 135 lbs 9/2 .75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - rallied final 110yds - no extra towards finish
5th 10 Sparkle In His Eye (GB) 8 G AVG Micky Hammond 122 lbs 33/1 1 Led - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 28/1)
6th 5 Westmorian (GB) 6 G AVG Grant Tuer 129 lbs 7/1 0.3 Towards rear on near side of group - headway and prominent when edged left over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
7th 6 Dragons Will Rise (IRE) 8 G AVG Micky Hammond 124 lbs 28/1 .75 Slowly away - in rear - outpaced 2f out - headway final 110yds - never dangerous(op 22/1)
8th 2 Vecchio (IRE) 5 G Poor Scott Dixon 131 lbs 33/1 2 Took keen hold - prominent - weakened 2f out(op 40/1)