Racecards
20:00 Newcastle
BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,600 added
- Winner: £4,104
- 2nd: £1,927
- 3rd: £964
- 4th: £482
- Form 42424
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
steadied start, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, headway to press winner inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
close up in rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on gamely
- Form 5-3223
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Hayley Turner
led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra
In depth
Verdict
BRITANNICA has returned a losing favourite on her last three starts now but is weighted to get the better of Moon Flight. The latter is fitted with a hood for this and the less exposed Souffionne may prove a bigger threat with normal progress after finishing fourth at Southwell on his debut. Muddy Marvellous is hard to recommend.
Formwatch
Moon Flight (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, towards rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon hung left, switched right then left inside final furlong, kept on, no impression, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Bright (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Muddy Marvellous 200-1 (9-4) Slowly away, always towards rear, last of 9, 25 1/2l behind Dolce Courage (9-11) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Souffionne (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Close up, raced in second until pushed along before 2f out, dropped to fourth inside final furlong, promising, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Dolce Courage (9-7) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Britannica 11-4fav (9-5) Held up, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, stayed on well to grab 3rd final 100 yards, never on terms, 3rd of 12, 4 3/4l behind Summer Of Love (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.