Newcastle (AW)
17:30
BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Newcastle (AW) Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £1.54 Place: £1.10 £1.70 Exacta: £3.60 Trifecta: £4.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Indalo (IRE) 3 G Good Roger Varian 136 lbs 8/15F Won Dwelt start - took keen hold - raced in third - going best but waiting for room 2f out - soon switched left and pushed along - went second inside final furlong - kept on well to lead final 110yds - won going away(op 30/100 tchd 2/7 and tchd 4/7)
2nd 4 Groovy Baby (GB) 3 F Poor Andrew Balding 125 lbs 5/1 0.3 Ducked left start - took keen hold - raced in second - pressed leader over 1f out - soon led - headed final 110yds - no extra towards finish(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)
3rd 2 Kingdom Of Time (GB) 4 G AVG Archie Watson 130 lbs 3/1 1.25 Slightly awkward start - led at slow pace - increased tempo 2f out - faced challenge over 1f out - soon headed - lost second inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 15/2)
4th 3 Without Compromise (GB) 3 G AVG Antony Brittain 130 lbs 20/1 .5 Dwelt start - switched sharply right soon after start - held up in last - outpaced from over 2f out - rallied from over 1f out - hung left but kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(tchd 25/1)
5th 5 Heavenly Heather (GB) 4 F Poor Tracy Waggott 125 lbs 150/1 1.75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - going okay over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to drop filly in early - as she was stepping up in distance to the 1m for the first time with a view to get filly to settle and stay the trip knowing this was her first run over the increased distance; he stated that filly took a fairly keen hold through early stages of slowly run race - and his focus was to keep her held together and to move into race gradually; he added that filly found very little when asked for an effort and that he had suggested to trainer that filly would benefit by being dropped back in trip to 7f going forward)(op 100/1)