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15:50 Southwell

Dine In The Queen Mother Restaurant Selling Stakes

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.84s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk -
4/1

    2
    Silk -
    3
    Silk -
    14/1

      1(1)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap
      5/1
      • Form 411114-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 57

      soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, quickly weakened, virtually pulled up 2f out

      2(2)
      Silk - Black, Yellow star and armlets, Red cap

      Blunham

      89
      50/1
      • Form 62000-0
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 35

      led early, chased leader, ridden over 2f, soon weakened

      3(8)
      Silk - Light blue and yellow (quartered), chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap
      4/1
      • Form 9-24850
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 60

      tracked leaders, led and brought wide over 3f out, kept on well final furlong, eased towards finish

      4(5)
      Silk - Dark Green and White (quartered), Red sleeves, Black cap
      20/1
      • Form 099960/
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 57

      soon outpaced, behind from halfway

      5(4)
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue star, Royal Blue sleeves, Red stars, Red cap, Royal Blue star
      14/1
      • Form 3080-88
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 56

      slowly into stride, always behind, eased over 1f out

      6(3)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue stripe, White sleeves, Dark Blue seams, Dark Blue cap

      Reversionary

      22 b CD
      7/2
      • Form 8-32603
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 50

      outpaced towards rear, ridden over 4f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, no impression

      7(6)
      Silk - Black, White chevrons, Black cap, White diamonds
      33/1
      • Form 560-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      slowly into stride, outpaced and behind, stayed on final 2f, not reach leaders

      8(9)
      Silk - White, Maroon hoops and armlets, quartered cap

      Ahaz

      11
      14/1
      • Form 60-8409
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 45

      pushed along and outpaced towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway 2f out, one pace

      9(7)
      Silk - Purple and Emerald Green diabolo, Royal Blue and Yellow halved sleeves, Orange cap
      • Form 90316-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 58

      chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f

      In depth

      Verdict

      Jamie Osborne's Sonntag Blue has every chance at the weights but it is never easy for the classic generation against older horses at this time of year and preference is for Beauteous, who is preferred to El Palmar. The last mentioned has disappointed in his last two starts on turf but is probably better on this surface so cannot be discounted lightly. Mick Easterby's Reversionary showed improved form over course and distance earlier this month but needs to improve again to trouble the selection. Ahaz has a nice racing weight but, like Sonntag Blue, he will not find it easy against his older rivals and preference is for Beauteous. Mark Polglase has given the son of Tagula a lengthy break since completing a four timer of wins on the all-weather last year, which was followed by a decent effort on turf at Hamilton. Provided that he is fit enough after the absence, Beauteous holds solid claims and gets the vote.

      Formwatch

      Beauteous (IRE) 6-1 Led, ridden over 3f out, headed 1f out and kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Double Ransom at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-70 (E) gd in May.

      Blunham 33-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 18l behind Crusoe at Southwell 6f hcp (F4) fbs in Jan.

      El Palmar 13-2 Dwelt, mid-division, lost place over 3f out, weakened and eased final 2f, last of 17, 33l behind The Number at Catterick 7f sll gd.

      Exclusive Air (USA) 10-1 Mid-divison, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened and virtually pulled up from 2f out, last of 12, 43l behind Rousing Thunder at Musselburgh 1m 4f sll hcp 0-60 (F) gf in Jul '03.

      Platinum Pirate 8-1 Took keen hold in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, 8th of 11, 13l behind Barton Sands at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (G4) pol in Feb.

      Reversionary 3-1fav Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden and hung left well over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Gem Bien at Southwell 1m stk fbs.

      Ahaz 16-1 With leaders, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, led again over 1f out, soon hung left, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 6l behind So Elegant at W'hampton 1m 1f stk pol.

      Sonntag Blue (IRE) 7-2 Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Scutch Mill at Lingfield 1m 3yo sll pol.