Racecards
16:45 Southwell
Dine In The Queen Mother Restaurant Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £3,600 added
- Form 58-15
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
went right start, held up in touch, headway over 3f out, led well over 1f out, pushed clear, comfortably
- Form 053-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Martin Lane
raced keenly, tracked leaders, hard driven and effort over 3f out, weakened 2f out
On Khee
23- Form 084-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, not pace to challenge
- Form 6506-03
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey P Mulrennan
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Young Firth
208- Form 9660-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J R Norton
- Jockey P McDonald
tracked leader, lost place over 7f out, eased over 1f out
- Form 8436-65
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 52
tracked leaders, under pressure over 5f out, one pace final 2f
In depth
Verdict
ON KHEE was a very taking winner on his handicap debut and should really be following up here at the expense of Sir Pitt and Dubai Phantom. A step up in trip worked the oracle for the selection who left his maiden form behind with a comfortable victory at Folkestone. He should act on this surface and at just five pound worse off he has to get the call. If the selection doesn't act on Fibresand then Sir Pitt looks best placed to take advantagehaving scored at this venue in the past. That win was in a maiden and after a poor run on his handicap debut he has something to prove. Dubai Phantom makes a Fibresand and handicap debut off what looks a competitive enough mark so he couldn't be ruled out and neither could Ice Viking after his improved effort last time. It's a race where several have chances but only if On Khee doesn't like this surface.
Formwatch
Sir Pitt 15-8fav (8-13) Led after 3f, headed 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 5, 27l behind Corsica (9-3) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Dubai Phantom (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Brooklands Bay (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
On Khee 5-2fav (8-10) Broke well, took keen hold early, intouch, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr beating One Cool Poppy (8-4) by 2l, 11 ran.
Ice Viking (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Cornish Beau (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Young Firth 50-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 12, 27l behind Fine Lace (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
As Brave As You (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Held up, under pressure halfway, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 7, 8l behind Just Mandy (8-7) at Southwell 1m 3yo sell stks (6) fbs in Mar.
Yorksters Prince (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 17l behind Agent Archie (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.