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14:10 Southwell

Dine In Queen The Mother Restaurant Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £2,600 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 44.66s
  • Off Time: 14:10:34
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

My Friend Fritz

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Simple Jim (FR)

    8/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Orange star

      Simple Jim (FR)

      2 D
      8/1
      • Form 4026-86
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 56

      held up, ridden along 3f out, headway on inner over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish

      2(4)
      Silk - LIGHT GREEN, PURPLE hoops, LIGHT GREEN sleeves

      My Friend Fritz

      10
      4/1
      • Form 63-2
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 53

      made all, led steady pace, quickened over 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong

      3(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Pink spots, armlets and spots on cap

      Critical Stage (IRE)

      13 C
      13/8
      • Form 31388-2
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 63

      in touch, ridden along, outpaced over 3f out, driven, stayed on final 2f

      4(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, chevrons on sleeves, diamonds on cap

      Maria Antonia (IRE)

      9 CDD
      2/1
      • Form 3657-12
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 58

      started slowly, took keen hold in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden along 2f out, driven to challenge, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace

      5(5)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap

      Matinee Idol

      10 b
      12/1
      • Form 5704-26
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 45

      tracked leader, ridden along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Hard to rule out any in this small-field claimer however preference is for Critical Stage who has a fair chance at the weights and gets the nod ahead of Maria Antonia. The selection comes here on the back of a good second at Kempton and was only beaten half a length at the line. This useful dual-performer still retains plenty of enthusiasm despite his advancing years and would be a decent acquisition to any new yard. Maria Antonia is the obvious danger; Paul Blockley's course and distance winner ran well in defeat last time and had previously landed a seller at the course two starts back. That form is evidently fairly suspect but she shouldn't be taken lightly in this race. Simple Jim has a bit to do at the weights and needs to improve markedly on recent outings, whilst Matinee Idol is yet to win in 26 starts and can not be recommended here. My Friend Fritz is lightly raced for an eight-year-old but jumping may be more his game, and so we return to Critical Stage for the winner.

      Formwatch

      Simple Jim (FR) 33-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 9l behind Exit to Luck (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcap (6) std.

      My Friend Fritz 9-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, 2nd of 10, 9l behind Basalt (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stk (5) fbs.

      Critical Stage (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Led after 1f, hard ridden over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 5, nk behind Smokey The Bear (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.

      Maria Antonia (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased winner over 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Cragganmore Creek (11-0) at Southwell 1m 3f amt hcp (6) fbs.

      Matinee Idol 8-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling, 6th of 10, 14l behind Basalt (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stk (5) fbs.