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18:30 Southwell (AW) Tue 22 Sep 2026 7f14y Class 4 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Town Queen silks

Town Queen

SPECULATIVE Advised 15/2 SP 5/1 Est. 26%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Town Queen (SR:89, 15/2) combines the second-highest SR in the field with a powerful 29% market shortening — the clearest steam signal in this race — plus proven course form (W1P1 at Southwell), confirmed distance fitness (DistFit:+) and confirmed going fitness (GoingFit:+). Running off the same mark as her last win (MarkMv:=) and trained by K.R. Burke (20% career strike rate, 2139 runners — a yard that sends horses to run when ready), the alignment of SR, market confidence, course-and-going affinity, and stable quality makes her the standout pick. Her form string 22217 shows consistent proximity to the pace, and on this evidence the recent 7th is the aberration. The 9-6 weight is also comfortable — she carries 7lb less than top-weight Inside Story while being the higher-ability horse. Each-way alternative: Afraj. Main danger: Afraj — Afraj (SR:86, 4/1) is trained by John & Thady Gosden (24% strike rate — the highest in the field), carries only 9-9, showed a last-run win (Form:1-3341) and has confirmed distance fitness, making her a genuine threat at a competitive price.

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Full result

Winner: Town Queen (IRE) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Town Queen silks Town Queen Fox #1 K. R. Burke · Sam James 8/1
  2. 2 Chantelle silks Chantelle Fox #3 Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Luke Morris 9/1
  3. 3 Handle With Care silks Handle With Care Marco Botti · Marco Ghiani 16/1
  4. 4 Afraj silks Afraj Fox #2 John & Thady Gosden · Robert Havlin 5/2
  5. 5 Inside Story silks Inside Story James Tate · Rossa Ryan 10/3
  6. 6 Bella Bisbee silks Bella Bisbee Scott Dixon · Kieran O'Neill 28/1
  7. 7 Patricia R silks Patricia R Julie Camacho · Ryan Sexton 40/1
  8. 8 Miss Lady Grace silks Miss Lady Grace Dan Horsford · Alexandra Egan(7) 10/1
  9. 9 Bami silks Bami Tom Dascombe · William Cox 16/1
  10. 10 Enola Grey silks Enola Grey Gemma Tutty · Conor Whiteley(5) 9/1
  11. 11 Lope El Fuego silks Lope El Fuego Warren Greatrex · Rob Hornby 50/1
  12. 12 Merry silks Merry Fox #4 James Horton · Daniel Muscutt 6/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Town Queen silks Town Queen 15/2 SP 5/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Afraj silks Afraj 4/1 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Chantelle silks Chantelle 9/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Merry silks Merry 6/1 12TH