3:41 Southwell Tips

City Queen comes into this fillies’ handicap for her first start in this company and looks open to further improvement. She ran over course and distance last time out in a fillies’ novice, finishing 2nd and beaten 1¼ lengths, with the third horse (rated 70) a further 6½ lengths behind ??' suggesting a solid level of form. Prior to that, she finished 2nd in a maiden behind Pendella, beaten 1¾ lengths when sent off favourite, indicating she had already shown promise earlier in her career. Her debut effort also offers encouragement, finishing 5th in a fillies’ novice when beaten 5 lengths by Inis Mor, who is now rated 101 ??' strong form in the context of this race. She now enters handicap company off an opening mark of 77 and benefits from a 7 lb claimer, which could prove significant. With her profile suggesting there is more to come, she looks capable of improving beyond her current rating and should be firmly in the mix.