Young Gladiator held up in touch, ridden to lead and hung left from over 1f out, stayed on under pressure
Tanley led, headed over 4f out, led again over 2f out, soon ridden and headed, stayed on same pace final furlong
Carmine Rock slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Cheveton slowly into stride, outpaced, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer
Scanno prominent, ridden over 4f out, outpaced halfway, stayed on inside final furlong
Hot Bertie chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nabeeda chased leader until led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
L´Art Du Silence soon outpaced
Cryptic Clue chased leaders over 3f
Only A Splash slowly into stride, behind from halfway
Ducal Regancy Duke dwelt, outpaced
Analyis of the race
Sprint maidens get worse as the year goes on, but Southwell sprint maidens are obviously never that hot, and this was no exception.
YOUNG GLADIATOR had run well enough to be placed in three maidens prior to this outing, earning a mark of 62 in theprocess. With the only higher-rated runner in the field not running anywhere near his peg, Julie Camacho's gelding only had to reproduce his best to win, and he duly scored in convincing fashion despite running around a little in front.
Connections describe him as a grinder lacking a turn of foot, but they hope that he will improve for turf. He will get a chance to prove them right in a Newcastle handicap on Monday.
Tanley was always in the front rank after breaking well and he boxed on in admirable fashion to take second.
Cheveton showed big improvement to be second at Wolverhampton on his second start, but he was not as good here. However, he got a face full of kickback after finding himself in behind runners and, given that he did stay on in the closing stages, he will be worth considering again now handicapped.
One particularly smart juvenile effort earned L'Art Du Silence a mark of 68, but he continues to look nowhere near that good. He was beaten before the straight had been entered on this occasion, but it is possible he did not take to his first-time eyeshields.
Tote
Tote Win: 2.5
Tote place (1): 1.1
Tote place (2): 4.4
Tote place (3): 2.8
Exacta: 35.1
CSF: 27.7
Total SP: 118
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