Racecards
14:45 Southwell
Littlewoods Bet Direct Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
Desert Heat
28- Form 422-640
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer I Semple
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
in touch for 8f
- Form 0/060
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer T Clement
- Jockey Dean McKeown
led, ridden and headed over 4f out, soon weakened
T K O Gym
70- Form 50B362
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Joanna Badger
chased leaders over 8f
Sweet Aroma
59- Form 006-00
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey Steven Harrison
always in rear
Calcar (IRE)
20- Form 020500
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Mrs S Lamyman
- Jockey S Whitworth
held up, headway over 7f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5-23060
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey K Dalgleish
always prominent, ridden 3f out, hard ridden final 2f, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong but no chance with winner
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey N Pollard
behind, headway on outside over 5f out, kept on same pace
- Form 000556
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey M Nem
slowly into stride, keen, soon in touch, weakened halfway
- Form 442625
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
close up, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon outpaced
In depth
Verdict
Bucks gets the vote here over T K O Gym and Wasted Talent in a weak maiden for three-year-olds and upwards. After chasing home the odds-on When In Rome on his Sandown debut for Amanda Perrett two years ago, it only seemed a matter of time before he too visited the winner¿s enclosure. However, he has not progressed as hoped, not even when sent to Dean Ivory, his current trainer. That could be about to change though, as he produced a sterling effort at Lingfield 12 days ago when beaten in a photo by Sentry, and a reproduction of that effort should suffice. T K O Gym kept on at the one pace when second over a mile and a quarter at Redcar and has a squeak along with Wasted Talent who has flattered to deceive on a couple of occasions but definitely has the ability to win a race of this nature. Bucks looks the answer though.