Maiden Claiming

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UNLEASH ME, shut off at the start while breaking a step slowly, quickly recovered to gain terms with the first flight while caught five wide on the backstretch dropped off a bit off the leaders racing into the turn, was prompted to advance four deep nearing upper stretch, shifted inwards under pressure to bid three deep midstretch and wrested a narrow advantage in time under firm encouragement in a game effort. FRANKIE Z, urged between foes, then along the inside disputing the pace into the turn, resisted grudgingly to late stages but just failed to contain the winner. ALMONASTER, bumped at the start, recovered quickly to join the pace four wide between foes pressing the issue through the backstretch, continued three deep into the bend gaining a narrow advantage, dueled between foes past midstretch but yielded to the top pair late. LITTLE DUDE, urged inside rivals prompting the pace in the opening stages, was eased off the leaders nearing the turn while shifting off the inside, angled four wide in upper stretch and continued with an even effort late. HESALITTLE SHADY veered out at the start crossing the eventual winner's path while bumping ALMONASTER, was righted to press the issue three deep between foes to the turn and gave way into upper stretch. NOTHIN REALLY exchanged bumps with DREAMING OF GUS at the start, dropped out last in early stages and never menaced thereafter. DREAMING OF GUS exchanged bumps at the start, angled to the inside early while making brief pursuit of the leaders but soon retreated.