Maiden Claiming

Chart notes

CATTALEYA RONITH, brushed at the start, was urged to dispute the pace outside a rival racing to the first turn, gained a narrow advantage to dictate the pace between foes just off the inside racing through the backstretch into the far turn, shifted to the inside nearing upper stretch, then turned back a challenge from DANCIN AT THE RITZ leaving midstretch to regain a clear advantage under firm left handed pressure. The latter, prompted to a contending position while caught four wide between foes racing into the first turn, tracked off the first flight for a half, was prompted to advance four deep nearing the far turn, steadily advanced to loom outside the winner midstretch but lacked the needed final kick. D FLAT WHITE reared at the start, was settled into stride racing to the backstretch, split foes just off the inside racing into upper stretch and continued with interest to improve position. VAN KHOZAN angled to the inside early tracking off the first flight racing through the backstretch, shifted out three deep on the far turn, was fanned to four path entering the lane and lacked a closing response. PRETTY PRISCILLA, urged inside the pacesetter prompting that rival from the outset to the backstretch, continued in pursuit of the top pair into the far turn and gave way into the lane. BELLA SERENA, caught five wide racing into the first turn while under some prompting to contend, dropped back early. AMERICAN EMPRESS broke inwards brushing the eventual winner, was urged to gain a forward placing three deep tracking just off the leaders racing to the far turn but abruptly emptied out entering upper stretch. MERMAID'S TEAR was settled between foes in the second flight racing to the backstretch but retreated early. FOLLOWING THE RACE THE STEWARDS CONDUCTED AN INQUIRY INTO THE START BUT TOOK NO ACTION.