Maiden Special Weight

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SAMYAZA, brushed at the start, angled to the rail while being prompted to a position tracking just off the first flight racing to the backstretch, continued under light reserve awaiting an opening nearing upper stretch, tipped three wide in the late to split rivals challenging for command and kicked clear in late stages under energetic handling. COASTAL WATERS, held up avoiding tight quarters at the start, settled well off the leaders to the backstretch, was prompted to advance four wide on the far turn, was fanned five wide into upper stretch but continued with a steady late response to close the gap while just prevailing for the place honors. MARK IN GREELEY settled in the rear while angling to the inside racing to the backstretch, angled out six wide racing into upper stretch and was going well late. A ROSE FOR RAVEN, pulling between foes tracking just off the second flight racing to the backstretch, shifted out to advance four wide between foes racing into upper stretch, was bumped by WHISKEY PLANK late while being outkicked. WHISKEY PLANK, urged to a forward placing three wide tracking just off the leaders, was urged to challenge in that path nearing upper stretch, drifted out under pressure midstretch bumping rivals and gave out. SMARTY ALEX tracked off the first flight outside foes racing to the backstretch, was prompted to advance four wide on the far turn but came up empty entering the lane. CREATIVE MIND settled into stride off the inside dropping off the second flight, was roused to advance between foes racing into the stretch but had no closing bid. MISTER SNICKERS broke in brushing the eventual winner, was rated along the inside to the backstretch and never gained contention. OSWALD COBBLEPOT, urged prompting the pace between foes to the backstretch, dueled for command into upper stretch and gave out late. HESALITTLE SHADY tracked the pace between foes in second flight, angled to the inside on the backstretch and faded into upper stretch. MY VOW IS COURAGE sped to the lead to set the pace on a narrow margin along the rail to the backstretch, dueled inside foes into the far turn and gave way midstretch. DIDJADOIT, slow into stride, never gained contention.