Maiden Claiming

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HANDLE THE TRUTH coaxed from the gate, raced six paths off the inside in the clear down the backstretch, tucked four wide into the turn and faced brief kickback from SASSY BELLE before being in the clear once more, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, swung three to four wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive steadily gaining through the stretch outside the top trio and surged late arriving on the scene to just get up on the wire. TELLAPERFECTTALE broke out at the start bumping and squeezing back ESCAPOLOGY in tandem with BONANA FANNA FOE, then had that rival come inwards and got bumped by her and in turn bumped MARIA'S GIFT into DECREED, chased two then three wide from just off the pace, came under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun three wide for home, rallied to engage the top pair a furlong out battled latched on taking command inside the sixteenth marker, led nearest to the finish and was nailed on the line. KNOW IT ALL RED coaxed from the gate, raced four paths off the inside in aim of the leader, tucked to the two path through the turn coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, spun just off the inside for home, dug in under a drive issuing a challenge through the stretch taking narrow and brief command a sixteenth out before being headed inside that station, fought on to the finish. SASSY BELLE brushed the off side stall at the start, chased four paths off the inside down the backstretch, briefly tucked three wide into the turn before advancing on the front stoutly along the outside under a firm left grip, came under coaxing near the five-sixteenths and got out through the latter portion of the turn to spin eight to nine paths into upper stretch, drifted out despite correction through the stretch under a drive ending up near twelve to thirteen paths off the rail in the center of the course while keeping on to the finish. TANGERINE DREAM crossed to the three path when establishing the front and showed the way in hand down the backstretch under some pressure early on from DECREED, tucked inside through the turn coming under pressure from a pair, came under coaxing and took the inside route into upper stretch, dug in under threat stubbornly clinging to the lead until collared a sixteenth from home, then weakened in the late stages. BONANA FANNA FOE broke in at the start bumping and squeezing back ESCAPOLOGY in concert with TELLAPERFECTTALE, continued inwards bumping that rival into MARIA'S GIFT and in turn DECREED after the start, chased three then two wide under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths, spun three wide for home and made some headway through to the finish. DECREED coaxed from the gate, got bumped just after the start by MARIA'S GIFT due to pressure from BONANA FANNA FOE, showed brief speed coaxed along the inside, faded through the latter portion of the turn and cornered just off the inside for home and weakened. ESCAPOLOGY got bumped between foes who each broke her way and was squeezed back at the start getting steadied out and conceded four to five lengths to the front, raced five paths off the inside down the backstretch and then three wide through the turn under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths, swung five wide for home and offered no kick. MARIA'S GIFT hustled from the gate, got bumped after the start by TELLAPERFECTTALE due to pressure from BONANA FANNA FOE and in turn bumped DECREED askew in the hind end, chased two to three wide under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths, took the inside route into upper stretch and made no impact.