Maiden Claiming

Chart notes

TEMPESTUOUS angled inwards racing into the first turn crossing over the path of POINT TO THE STARS while gaining a position in second flight, shifted to the inside racing into the backstretch to stalk just off the pacesetter to the far turn, came through inside foes nearing upper stretch to challenge for command, exchanged light contact with CONSIDER ME racing past the three sixteenths marker but continued with a solid late response to edge forward in time under firm left handed pressure. MEAN JOE BRO was urged to gain a forward placing outside foes while angling inwards racing to the first turn, gained a position just off the pacesetter racing in the three path on the backstretch, moved to press the issue in that path racing through the far turn, exchanged some light contact with CONSIDER ME racing past the three sixteenths marker, continued to contest the issue outside the winner to late stages but was outkicked. CEDAR BEACH, off slowly, was settled last to the first turn, switched outside foes racing into the backstretch, swung out five wide nearing the far turn while being prompted to advance, continued well off the inside racing into the stretch and finished well enough to edge a rival for a share at the wire. CONSIDER ME sped to the lead a bit off the rail racing to the backstretch, set the pace on a narrow margin to the far turn, dueled between foes nearing upper stretch, was bumped from both sides racing past the three sixteenths marker and gave way leaving midstretch. POINT TO THE STARS, squeezed back avoiding tight quarters racing into the first turn, switched outside foes to race five wide on the backstretch but offered no rally. FEDERAL OFFENSE, reluctant to load, was reserved out of close quarters nearing the first turn, came through inside foes to track the leaders through the backstretch but steadily faded into the far turn. LAGERFELDT tracked off the first flight racing three deep, then four wide into the backstretch and steadily faded racing into the far turn. THUNDER ROLLED made brief pursuit of the pacesetter inside foes, dropped out nearing the backstretch, was soon outdistanced, then walked off the course under his own power. FOLLOWING THE RACE THE RIDER OF CONSIDER ME LODGED A CLAIM OF FOUL AGAINST THE RIDER OF MEAN JOE BRO ALLEGING INTERFERENCE AT THE TOP OF THE STRETCH BUT THAT CLAIM WAS DISALLOWED.