Maiden Optional Claiming

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SPEEDY PAL pressed for the lead in the early going, was narrowly in front setting the pace through the turn, put away his early challengers at the top of the stretch, braced for the outside challenger in mid stretch and stubbornly dug in to prevail in the end. OLD BLUE CLIFF was in the tracking flight five wide outside horses at the half, began to take closer order rallying around runners at the three furlong marker, loomed the threat in upper stretch three wide and could not get by the determined frontrunning winner in the final eighth. MENTORING battled on the front end in the three path down the backside, lost a little position between rivals midpoint on the turn to be behind the pacesetters looking for a seam at the quarter pole, angled out to the four path turning for home and picked up a runner late to capture third money. JMR SPEEDY ESCAPE was part of the pace scenario four deep at four furlong pole, prompted the front three wide on the turn outside, was in range between runners in the two path at the three sixteenths marker and faded to the wire while holding on for a minor share at the line. MUSICAL STRIDE travelled in the middle of the pack four deep down the backstretch, was shuffled back early on the turn, began to offer a finish six wide at the top of the stretch, lost path turning for home, shifted inwards to the three path in mid stretch to weave his way through runners to finish well in the end. MR. RUDY trailed the field at the half, advanced on the rail through the turn, angled five wide for the drive and showed some good late energy passing tiring runners to the finish. AMAZON FORESTER was ridden for position soon after the start to sit behind the engaging leaders on the rail into the turn, waited behind the contested front three with five sixteenths to go, was in tight surroundings on the fence at the quarter pole, had to be taken up briefly losing momentum and levelled out in the drive to the line. MARTEN STORM was away slowly to begin, appeared to be eager afterwards and rushed up between foes to be behind the front foursome at the half, inside the seven sixteenths pole was steadied, waited behind rivals midway on the turn, angled five wide for the stretch run and tired. SERENADE AT SEA settled near the rear on the rail in the beginning, lost contact with the field through the turn and pass a troubled foe in upper stretch. DANCIN' DEPUTY battled for the lead in the two path down the backside, began to back away from the front pace duel midway on the turn, was in tight and steadied at the quarter marker and was not persevered with galloping to the finish. STEWARDS INQUIRY REGARDING #6 MENTORING AT THE QUARTER POLE RESULTED IN NO CHANGE