Maiden Special Weight

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VALENTINE CANDY got away to a sharp start opening up two to three lengths in the first trio of jumps from the gate, showed the way in hand two to three wide down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn through swift splits patiently handled until set down spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, edged clear under a drive to the eighth pole, dug in under growing late threat and held well and safe to the finish kept to task. PROTECTIVE chased four paths off the inside down the backstretch before tucking to the two path through the turn coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, swung six wide into upper stretch and closed well outside to get up for the place honors latching on the winner as he hit the wire. ANNOINTED got bumped at the start by DIVE BOMBER breaking inwards, chased just off the inside early on before tipping four wide at the nine-sixteenths, continued four wide through the turn under coaxing from the half mile pole, went seven wide into upper stretch and kicked on belatedly to secure the show honors. GENERAL PARTNER broke out at the start brushing the off side stall and then got bumped by SOCIETY MAN, chased along the inside coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, swung three wide into upper stretch and ran on to the finish willingly but was out-finished in the late stages. DIVE BOMBER broke inwards brushing the near side stall at the start, then bumped ANNOINTED just prior to getting bumped by WORLD FAIR coming in from his outside, chased just off the inside down the backstretch before tipping four wide through the turn placed to coaxing seven-sixteenths from home, continued four wide into upper stretch and ran on through to the finish but was out-finished in the late going. DANCING GROOM coaxed from the start, chased just off the inside under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths, angled out three to four wide into upper stretch and offered no response. SOCIETY MAN broke in at the start bumping GENERAL PARTNER, chased along the inside down the backstretch before tipping two to three wide through the turn getting placed to coaxing at the three-eighths, continued two to three wide into upper stretch and made no impact. DAILY GRIND broke out at the start hitting the off side stall and getting away last conceding five lengths to the front, chased inside briefly climbing under the kickback and was tipped out five wide to clearance nine-sixteenths from home, went four wide through the turn under coaxing from the three-eighths, swung seven to eight wide into upper stretch and made no impact. WORLD FAIR lunged slightly at the start and recovered inwards bumping with DIVE BOMBER, chased three then two wide under coaxing from three furlongs out, cornered just off the inside into upper stretch and tired. TRUCKER coaxed from the gate, chased four then three wide under coaxing from midway on the turn, went four wide at the head of the stretch and faltered in the drive.