Maiden Optional Claiming

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GRACE ON THE GREEN was unhurried near the back of the pack in the beginning, started to pick up horses in hand splitting rivals at the three furlong marker, angled out widest for clear run in lane nine at the top of the stretch, took control with three sixteenths to go and gamely held off the closer late for the victory. KANTBACKOFF was nestled behind the leaders on the rail at the half mile marker, waited to pounce on the fence with five sixteenths from the line, had clear running room in mid stretch, bullied her way through and finished strongly surging late just missing getting up at the wire. BIJOU BABY had a good spot tracking the top three down the backside, took closer order to the front three wide at the half, straightening out for the drive was four wide in with a chance if good enough, could not match strides with the top two finishers but won the show battle in the end. JULIE'S MIST settled in midfield down the backstretch, tracked in the second flight three wide, was looking for a path five deep at the top of the stretch and showed late energy toget up for a small share at the finish. WAR VOW to this field on the rail down the back straight, chased the pace inside at the half, was back up the front when collared turning for home at the quarter pole by numerous rivals, battled stubbornly until the eighth pole inside and stalled late. MARDENE travelled in midpack six deep down the backstretch, advanced around runners four to five wide on the turn, angled out to be in range of the leaders in the eight path at the top of the stretch but levelled out at the furlong marker making little impression late. DREAMS AND SCHEMES trailed on the rail down the backside, saved ground near the rear on the turn, was nudged for more inside at the top of the lane behind a wall of runners, swung out eight wide at the furlong marker for clear running room and finished evenly to the wire. ELLA FRANCES tracked four wide down the backstretch, rallied four wide to bid upfront with three furlongs to the finish outside rivals, poked her head in front briefly turning for home and yielded in the final furlong. BRIEF stalked three deep near the back in the early stages, could see the field four wide with three eighths remaining, angled out eight wide for the drive and could not get involved running to the wire. I'M PHANTOM pressed three wide in the early going, had a narrow advantage at the half, was involved in a four way battle in the three path between foes at the quarter marker and tired at the furlong pole. TAPPING A RHYTHM prompted between horses in the two path down the backside, could not maintain position running on the turn, was shuffled back seeing the field at the top of the lane and could not offer a stretch run.