Maiden Claiming

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BARTICA stalked in midfield three wide in the first turn, continued three wide down the backstretch basically unchanged in position, was roused going for a seam in the two path midway on the far turn, swung outside with run four wide for the stretch drive outside foes and got up just before the wire for a well timed surge to win. HEEZESPEEDY pressed the issue early on outside into the first turn, reined back to track the loose frontrunner down the backside, assumed command outside three furlongs from the finish, opened up on runners at the top of the lane and just missed for the win being caught by the closing winner nearing the wire. WICKEDBLACKBULLET was void of early speed trailing inside in the early stages, took closer order to the pack when the field bunched up three furlongs from the wire, improved on the rail early part of the final turn, had to wait inside behind a weakening runner at the quarter pole, shifted outside off the fading foe turning for home and rallied on the fence at the furlong marker to get up for third nearing the finish. RIVER OF BABYLON had a good position watching the top two running between foes down the backside, comfortably closed the gap on the leaders three furlongs from the wire, nudged for more run to maintain position on the far turn, was in the hunt in the three path at the top of the lane, battled gamely in the stretch but stalled some late just missing out holding for third money in the end. SEATTLE DOWN UNDER travelled near the rear when bumped by an inside foe entering the first turn, settled close to the back of the pack outside horses down the backside, began to gather momentum picking up runners three wide three furlongs out, was full of run in the two path turning for home but could not find a clear lane to run through the entire stretch. RURAL had a slim lead on the rail entering the first turn, opened up down the backstretch, was headed outside with three furlongs to go, offered little resistance, tired between horses in the final furlong when knocked off stride in deep stretch by an outside rival looking for room and lost a position narrowly at the finish. JUST THE MAX settled five wide in midfield entering the first turn, was shuffled back through the field running outside down the backstretch, failed to quicken with others running three wide on the far turn and could no be a factor driving to the finish line. ARNIE P travelled on the rail in mid-pack on the first turn, was allowed to settle near the rear unhurried inside down the back straight, was steadied on the fence losing rail position entering the far turn, could not recover to pose a threat and passed tired runners in the lane. STREET SERENADE stalked near the rear bumping an outside rival into the first turn, made an early move three deep advancing outside of horses down the backside to track the front pair three wide with three furlongs to go, could not sustain the run and gave way in the six path in upper stretch. HOLIDAY IN CHILE settled nicely on the rail watching the front duo on the first turn, had good position inside tracking the front pair down the back straight, came under a ride on the rail five sixteenths from home, made little progress and retreated on the fence turning for home. TRAINERS CLAIM OF FOUL #2 RURAL AGAINST #9 SEATTLE DOWN UNDER NEARING THE FINISH RESULTED IN #9 SEATTLE DOWN UNDER BEING DISQUALIFIED AND PLACE SIXTH FOR INTERFERENCE IN DEEP STRETCH