Maiden Claiming

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ROMEO YANKEE was off just a step slow to start, pulled the rider to the lead outside leaving the chute, was content then, to shadow the frontrunner down the backside, began to inch closer to the leader at the quarter pole, pounced at the furlong marker seizing the lead outside and drew off impressively when asked for more in deep stretch. WHADDYA MEAN tracked on the rail at the start, picked up the bit on the fence travelling comfortably to take the lead at the half, continued to set a reasonable pace up front around the turn, was collared outside by the winner at the furlong pole, offered no resistance and dug in late to save second place at the wire. JUST THE MAX settled in midfield two wide between horses at the half mile marker, was shuffled back having only one foe beaten midpoint through the turn, started to rally on the fence turning for home and found more late at the eighth pole and closed in strongly between rivals to capture third money nearing the finish line. TREBUCHET travelled in midfield inside foes down the backstretch, while in hand improved steadily on the rail around the turn, was in range behind the front pair in upper stretch and was one paced to the finish line to settle on the fringes in the end. AMAZON FORESTER travelled in mid-pack four deep at the half, made a good move taking closer order circling foes three wide midturn, was in the mix in the five path for a piece of the prize straightening out for home, could not sustain the rally and stalled at the sixteenth pole. WICKEDBLACKBULLET stalked on the rail close to the back of the pack in the early stages, made a brief run two wide between runners with three eighths remaining, angled outside for clear run to be in range for a small share six wide at the top of the lane and finished up mildly to the wire not posing a threat in the final furlong. HEY LUIGI had a good position watching outside the front pair down the back straight, edged closer to the leaders in the three path with runners on each side at the quarter pole, had a chance for a share four wide turning for home, could not go on with others and levelled off in the final sixteenth of a mile. JACK trailed the field down the backstretch, was roused five wide outside foes at the three furlong marker, offered little response, shifted outside widest in the seven path at the top of the lane and had little to give driving to the finish line. FIGHTING IRISH had one rival beat down the backside, tried to commence a rally four wide between horses at the three furlong marker, offered little run around the oval and faltered in the six path turning for home. OSTRACISM pressed the pace on the inside at the beginning, was throttled back to track the front duo at the half, continued to lose position with three furlongs to go between rivals, lost touch with the field around the bend and could not be a factor in the stretch drive.