Maiden Optional Claiming

Chart notes

NIKITA'S GEM prompted the pace outside in the first turn, kept a close eye on the frontrunner, sitting just outside down the backstretch, bid for the lead with runners on both sides at the three eighths marker, had a slim advantage being scrubbed on inside in the final turn, lost the lead with an eighth remaining but found more late and came back to prevail. GATHER sat outside close to the front two horses measuring the leaders down the backstretch, moved easily to the contesting twosome while three wide on the outside three furlongs out, poked her head in front on the outside at the furlong pole, battled to the wire but was repelled by the resurgent winner on the fence in deep stretch. EMPIRE'S TREAT was nestled on the fence behind the top two in the beginning, kept pace watching the leaders down the back straight, was in the hunt behind the embattled leaders two furlongs from the prize, could not match strides with the top pair down the lane but fought on determinedly to win the duel for show. INDIANA ROAD was unprepared at the start, recovered to track on the fence in mid-field through the first turn, loped along on the rail down the backstretch, moved in closing three wide at the quarter pole but was outbattled for third place in the stretch. WILD QUEENIE stalked near the rear on the rail down the backside, put in a mild turn of foot on the fence midway on the far turn, angled out to the four path turning for home, shifted inwards at the eighth pole and finished up willingly on the rail in the final sixteenth. ANNIA CORNIFICIA F travelled on the outside in mid-pack on the first turn, status was unchanged down the back straight, was roused three furlongs out, offered little rally and picked up a tired runner at the wire. SHE'SACROWDPLEASER had the lead on the rail in the first turn, dictated the pace up top along the backstretch, was collared outside at the three eighths marker and backed out of contention on the fence by the quarter pole. BRIT missed the start then was checked soon after the break to trail in the early going, passed one rival along the backside on the outside but could not make any impression on the final turn and throughout the stretch running. LANEY GRACE tossed her head a couple of times at the start, plus the rider lost his irons at the beginning, had the other poor starter beaten going into the first turn, trailed by the half, put in a mild run in the far turn but could not be a factor in the stretch drive.