Maiden Claiming

Chart notes

DRUNK ON SAKE went to the front, dropped from the two path to the rail on the first turn, showed the way down the backstretch, controlled the action while inside on the far turn, responded well when asked near the quarter-pole, drew off under a strong hand-ride in upper stretch, was given two pops of a right-handed crop near the furlong marker, widened under a solid hand-ride into the final sixteenth then was eased up while much the best. PUJOL was restless in the gate, bumped with a rival at the start then brushed with another foe, went three wide on the first turn, settled towards the front, came under urging late on the backstretch, chased three wide on the far turn, turned into upper stretch under a drive and narrowly earned the place while no match for the winner. FIRE BARON brushed with a foe early then was taken in hand, spun four wide into the first turn then dropped to the two path, stalked the pace on the outside, chased in the two path on the far turn and tired. DANGEROUS DRIVER broke in at the start, was fanned out some into the first turn, went six then five wide on that bend, moved up on the far outside early on the backstretch, was roused in the the two path on the final turn and came up empty. MIGHTY GLORY bumped soundly with a foe at the start, saved ground while in hand on the first turn, dropped back early on the backstretch, was urged along in the two path on the far turn, swung six wide into upper stretch and failed to threaten. LCGOLUCKY brushed with a rival early, spun three wide into the first turn then dropped to the rail, was rated towards the front, dropped back leaving the backstretch, was urged inside on the far turn, came out into the stretch and weakened. COMANCHE PEAK (GB) broke a bit slow, lost his footing and stumbled some while fanned out into the first turn, dropped from the eight path to the six path on that bend, moved up quickly early on the backstretch, raced towards the front, chased three wide on the far turn, came four wide into the stretch and capitulated. HOURS IN A DAY bumped soundly with a rival at the start, was taken under tight restraint early, went two to three wide on the turns and faltered then was not urged in the final furlong. BOOKWORM bumped with an opponent at the start, was taken in hand early, went three wide on the first turn, was urged along at the rear, saved ground on the far turn and was outrun. DISCREET BNB brushed with a foe at the start, was fanned out some into the first turn, went five then four wide on that bend, settled well back in the field, rounded the far turn in the two path and showed little.