Maiden Claiming

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FANTASY PERFORMER bobbled at the break conceding four lengths to the front when settling inti stride, raced three wide through the first turn, chased two to three wide down the backstretch before heading four wide through the far turn coming under coaxing with five-sixteenths to go, swung five wide into upper stretch, rallied in tandem with PURRFECT GIRL, came out under a left handed crop and brushed with that rival near the sixteenth marker, then traded a pair of bumps late under a left handed crop as that rival was under a right handed crop and was just up between barn mates to prevail on the wire. PURRFECT GIRL struck the near side stall at the start, chased just off the inside through the first turn and then two to three wide thereafter, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, went seven wide into upper stretch, rallied in concert with the aforementioned foe to her inside, got brushed at the sixteenth marker and came under a right handed crop and traded two bumps nearing the finish with FANTASY PERFORMER and just missed on the line. Z TRAIN (IRE) coaxed from the start, chased along the inside coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, took the inside route into upper stretch and seized command with three-sixteenths to go, came out a path in front of AMERICAN KESTREL, then continued out herding out PAY THE BILLS near the sixteenth marker and was directed out to get a look at the closing outside pair inside that station but was nailed by both at the finish. PAY THE BILLS (FR) settled just off the inside tracking in closest aim of the leader, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, swung three wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive and was herded out a bit by the aforementioned foe near the sixteenth pole, then weakened in the late stages. BLIND SPEED coaxed from the start, chased along the inside coming under coaxing three furlongs from home, swung three wide into upper stretch and stayed on one paced through to the finish. AMERICAN KESTREL established the front and showed the way in hand along the inside, came under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, yielded the front with three-sixteenths to go and weakened to the finish. ALTHENA three then two wide through the first turn, chased just off the inside under coaxing from the three-eighths, continued just off the inside into upper stretch and offered no kick. LUNA LOVE chased just off the inside from just off the pace, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, continued just off the inside into upper stretch and tired. QUEEN ROCKET broke in at the start hitting the near side stall, then got bumped by LION'S MIRACLE MO but only conceded about three lengths to the front, raced forwardly placed three wide through the first turn, attended the top pair in close range down the backstretch three wide and continued three wide through the far turn given one nudge near the five-sixteenths and a tap to the right shoulder with the crop, swung three to four wide into upper stretch and tired while never extended. EXOTIC CAT chased along the inside and then two to three wide coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and made no impact. LION'S MIRACLE MO broke in at the start bumping QUEEN ROCKET, raced three wide through the first turn and then chased three then four wide coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, swung four to five wide into upper stretch and faltered. There was a Stewards' Inquiry into the stretch drive focusing on the first three finishers. After review, the result was allowed to stand and the raced was declared official.