Maiden Claiming

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BARRON'S BOUNCE coaxed from the gate, raced three then two wide in closest aim of the leader, took over when ready near the quarter pole and spun just off the inside into upper stretch nudging WAFLR back inside, drifted out at the three-sixteenths and then drew clear under a drive to prevail. TIZ THE PRINCE stumbled at the start and was pinched back conceding five lengths to the front before settling into stride, chased two to three wide detached at the tail of the field, came under coaxing at the half mile pole and raced just off the inside through the far turn making ground, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and had to pause off heels of SENEGAL straightened away, then altered out when that foe was herded and bumped by ALBEDO and in turn bumped BERNING BEAUTY into NEPTUNE BEACH in a chain of bumps at the three-sixteenths, got engaged by his rider and offered up a mild kick showing good courage after a rough journey to procure the place honors. ALBEDO brushed the off side stall at the start, was along the rail when NEPTUNE BEACH tucked directly in front and was forced to check with seven and a half furlongs remaining, chased along the inside coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, took the inside route into upper stretch, tipped out to the six path bumping SENEGAL and commencing a string of bumps and alters out through NEPTUNE BEACH, then kept on to secure the show honors. WAFLR coaxed from the gate, showed the way in hand along the inside coming under coaxing nearing the quarter pole, yielded the front just outside that station and went to spin into upper stretch from the two path but was nudged back inside by BARRON'S BOUNCE, dug in fighting on to the eighth pole, then weakened through to the finish. BERNING BEAUTY broke out at the start and was corrected, went three wide through the first turn before chasing along the inside down the backstretch, tipped four wide through the far turn coming under coaxing near the five-sixteenths, angled five wide into upper stretch, got bumped by TIZ THE PRINCE at the three-sixteenths when ALBEDO tipped out bumping SENEGAL to their inside forcing the alter out of a quartet and in turn bumped NEPTUNE BEACH, then weakened through to the finish. SENEGAL coaxed from the gate, raced just off the inside through the first turn before chasing three wide down the backstretch, tucked inside at the half mile pole, came under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, had ALBEDO tip out to his inside with three-sixteenths to go and was bumped by that foe, then altered out carrying out a trio of rivals out as ALBEDO made his way from the inside to the six path before straightening away, lost the handle on the crop to the right side nearing the eighth pole, then weakened through to the finish. SLOW DOWN BIG ANDY struck the off side stall at the start, chased just off the inside through the first turn and then two to three wide down the backstretch, tipped four wide placed to coaxing at the half mile pole, went five to six wide into upper stretch and tired. KILKERRAN coaxed from the gate, chased four then three wide coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, swung three wide into upper stretch and tired. NEPTUNE BEACH coaxed from the start, chased just off the inside coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, angled six wide into upper stretch, got bumped by BERNING BEAUTY and altered out at the three-sixteenths when caught in a chain of bumping begun by ALBEDO tipping out, then tired through to the finish. ROUGH GUY got bumped at the start by TIZ THE PRINCE, who recovered outwards from a stumble, chased three to four wide coming under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths, swung four to five wide into upper stretch hand faltered in the drive. There was a Stewards' Inquiry into the stretch run from the three-sixteenths to the eighth pole. After review, the result was allowed to stand prior to the race being declared official.