Maiden Optional Claiming

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BONITA MUNDO brushed a rival lightly at the start, settled in behind the leading group racing off the inside in the second flight, was in range and put to urging drawing closer four wide coming to the quarter pole, ground on in the stretch five wide taking the lead a sixteenth from home, drove clear and lasted from a late-gaining rival. MEAN TO ME bumped a rival at the start, was forwardly-positioned but steadied slightly just past the five-eighths, began to advance three to four wide on the turn, gained steadily in the stretch but was not enough. SILENT SUNSHINE sped clear setting the pace inside just off the rail, was collared a sixteenth out and had no extra. SNATCHED was lightly bumped at the start, outpaced early racing at the back, was mostly three to five wide throughout, urged along coming to the of the stretch, finished strongest of all to rally between foes but was too late. MISTY EYED was brushed at the start, chased the leader mostly four then five wide floating out a bit into upper stretch, kept on late but was not enough. SILENT STRIKE stumbled soon after the start, faced traffic in the early going, switched outside foes up the backstretch, was mostly five to six wide from that point on shifting eight wide into upper stretch, finished up with mild late gain but needed more. ZIPPY GAMBLE appeared to brush the gate and inside foe lightly at the start, had good forward position tracking inside, came out four wide turning for home and within range but could not sustain the effort and flattened out. BLACK DAGGER was in tight quarters past the seven-sixteenths racing at the back, faced mild traffic into the turn, improved position in the stretch. MARYLAND SPIRIT appeared to brush the gate and outside rival lightly at the start, raced at the back inside foes, was off the rail into the stretch, failed to menace. FEW GOOD STORIES chased mostly four to five wide, was under urging past the seven-sixteenths, faded. MOVENTOTHECOUNTRY broke outwardly, was never near the leaders dropping back further while four to five wide on the turn, failed to thraeten.