Maiden Optional Claiming

Chart notes

PEACE POSEY was tucked in on the rail under a snug hold sitting behind the pacesetter, had a good spot all alone measuring the dueling pair midway around the final bend, loomed five wide in upper stretch, battled outside up front at the sixteenth pole and inched away between rivals for the win nearing the wire. SHINIGAMI stalked near the rear in the two path between horses, advanced down the backside to sit in the third tier between runners, began to pick up the bit when scrubbed on with three furlongs to go, took closer order through the turn to be in range six wide in early stretch, was gaining smartly on the embattled duo at the eighth pole, switched back to the wrong led drifting in for a few strides at the sixteenth pole, resurged late going to the correct lead but could not get there in time. DARK THOUGHTS was content to track the frontrunner on the outside, edged up to hound the pace outside down the back straight, poked his head in front midway around the last turn, edged away three wide at the top of the stretch, dueled inside with a sixteenth remaining but just got a little leg weary late settling for the show money while not being beaten all that far in the end. AUDAX MINOR travelled three wide ahead of only the poor starter in the beginning, co-trailed inside at the half, made no progression two wide behind horses on the last bend, shifted out four wide turning for home, had his best stride late and closed in for a minor placing. MAD CHATTER sat by himself in midfield, put in a mild run four wide outside foes on the final turn, angled out seven wide for the stretch drive, did not switch leads down the lane and finished up one paced to the wire. CHARTED MAP assumed the front setting a soft pace early on, continued to dictate the pace setting an even tempo along the backside, was hard ridden trying to keep the lead inside with five sixteenths left to run, stayed on determinedly on the fence until the eighth pole but folded in deep stretch. CALLING HOME bobbled slightly on the break trailing into the initial turn, improved four deep entering the backstretch, was once again relegated to the rear co-trailing outside at the half, made little impact four wide on the far turn and could no factor in the stretch running. MINE SEEKER tracked outside watching the top two runners, could not quicken with others at the three-furlong pole, retreated in the three path through the turn and emptied out at the top of the lane. AIM DON'T MISS trailed the field with five furlongs from home, edged up to be in the third flight on the rail at the half, offered a mild run for a brief moment on the fence at the five sixteenths marker but had nothing to offer on the rail in upper stretch.