Maiden Special Weight

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CHURCH AND STATE hesitated on the start to co-trail on the inside, advanced in hand on the rail three furlongs from the wire, shifted out four wide making a sharp move around foes at the quarter pole, loomed a menacing presence in the six path at the top of the stretch, seized control by the furlong marker and opened up when crossing the finish line. SPECIAL SESSION hopped on the break, tried to improve on the rail down the backside but was checked inside the five eighths marker, settled in the third flight inside horses at the half, shifted outside have clear run three wide at the three furlong marker to commence a run, ranged up to pose a threat five wide straightening out for home but was outfinished by the winner in the final furlong to be second best on this day. HUMAN DESIRE was bumped on the start, recovered to track the lead pair on the rail by the half, waited patiently behind the contesting leaders around the bend, found a seam three wide in upper stretch, lost its path and had to be steadied sharply when on heels at the furlong marker and showed resiliency to come back nearing the finish to capture third money on the line. WAR WARRIOR broke in at the start, had a slim lead outside down the backstretch, dueled outside up top at the half, regained the front spot by the quarter pole outside, drifted out a lane in the three path trying to hold onto the lead at the eighth pole and faded late being caught at the wire for the show money. ZAPPO had a stalking role ahead of a few rivals down the backside, made little advancement in the two path between runners on the turn, angled out five wide for the drive, did not switch leads until the sixteenth pole but when doing so finished up with good energy late. MOHAYMEN DIAMOND stalked close to the back of the pack on the outside, started to offer a run four wide with three eighths remaining, was floated out by rivals to be widest in the eight path turning for home and finished up mildly outside foes through the stretch. GOLDEN TRUTH battled on the rail up front down the back straight, bobbed heads for the lead inside throughout the turn, could not carry on with the leaders on the fence at the furlong marker and weakened in the final seventy yards. THE BIG ZAPPER had a good position four deep watching the front three outside down the backstretch, took closer order three wide at the three eighths pole, was hard ridden but could not maintain forward position in the four path at the top of the lane, drifted to the rail in mid-stretch but had little finish in the late stages. EXTRAVAGANT PRINCE hopped and veered out on the break to co-trail on the outside in the beginning, could see the field running around the turn and passed weary foes in the stretch running. PRIME EDGE settled in midfield with rivals on either side, offered a mild run in midturn four wide when roused at the three furlong marker, angled out in the six path for the stretch run but had little left for the drive. FUN FELLA travelled three deep on the outside tracking the lead duo down the backside, was roused in the two path between horses at the three eighths pole but was going in reverse around the bend and stopped on the fence in upper stretch.