Maiden Claiming

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CLIVE CROSS broke out on the start, had a good spot keeping a close eye on the front pair while nestled on the rail down the backside, moved in midturn while shifting just off the fence, pounced three wide outside in upper stretch, stayed on the wrong lead taking over control at the eighth pole but still managed to clear off for a comfortable win at the finish. BLONDINA'S BOY had an inside trip in midfield along the backstretch, took the short way around the turn inside rivals while keeping pace to the leaders, began to pick up the bit in the two path turning for home, gathered speed down the stretch, shifted out five wide battling for second money late and got up in a photo outside at the wire to best the rest. HALCON NEGRO settled on the rail closer to the back then the front with the field spread out along the backside, advanced smartly inside runners just off the rail on the turn, had a good rally still inside foes down the lane, shifted out between rivals dueling for the place share in the last sixteenth but lost the close nod at the wire. BIG LEW had a good position watching the lead trio down the backside, edged up on the inside through the turn with a quarter mile to run, was going to shift outwards but opted for the inside path when straightening for home, shifted outside off the tiring early leader with an eighth still to go, appeared to stay on the left lead to the finish and faded just in the closing stages to lose the three way duel for the runners up placing. BENNYS JETS missed the break on the start, was rushed up inside rivals to take command by the five furlong pole, cruised up front slowing the pace down on the turn, was collared outside by the winner while between foes in the two path the furlong marker and wilted on the fence in the final seventy yards. TRUE SHOT stalked near the back outside horses, moved in closer while three wide in midturn, swung out widest in the seven path entering the stretch, did not change leads until late but had late energy outside and kept on trying to the finish line. BAYTOWN FURY travelled three deep on the outside in mid-division along the back straight, ran on evenly outside going three wide around the oval, shifted out five wide for the stretch drive and finished up gradually between rivals to the wire. J M R TURINO had a slow start, settled at the back ahead of only the other poor starter who hesitated on the break, saved all the ground while narrowing the margin on the leader around the oval but could only finish up one paced on the fence down the lane and could not get into contention late. FEELS LIKE A KYLLA stalked outside having a few beaten along the backside at the half, made little impact between horses around the bend, stayed in the two path when coming up to the stretch and could not get involved with runners on both sides in the late stages. JO JAGR dwelt on the break to be well behind the field going down the backside, could not make any headway at the rear in the running around the turn but did show some run to close in on the outside in deep stretch to pass a straggler late. IM NOT LOST pressed the issue on the outside in the beginning, had a chasing role outside another throughout the turn, shifted four wide at the top of the stretch giving way in the front threesome turning for home and stopped between runners by the furlong marker.