Maiden Special Weight

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SPECIAL SESSION was in the middle of the pack going around foes four wide through the first turn, smartly advanced four deep along the backside, travelled confidently three wide on the final bend circling foes, pounced in the four path at the top of the lane and drew away with authority in the closing stages. TRIP ACES was hustled early getting an easy lead around the initial turn, slowed the pace down slightly down the backside still in control, continued up top but was nudged for more at the five sixteenths pole hearing the stablemate closing in outside, offered little resistance in the three path inside when the winner pounced at the eighth pole and was kept to the task in deep stretch to just save for the place share from a fast charging rival at the wire. BOREALIS TRAIL settled in midfield in the three path in the beginning, moved up positions inside runners at the half, waited to move at the three furlong pole behind a trio of chasing horses, shifted outside at the quarter pole gathering momentum, angled five wide in upper stretch and had a good late kick, closing in late to almost get the runners up share at the finish line. COPPER GHOST was off a touch slow from the inside stall at the start, watched the front pair while nestled on the fence on the first turn and through the backside, took closer order on the rail in the second flight at the three furlong pole, was asked for more run at the quarter pole, skimmed the fence to be in the mix turning for home but evened out for a minor role at the wire. SPIRITUAL MAN was under a snug hold, content to let the lone speed go in the beginning, tracked the pacesetter down the backstretch, was scrubbed for more but could not keep up with rivals at the three eighths pole and yielded between horses four wide at the furlong marker. NAUGHTY FROSTY travelled four wide on the first turn to sit in midfield along the backside, was asked to pick up the pace but had little response at the three furlong marker, backed away through the far turn and made little presence in the stretch running. ROYAL ENTRY broke in, stumbling badly to his knees on the start, trailed in the early stages, caught up to rivals outside at the half, ran on mildly three wide on the last turn and still in the three path had no finish to offer in the stretch drive. SOUPER EFFECT stalked near the rear just off the rail, co-trailed inside at the half, had a small spurt of energy passing a rival at the five sixteenths pole and made little impression driving to the wire.