Maiden Special Weight

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ALPINE GIANT got bumped at the start by HIGH END, who broke outwards, led briefly early before settling to track the leader in closest aim just off the inside, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, rallied inside the final furlong to duel with the runner up, got bumped with seventy yards to the finish and just got the nod in the final jumps to the wire. ULTRA CAMEO broke out at the start bumping IPSUS into PRACTICAL ROMANCE and in turn MY GORGEOUS, raced forwardly placed four paths off the inside before seizing the front nine-sixteenths from home, tucked to the two path through the turn, took the inside route into upper stretch, edged away under a drive to the eighth pole, dug in under lone threat, came out to look that main danger in the eye and bumped with that rival seventy yards from the finish, knocked heads to the wire and lost the bob on the line. WILLFUL MAMA chased three paths off the inside down the backstretch, got steadied off heels of a rival near the half mile pole when PRACTICAL ROMANCE cut directly on front, went four wide through the turn and into upper stretch, then offered up a mild kick to secure the show honors. TAHILA broke out at the start brushing SARATOGA SNOW, chased just off the inside, got forced to check near the seven-sixteenths when SARATOGA SNOW checked in front when impeded by PRACTICAL ROMANCE, lost about a length of ground, angled five wide into upper stretch and improved position to the finish. SARATOGA SNOW got brushed at the start by the aforementioned barn mate, chased just off the inside, got taken in hand briefly into the turn and was bumped between foes and checked hard at the seven-sixteenths when impeded by PRACTICAL ROMANCE, which in turn forced TAHILA to check in behind and HIGH END to take hold when bounced off the rail, lost about four lengths of ground before settling back into stride, angled four wide into upper stretch and showed good courage to pass tired rivals to the finish. LADY DELILAH coaxed from the gate, chased just off the inside and then along the inside and got forced to steady in behind HIGH END when there was traffic in front from the tucking PRACTICAL ROMANCE at the seven-sixteenths, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, passed tired rivals. HIGH END broke out at at the start, chased along the inside forwardly placed, got bumped and placed in tight along the rail and was taken hold when bounced off the rail by SARATOGA SNOW due to pressure from PRACTICAL ROMANCE, then got bumped by that rival near the five-sixteenths, cut the corner into upper stretch and weakened. PRACTICAL ROMANCE got bumped at the start by IPSUS due to pressure from ULTRA CAMEO and in turn bumped MY GORGEOUS, raced five then four wide and continued to tuck inwards to the three path forcing WILLFUL MAMA to steady off her heels and then to the two path at the seven-sixteenths, pinching out SARATOGA SNOW between foes and forcing that rival to check when bouncing HIGH END off the rail to the inside which in turn forced both TAHILA to check and LADY DELILAH to steady in behind, bumped HIGH END near the five-sixteenths for good measure and then spun just off the inside into upper stretch and weakened through to the finish. MY GORGEOUS got bumped at the start by the aforementioned foe due to pressure from ULTRA CAMEO, chased five then three wide under coaxing from the five-sixteenths, swung four wide for home and faltered in the drive. IPSUS got bumped at the start by ULTRA CAMEO and in turn bumped PRACTICAL ROMANCE, chased four then three wide under a ride from the three-eighths, swung five wide into upper stretch and tired.