Maiden Claiming

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LILLZ STAR had the rail position while stalking close to the back of the pack in the early stages, edged up taking the short way around in midturn, shifted out with a quarter mile from the prize, found a seam six wide between runners straightening out for home, was full of run through the lane and under a well-timed stretch rally got up in the last couple of jumps for the win. EASTER SUNDAY GIRL co-trailed on the inside of two others at the half, had to wait on the fence looking for room at the three furlong pole, advanced inside with five sixteenths from home, scraped paint having run at the top of the stretch, shifted just outside off the tiring early leader at the furlong pole, took control with seventy yards to go but could not withstand the late charge by the winner in the final few strides. DAISYCREST prompted on the rail in the beginning, tracked in the second flight on the fence when the winner opened up at the half, moved up inside rivals on the turn, angled out three wide vying for the lead in upper stretch, poked her head in front in mid-stretch briefly but needed more late and had to settle for the third money in a four way photo for the win at the wire. HYPER HOLIDAY stalked in the third flight on the outside under a tight hold along the backstretch, was closing the gap three wide lengthening stride in midturn between rivals, angled out further with a quarter mile from home to be in with a chance seven wide in upper stretch gathering momentum, was gaining steadily on runners to the finish line but could not just quite get to the leaders in time and settled for a minor role while not that far off for the win in the end. IMPECCABLE TIMING was bumped outside on the start to co-trail with others on either side with a half mile remaining, could not quicken in the turn still seeing the field at the quarter pole, shifted out four wide for the stretch drive and finished with energy in the two path in the last furlong inside another. RIGHT BRIGHTLY was bumped inside on the break, co-trailed outside three deep at the half, made a brief move three wide in midturn, was floated out at the quarter pole to be eight wide at the top of the stretch, willingly kept on coming and finished with good interest moving well in the three path in the late stages. HOULIHAN travelled three deep under a hold watching the lead trio in the backstretch, moved in closer outside rivals going three wide part of the trio chasing the pacesetter around the bend, was in the mix in the five path between foes turning for home, shortened stride down the lane and yielded by the furlong marker. IMPERIAL TRICK had a narrow lead between foes at the start, shook clear to be loose up top by the half, continued on the front end but by a diminishing margin around the bend, was collared outside at the top of the lane, tried to offer some resistance until the furlong marker and folded on the fence in deep stretch. DANISH BELLE broke out on the start, recovered quickly to press the pace outside in the early going, chased the frontrunner with rivals on each side at the three eighths pole, backed away between horses through the turn, had nothing left in the stretch drive and galloped home.