Maiden Claiming

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MADAM GWEN was unhurried seeing the field on the fence on the first turn, shifted just off the fence splitting rivals at the half, began to uncork a run four wide around horses having a quick turn of foot midway on the last bend, swung out six wide with a full head of steam turning for home, stormed on past for the lead leaving the eighth pole and was unchallenged at the finish line for the win. PAT'S HOLIDAY was inside a runner in the two path sitting in the middle of the pack on the first bend, rated kindly on the rail in the third flight down the backside, sat just behind the lead trio on the fence well in range with three furlongs from home, could not make a move on hold looking for room through the far turn, shifted out to be five wide finally getting clear in mid-stretch and surged in the late stages but could not get to the winner who got the jump on her at the top of the lane. DANISH COOKIE had a good spot tucked in on the fence drafting behind the pacesetter, sat all alone watching the engaged duo along the backside, moved in to bid three wide at the three-furlong pole, took over control in the four path turning for home, was clinging onto the lead at the furlong marker inside the winner, gave way up top with a sixteenth to run and just was picked up late on the outside for the place share nearing the wire. RELOAD EH was inside runners close to the back in the beginning, closed the gap but had little change in position when the field bunched up at the three eighths marker, was in tight with five sixteenths to go unable to lengthen her stride, angled out five wide in upper stretch and finished with good energy outside rivals late settling on the fringes in the end. UNDER AGREEMENT (FR) settled on the outside in mid-division, improved slightly keeping a close eye on the lead three at the half, moved in on the leaders at the quarter pole, shifted out five wide having a chance for a piece of the prize at the top of the stretch but finished up evenly in the late running to just miss holding for a minor share in the end. ECLIPTICAL LADYBUG prompted the pace on the outside in the beginning, continued to sit off the leaders outside flank down the back straight, moved in to seize command but for a fleeting moment at the five sixteenth pole, relinquished the front inside rivals at the top of the stretch and tired while losing a few placings to the outside foes who were making a rally in the final furlong. BLACK GODDESS had an outside stalking role near the rear in the early stages, moved in closer four deep improving outside horses at the half, could not sustain the rally in the three path between horses by the midpoint of the far turn, angled out six wide for the stretch drive but could not get involved. BLACK DAGGER was hard held near the rear while going four wide outside foes on the initial bend, could see the field by the half mile marker, lagged well behind the group on the last bend but did mange to pass the weary early leader inside in the final sixteenth of a mile. ONE MORE DOLL had the lead in hand inside going into the first turn, set the pace while hounded outside along the backside, was collared outside by two rivals offering little resistance on the fence at the three furlong pole, regressed through the far turn and folded inside by the furlong marker.