Maiden Special Weight

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KEEP DANCIN NICK sat off the pace in the two path, moved into range on the backstretch, went three deep into the far turn, got bumped from inside then bid outside a pair of rivals around the bend, took over in upper stretch and held gamely to the wire. MAV MAN stalked from inside, bumped outer rival on the far turn while running into traffic, cut in to bother a rival in upper stretch, rallied from inside and got denied. BONNEVILLE JIM traveled along the rail near the back, advanced two then three wide on the far turn, moved out in the lane, closed in four deep entering the last sixteenth and finished a game third. BIG BILL dueled briefly from inside then took a stalking position on the fence, exchanged bumps with outer rival into the first turn, continued stalking from inside, bumped between rivals on the far turn before bidding three then two wide, carried a narrow lead into the lane, lost command in upper stretch, fought to the sixteenth pole and weakened late. BENNY'S PUZZLE was off slow to begin, raced outside a rival at the back of the pack, gained while angling five wide around the far turn, steered out further in the lane and produced a mild rally. FIGHT BACK unhurried in the beginning and tucked inside, had to wait behind rivals while tipping three wide on the far turn, gained a clear path in the lane and showed late run. IRISH ELEMENT sat off the pace and moved into the two path, drew closer up the backstretch, launched a bid five then four deep on the second bend, then weakened down the lane. WAR SWIFT fractious in the gate, sat off the pace on the inside, chased between two, three, then four wide on the far turn and lacked a rally. STAR OF DELHI laid off the pace on the inside, moved into range on the backstretch, ran into traffic on the far turn, went two wide into the lane and weakened. BRAHMS MENDELSSOHN raced up close three deep early then took a stalking position outside a rival, exchanged bumps into the first turn, went up to press from outside, dueled into the far turn, took over around the bend, lost command then checked in upper stretch when put in tight and tired in the final furlong. KISS FOR LULU dueled from outside then cleared and crossed over, led along the rail then took pressure up the backstretch, dueled into the far turn, lost command around the bend, yielded at the quarter pole and retreated.