Maiden Claiming

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BEDFORD THE BRAVE broke in at the start bumping UNLIMITED SPENDING, came under coaxing and established the front showing the way just off the inside through the first turn and then along the inside down the backstretch settled into a comfortable rhythm through moderate splits, tipped back to the two path through the far turn and was patiently handled until roused just outside the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, went clear under a drive to the eighth pole, held clear to the finish geared down in the final jumps to the wire. UNLIMITED SPENDING (JPN) got bumped at the start by the aforementioned foe breaking inwards, chased two to three wide from near the rear of the field, came under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, angled six wide into upper stretch, closed well through to the finish and was never able to threaten the winner while well clear of the rest for the place honors. GALATINA three then two wide through the first turn, saved ground in pursuit from mid pack, got set down spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, ran on to procure the show honors. CLASSIC CARA forwardly placed from the start, raced along the inside, got steadied briefly six and a half furlongs out which in turn forced AMERICAN POPSTAR to check off her heels, tracked two to three wide from just off the pace coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun three wide for home and kept on to the finish. PAY THE BILLS (FR) just off the inside through the first turn, chased three wide under a ride from the five-sixteenths, angled five wide for home and offered no response. AMERICAN POPSTAR along the inside just off the pace early on, eased off among a line of rivals seven furlongs out and tracked along the hedge, got forced to check off the heels of CLASSIC CARA six and a half furlongs out when that rival steadied in front, chased just off the inside under urging from the five-sixteenths, angled five wide for home and offered no rally. NEW ISSUE tracked just off the inside from just off the inside and then along the inside through the far turn coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, took the inside route into upper stretch and tired. BOSSY DISH stumbled awkwardly at the start and traded a bump with SILVER PEARLS, raced five then four wide into the first turn outside rivals before being able to tuck three wide midway, chased three then two wide under a ride nearing the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and tired. MINT TEA chased just off the inside detached at the tail of the field, tucked inside at the seven-sixteenths, got pushed along three furlongs out, cornered just off the inside into upper stretch and made no impact. ARTELLA four then three wide through the first turn, chased two to three wide under urging from the five-sixteenths, spun three wide for home and tired. SILVER PEARLS stumbled at the start and traded a bump with BOSSY DISH, chased four then three wide under encouragement from the five-sixteenths, angled five wide for home and tired. GALATI PRINCESS got steadied out just under the wire the first time with seven and a half furlongs to run when pinched between foes, raced just off the inside through the first turn and then three to four paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked to be just off the inside through the far turn coaxed along from three furlongs out, went five wide at the head of the stretch and made no impact.