Maiden Claiming

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CHEAT THE DEVIL travelled four deep on the outside dueling for the lead along the backside,pushed forward having a clear advantage by the seven sixteenths marker, rolled along loose up front through the turn and had more when called upon at the furlong poll to comfortably fend off any challengers in the late running. FEATHERWEIGHT had ani side spot keeping a close eye on the contesting quartet down the backstretch, reached for more ground making a sharp move between horses midway on the turn, circled around horses three wide at the quarter pole, posed the only opposition to the leader four wide in upper stretch but could not threaten late with the winner having something left in reserve for the late running. HYPER HOLIDAY was nestled on the rail in mid-division by the half, edged up taking the short way around the bend, had to be throttled down briefly when coming up to a tiring runner at the quart pole, picked up the bit on the fence straightening out for home, shifted out two wide splitting runners at the furlong marker and closed in smartly for the show money at the finish line. ALMASTY'S LUST Eason the outside of another in the middle of the pack down the backside, started to make a run opting for the overland route at the quarter pole going three wide, shifted out to the six oath gathering momentum in upper stretch and finished up willingly to garner a minor role outside foes in the end. SULTRY SOPHIE was part of the scrum up top in the two path with runners on either side early on, chased the pacesetter to no avail inside another through the turn, was no match for the top pair by the furlong pole and weakened inside runners trying to hold for the show award in the last sixteenth of a mile. SHE'S SO CROATIAN battled in the three path part of the group of four fighting for command at the half, was unable to close in on the frontrunner two wide outside a rival on the turn, was in tight pin the three path in the mix for share in upper stretch but faded between challengers in deep stretch. SORRY I MISSED U was away sluggishly to see the field along the backside, lagged well behind the group around the bend, shifted just off the rail in the two pathi in upper stretch and finished with good late energy between horses very late closing in a considerable amount of ground to rivals in the drive to the wire. COUNTRY DOLLY was checked soon after to start to stalk at the back of the pack having only one runner beaten in the early stages, closed the gap under a ride four wide outside horses at the quarter pole catching up to the field, swung out widest in the nine path turning for home and passed a couple of weary foes in the stretch drive. NO LAYUPS was hustled pressing the pace on the rail inside three foes down the backside, was in tight having to be checked out at the seven sixteenths poke inside runners, was unable to hold position regressing inside rivals at the quarter pole and emptied out five wide staying on the incorrect lead by mid-stretch. FEDOROVA had a tracking position outside five deep watching the engaged foursome duel up front along the back straight, was three wide back pedaling outside rivals with five sixteenths from home, angled out between horses eight wide at the head of the lane and had little left to give faltering in upper stretch.RIDERS CLAIM OF FOUL #5 NO LAYUPS AGAINST #8 SULTRY SOPHIE BETWEEN THE HALF MILE POLE AND THE SEVEN SIXTEENTHS MARKER RESULTED IN NO CHANGE