Maiden Optional Claiming

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CLOUD RIDER was nudged on taking the lead inside foes down the back straight, rolled along briskly unopposed through the bend, was well in control having the four path at the furlong marker, began to get leg weary late and just held on, saved by the wire from the fast charging runner up. ABINO BAY was allowed to relax on the fence part of the back threesome early on, started to reach for more ground just off the rail at the quarter pole, moved out having clear run four wide with a furlong remaining and stormed home late just missing for the win by a stride at the finish line. AINT NO GIRLY GIRL flanked the pacesetter outside along the backstretch, chased the leader but could make no gain around the bend, had the rail for the drive to the wire and finished up evenly in the last furlong to be a non threatening third at the wire. STRAWBERRY WORLD had an outside tracking position going three deep down the back straight, was under a ride trying to hold her spot three wide between horses at the quarter pole, shifted out to the five path straightening for home and ran on mildly to be a fringe player winning the battle inside another at the finish line. AUSSIE HYPER was unhurried trailing between rivals at the half, made little headway on the outside through the bend, gathered speed swinging out widest in the nine path at the top of the lane and found her best stride late just losing the duel for the minors outside at the wire. DANCIN MARY MARIE had the rail position in the tracking second flight down the backstretch, was shuffled slightly inside rivals at the five sixteenths pole, came with a run skimming the fence in upper stretch but needed more when inside runners in the final sixteenth to be a contender at the wire. TANZANITE LILY stumbled then broke out at the start, recouped to sit in mid-division inside along the backstretch, offered a brief turn of foot splitting rivals two wide at the quarter pole to be in the mix fighting for the show money four wide turning for home, could not sustain the rally and flattened out in the last eighth. VERI COLLECTED was forwardly placed sitting in the second flight with runners on both sides, could not keep up to the lead two running around the oval by midturn and little offer for the stretch run when wilting in the two path in the final sixteenth of a mile. MIA MITOLE travelled in midfield on the outside of another down the backstretch, tried to make a circling move five wide outside foes at the quarter pole, angled to the seven path for the drive between rivals but could not get involved in the stretch running. SUNSHINE REGGAE was bumped by the troubled inside rival on the break, settled into stride three deep on the outside part of the back trio at the half, lagged well behind runners through the turn, lost touch with the field by upper stretch and cantered home.