Maiden Optional Claiming

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JUICY HANNA was nudged along trying to find her stride seeing the field along the backside, began to inch up on the rail at the three eighths marker, had to wait for a moment behind a rival in midturn, moved out two wide looking for a seam having run in upper stretch, darted to the fence surging inside runners at the furlong marker and with a solid late run pulled away in deep stretch for the tally. SYMPATICO broke outwards on the start, had the rail keeping tabs on the contesting pair down the backside, closed the gap with five sixteenths to run, shifted out three wide inside another at the quarter marker, found a seam three wide turning for home, took over control with an eighth still to run but could not withstand the late charge by the winner in deep stretch. LADY ON THE NILE was pinched at the start, recovered to sit between foes in the two path tracking the lead duo at the half, was under a vigorous ride just off the fence making little impact around the oval, swung out widest in the six path straightening out for home and finished with good energy charging late to be a clear third at the wire. OUTFORARIP utilized the inside post dictating terms on the rail down the back straight, comfortably maintained the front on the fence throughout the turn, narrowly remained in command two wide at the top of the stretch, was no match when engulfed on both sides by the top two finishers at the furlong pole but still kept on to the end settling on the fringes.. HUMBLE HEART travelled four deep in midfield at the half, regressed under a ride between foes a quarter mile from the wire, re-rallied smartly on the fence by the eighth pole, stayed on the wrong lead to the finish but ran on to the wire just missing for a minor share in the end. CRUMLIN BEACH broke inwards on the start, rated between foes in midfield in the three path down the backside, came under a ride making a mild run four wide outside foes at the quarter pole, battled outside in the four path for a piece of the prize in mid-stretch, stayed on the incorrect lead down the lane and faded with a sixteenth left to run. MISS BOUJEE shadowed the pace outside down the back straight, was scrubbed on for more trying to keep up to the frontrunner midway on the turn, gave way up front in the three path at the top of the lane and yielded to others by the sixteenth pole. BLAZE OF MISCHIEF stalked near the rear down the backside, lagged behind the group outside rivals going three wide around the turn, angled to the four path turning for home but failed to menace in the stretch drive.