Maiden Claiming

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BOURBONONAHOLIDAY was bumped on the inside on the start, recovered to improve smartly down the backside sitting outside rivals in midfield by the half, was roused continuing to gain steadily on the front duo through the turn, pounced widest in the six path at the top of the lane, took command outside leaving the furlong marker and held safe from the oncoming inside foe at the finish line. DROGON had a sluggish start settling close to the back midway down the backstretch, advanced sharply inside runners in midturn, had to tap on the brakes for a moment in the two path turning for home, darted between foes at the furlong pole, found a seam on the rail making a solid run late but just could not get to the winner who got the jump on him at the top of the stretch. HALCON NEGRO rated on the rail near the rear ahead of only a couple runners in the beginning, rallied on the fence when called upon for more at the quarter pole, shifted out finding a clear lane four wide in upper stretch coming with a run, split runners with a furlong to go and with a good stretch kick goot up with runners on each side for the show money at the finish line. ASHUKA had the inside settling into stride in the second flight along the backside, began to reel in the arguing co-leaders at the five sixteenths pole, bid between rivals three wide in upper stretch, poked his head in front for a fleeting moment coming to the furlong marker, could not fend off the late closers and faded with runners on either side in the final sixteenth to settle on the fringes in the end. AIM DON'T MISS had a good spot isolated in the third flight watching the front two pairings down the back straight, regressed midway on the turn under asking, shifted to the five path straightening out for the drive and came back on picking up tired runners in the last eighth of a mile. BIG LEW tracked the embattled pair on the outside, closed in on the front duo at the five sixteenths marker while outside another runner, was in the hunt five wide at the top of the lane between horses, could not continue on and flattened out at the furlong marker. CARRICK ON STAGE had a tracking trip in the beginning going four deep outside horses, dropped back to be in a stalking role outside another at the half, made little progression around the oval and showed little while in the six path in the late running. M C LUVIN was sandwiched at the start, had company inside seeing the field down the backstretch, remained paired up on the outside lagging well behind around the bend and passed a couple of stragglers in the stretch running outside. SOUPER STRIDER battled outside under a rapid pace for the first half, got the better of the other speed rival by the quarter pole, drifted to the rail from the three path turning for home, was engulfed outside by runners nearing the furlong pole and was wrapped up in the final sixteenth of a mile. CHIEF LIONHART veered out sharply on the break, co-trailed inside another down the backside, continued to share the rear around the bend and could only manage to pass the weary early leader in the last furlong. EARNING MY EARS dueled inside setting a suicidal pace throughout the turn, gave way up top leaving the quarter pole, was on empty on the rail at the top of the lane, ran out of gas stopping at the furlong marker and was eased up when crossing the finish line.