Maiden Claiming

Chart notes

MANOAH'S GLORY settled just behind the early leaders, steadied while in a bit tight on the run to the first turn, saved ground while well placed along the backstretch, angled three wide into the far turn and loomed at the quarter marker, vied for the lead into the stretch, dueled DAVID'S KITTEN to the final sixteenth, took a narrow lead in deep stretch and determinedly held at the wire to prevail. DAVID'S KITTEN vied for the early lead three deep and between rivals, contested the pace into the backstretch two wide and between foes, dueled NOT NOW NICK into the far turn then battled on even terms with that rival into the stretch, met the bid of MANOAH'S GLORY at mid-stretch, gamely battled to the final sixteenth and was bested in the final strides, while clear of the rest for second. NOT NOW NICK prominent away from the start, attended to the early pace while inside of runners heading into the backstretch, dueled DAVID'S KITTEN into the far turn then battled on even terms with that rival into the stretch, yielded in the final sixteenth and held for third. LAW OF ONE settled three to four wide and just off of the early leaders, tracked the moderate pace four deep along the backstretch, chased into the far turn then ran in pursuit to upper stretch, churned on to the final sixteenth but could not find the needed late response. LOINNIR settled to the first turn, was unhurried while saving ground along the backstretch, saved ground to the far turn then was roused two wide to upper stretch, altered course and angled out at mid-stretch, needed more to the final sixteenth and mounted a mild late bid. MACHO ABARRIO settled into the first turn, raced widest to the backstretch and advanced six wide nearing the half-mile pole, ran in pursuit while widest into the far turn, swung six wide for the stretch drive and could not muster the needed late response. LUFKIN settled in the second flight and between rivals into the first turn, angled out for racing room along the backstretch, chased four wide and between rivals into the far turn, advanced into the stretch then flattened out in the final stages. STAR PRINCE prominent away from the start, took back and tracked three wide into the first turn, was well placed while between rivals heading to the half-mile marker, got shuffled back three to four wide and between rivals into the far turn, ran on into upper stretch but could not muster the needed late response. ROCKY LAGOON settled and saved ground to the first turn, saved all of the ground while not far back along the backstretch, chased into the far turn, maintained an inside path to the stretch, needed more into the final furlong and weakened late. SMARTKENZIE forwardly placed early on, took back and tracked the pace between rivals along the backstretch, chased two wide and between foes into the second turn, could not find more into the final furlong and tired late. NIGHT RAVEN off a bit slowly leaving the start, allowed to settle to the first turn, swung to the outside of rivals into the backstretch, advanced five wide nearing the half-mile pole, maintained a wide trip to the far turn and came up empty in the stretch. DOHA DESERT was close up to the early pace while five wide to the first turn, angled in and contested the pace three deep along the backstretch, lost position along the second turn, was eased through the stretch drive and walked off. The one-mile timing split was not available.