Maiden Claiming

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JOKER ON FIRE broke a half a beat slow and was steadied at the start, then altered inwards when a rival was bumped directly in front after the break and conceded three to four lengths to the front, chased along the inside down the backstretch before heading three wide through the turn advancing steadily, angled five wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command a furlong out, drew clear to the finish to score. HELLACIOUS coaxed from the gate, vied inside a pair from the two path down the backstretch and then along the rail through the turn coaxed along from the three-eighths pole, continued in the inside route into upper stretch, dug in under threat and was caught a furlong out, ran on to preserve the place honors over one of his pace rivals on the wire. SNARE coaxed from the start, vied four then two wide between foes coming under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, spun three wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive running on to the finish to secure the show honors well clear of the rest. PRIVATE FLIGHT chased along the inside under a ride from the three-eighths marker, angled five wide into upper stretch, improved position to the end. STROBE LIGHT coaxed from the gate, chased three wide until tucked inside into the turn, got ridden along at the seven-sixteenths, angled five to six wide into upper stretch and passed tired rivals. HOW ABOUT IT came in after the break bumping DEW into the lane of the slower breaking JOKER ON FIRE, vied five paths off the inside down the backstretch with a pair of foes to his inside, tucked three wide through the turn coming under encouragement just outside the quarter pole and swung four wide into upper stretch, then weakened in the drive. BILLY WHITE SHOES (IRE) coaxed from the gate, chased four paths off the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn urged along from three furlongs out, tipped four wide into upper stretch, tired. DEW got bumped after the start by HOW ABOUT IT taking over the lane of JOKER ON FIRE, chased just off the inside coming under a ride near the head of the stretch, went three to four wide into upper stretch and tired. KATERINA RISTOVA took the overland route six paths off the inside down the backstretch and then five then four wide through the turn coaxed along from midway, angled nine wide into upper stretch and tired. NOD TO TRAN four wide in pursuit, got coaxed along nearing the top of the lane, went seven wide into upper stretch, tired.