Maiden Optional Claiming

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ALLURING AMY had the rail keeping a close eye on the leader not letting her get away too much early on, chased around the bend making little gain, angled to the three path with aim on the pacesetter at the top of the stretch, was closing in steadily in the final furlong and got up on the outside in the final few strides for the win. DAOU was reluctant to load prior to the start, caught a flyer leaving the gate to be loose up top on the rail from the widest post by the half, moved well uncontested through the turn going comfortably on an easy lead, was still well in command just of the rail at the furlong pole, ran on to the end but could not fend off the winners late charge outside shortly before the wire. MONEY HEIST tracked the frontrunner outside another early on, dropped back slightly in midturn with others rivals making an early move, angled to the five path straightening out for the drive and came back on in mid-stretch to be a clear but distant third. KNOCKONWOOD broke inwards on the start, settled in midfield outside down the backside, gradually was circling around the large field four wide around the oval, swung out widest in the eight path at the top of the lane and finished up willingly to get the nod at the finish line settling on the fringes. SHOOT had a good spot in the three path outside foes watching the top three rivals early on, was roused for more at the five sixteenths pole but could not quicken with rivals on either side by the quarter marker, dropped back six wide in upper stretch and tenaciously re-bid in the final furlong surging at the wire just missing out for a minor placing in a tight photo. LADY DAYRELLS had inside position in the middle of the pack, was scrubbed on for more run at the three eighths marker improving on the fence by the quarter pole, skimmed the fence in with a chance for a share in upper stretch but stalled in the final sixteenth of a mile. SANS DANCER stalked in mid-division between horses at the half, moved in four wide briefly on the turn at the quarter pole, dueled for a minor placing still in the four path cornering for the stretch drive but flattened out with runners on each side with a sixteenth left to run. MYSTICAL MAGIC was bounced around having a rough start to be near the rear on the inside down the back straight, took the short way around the bend narrowing the margin inside with a quarter mile from home, was in the mix for a piece of the prize in the three path at the top of the stretch, could not find more late and yielded between foes at the sixteenth pole. VELOCITA hopped up, then was bumped outside being pushed over on the break, stalked three deep having only one runner beaten down the backstretch, made little headway travelling three wide around the turn, shifted to the four path for the stretch drive but failed to menace in rive to the wire. NO MISTAKE was jostled, being forced in on the break, trailed the field down the backstretch, saved ground around the turn, hugged the rail picking up tired runners straightening out for home and hit little to offer in the final furlong. RUBICON MOMENT veered in then was squeezed on the break, settled in the two path close to the back along the backside, made no movement just off the rail around the turn, was relegated to last at the top of the stretch and could not factor in the late running.