Maiden Claiming

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YOU AND ME BABY had a head in front I side another down the back straight, shook loose at the three furlong pole, rolled along unopposed on the oval, had company bearing down outside in upper stretch but was ready for the task and was u yielding I side in the final furlong to get the nose down at the right time on the finish line e to prevail for the hard fought stretch win. LONG ACTING was bumped slightly by the outside runner who himself was pushed in on the break, recovered to draft behind the leader early on, shifted out in the two path measuring the frontrunner through the turn, moved in outside the winner at the top of the stretch, battled stubbornly outside inching up in the final sixteenth but lost the nod outside inching a very tight finish for the win. ABINO BAY had the inside position on others while settled close to the back, started to mount a rally passing outside rivals at the three-eighths pole, continued to close the gap on the turn, shifted out from the four oath in upper stretch to have clear run five wide with a furlong remaining and closed in belatedly to be a clear but distant third behind the top duo. WOODGLEN COURT settled in midfield with runners on both sides at the half, picked up the running outside a rival when roused in midturn, shifted to the four oath straightening for the drive and finished up mildly three wide in the final furlong to garner a minor award in the end. HALCON NEGRO had a stalking trip close to the rear while three deep along the backside, made no movement just off the fence in the running around the turn, hugged the rail at the top of the lane and showed late interest in deep stretch improving a position inside at the finish line. CARRICK ON STAGE had the rail sitting in midfield at the half mile pole, kept pace while saving all the ground around the turn, shifted two wide inside of horses at the top of the stretch, moved out further in the four path with a furlong still to run but flattened out late getting edged out for a placing by the inside rival at the wire. CASTLE HARBOUR sat outside off the leaders flank hound the early pace, tracked the frontrunner while outside another foe around the bend, gave way being part of the conversation up top by the quarter pole, had little left late and weakened in the two path in the final furlong. SWITCHIN' TO GLIDE broke inwards then was taken up, pinballed between runners causing a bumping chain reaction for some at the start, lost basically all chance laggingwell behind the field down the a knife and throughout the turn but did show a little bit down the lane catching a couple,rope of weary stragglers in the final eighth of a mile. SUCCESSFUL CARRICK was bumped on the inside by the troubled start, stalked close to the back in the beginning, advance outside horses but was getting out when sitting in midfield by the half, was nursed along four to five wide appearing to have issues navigating the turn slightly, swung out widest in the seven path turning for home and was empty in the stretch running. MIKEY BOY was bumped by the outside runner pushing him into the inside foe as well on the break, settled near the rear outside foes along the backside, offered a brief spurt splitting horses three wide at the three eighths pole, had nothing more to offer and folded in the two path in the final furlong.