Maiden Claiming

Chart notes

R J'S ICE , away in good order, secured the inside nearing the half and stalked, seized an opening along the rail and advanced past a trio of foes to clear under confident handling, spurted away nearing mid stretch, was given a brief right handed ask then held firm while steadily hand ridden through the final sixteenth. LOVE YOURSELF settled off the pace while saving ground, eased out and moved up between runners leaving the three eighths, shifted out five wide for the drive, straightened away and finished with good energy to be clear of the rest. J C'S BOYS broke outward, corrected and settled early well off the rail, gained mid turn while four wide, angled six wide into the stretch and churned on. ISAIAH FIFTYTHREE showed speed and prompted three wide from the outside, bid to engage the leader mid turn, forced the issue between runners soon after, gave willing chase of the clear winner then faded through the final seventy yards. COUNTRY BUMPKIN hopped at the break and was away a couple lengths last, regrouped and moved up off the rail into the turn, chased four wide past the three eighths, shifted in near the three sixteenths then came up empty. NANTUCKET LOVE , brushed early, was steadied into the turn, angled three wide nearing the lane then offered some late action between horses. GIMME TWO SHOTS , four wide stalking the pace, bid four deep past the five sixteenths, chased into the stretch and weakened. FORTUNE HILL sped clear early, set the pace two wide, was hooked from both sides leaving the five sixteenths, fought briefly then weakened. PAINTMYMASTERPEACE , shuffled back soon after the break, dropped well off the pace, angled five wide into the lane and had belated action. KING OF THE CROSS gave early chase between foes and weakened. MY PAL BILL , sluggish from the gate, was outrun. TRANSQUAKING was nudged up early to be in range, shifted in to chase then weakened mid turn.