Maiden Optional Claiming

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ZIO CAVALLO had the lead on the rail along the backside, edged away increasing the advantage at the three-furlong pole, was nursed along through the turn holding off runners, burst away again rationing out the speed in upper stretch and coasted home for the front running tally. TIHO SRCE travelled on the outside in mid-division, edged closer three wide midway along the bend, shifted to the three path for the drive and offered a very solid late charge while drifting in under right-handed encouragement at the furlong pole to get up late on the rail to best the rest for the runners up share. HUMORMEASTORY had a slow beginning seeing the field along the backside, commenced a run at the quarter pole inside, swung out to the nine path with a full head of steam gobbling up ground in the lane and stormed home with an impressive late charge to be a clear third with the sustained rally outside. FORESTERS LASTLOVE broke inwards on the start, had a stalking trip ahead of a couple of rivals along the backside, closed the gap on the turn by the quarter pole, moved to the eight path for the stretch run and finished up with intent to get up for the minors just at the wire. MASTER STEAL had a tracking position watching the lead group of four down the backside on the outside, circled runners progressing smartly five wide around the turn, shifted to the three path in the hunt at the top of the lane, could not keep going and stalled by the sixteenth pole losing a couple of positions late. UP N THE ANTE was near the rear ahead of only the troubled starter along the back straight, had little to offer on the bend to be in last shifting out to widest in the ten path straightening out for home but showed some resolve to pass many runners in the final furlong finding his best stride very late. EUBANK vied between horses in the two path early on, chased the leader in vain through the oval, began to get leg weary with the winner getting away even further in upper stretch and wilted on the rail in the last sixteenth of a mile. TANIST had the rail watching the lead foursome, came under a busy ride keeping pace with the leader on the turn taking the short way around, hugged the rail fighting for a small share with the winner long gone in upper stretch, shifted out losing his path as well as all the momentum coming to the furlong pole and could not recover to play a role late. SCOTTIE'S BARN settled on the inside in midfield, was hard ridden but was going backwards at the five sixteenths pole, angled out to the five path in upper stretch but failed to be a menace in the late running. CHANCHITO argued for the lead in the three path down the back straight, could not keep up with the lead group giving way three wide midturn, shifted to the four path turning for home but tired between horses in the final furlong. MR. PERFECT was bumped on the outside on the start, recovered to be in the mix up top four deep in the early going, bid for the front end outside going four wide in midturn, shifted to the five path between runners in with a chance at the top of the stretch but faltered in the final furlong.