Maiden Claiming

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GRAND WARRIOR (JPN) settled between foes in midfield, patiently waited behind the lead trio just off the fence on the turn at the quarter pole, stayed in the two path in with a chance turning for home, darted to the rail coming to the leaders at the sixteenth pole and found another gear late, surging in the final few strides to get up for the late running victory. SPEEDY CONNECTION was in the three path keeping a close eye on the lone speed down the back straight, moved in to bid between horses at the five sixteenths pole, loomed menacingly three wide in upper stretch, got his head in front with seventy yards still to run but was nabbed inside by the charging winner coming to the line. INTERIM ANALYSIS settled on the outside in mid-pack with a half mile remaining, ranged up three to four wide around the oval at the quarter pole to be in the thick of things taking the corner, continued to inch up down the stretch but did not have enough late to threaten for the win while capturing the show award in the end. NOISY CRICKET broke in a bit of a tangle, recouped smartly to track the lone leader between runners down the backside, assumed control with the frontrunner backing up at the midpoint of the turn, still was holding onto a slim lead on the fence at the top of the lane, dueled stubbornly until surrendering in the final seventy yards and settled on the fringes at the wire. JOSHUA STRIKE hopped at the start trailing down the backside, could not make up any ground on runners throughout the turn, shifted out widest in the five-path turning for home and showed some late energy outside passing some tired runners down the stretch. MAYNARD'S SONG had a slow start then was hustled on the fence leaving the chute to sit inside of runners in mid-division by the half, retreated on the rail through the turn, angled out four wide gathering some momentum in upper stretch but could only run on one paced to the finish line. RAINBOWS HERO had a stalking role ahead of just one runner in the early stages, travelled three wide outside foes on the bend having little to offer, shifted to the four-path straightening out for home but lacked a rally down the stretch. BETTERMUSTCOME had the rail near the rear at the half, came under a ride just off the fence making no progression in the turn running and could not get involved driving down the lane to the finish line. ROYAL FONZ was eager loose on the lead down the backstretch, offered no resistance when collared on the outside at the five sixteenths pole, stopped just off the fence at the top of the lane and was not persevered through the lane cantering across the finish line.