Maiden Optional Claiming

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THANKS YOUR HONOUR was hustled leaving the chute inside of runners to have the lead entering the backstretch, had company to the outside heading into the turn, just held on up top dueling inside another throughout the bend, cleared off taking complete control when asked for more at the furlong pole and held safe for the frontrunning tally at the wire. CATCH THE ACE tracked the pacesetter outside heading into the back straightaway, closed in to force the issue outside heading into the turn, argued for the lead with the inside leader around the bend, could not keep up fighting for the win by the furlong pole but still ran on well enough to easily best the rest for the runners up share at the wire. GO GO ALEXANDER had a good spot drafting behind the pacesetter down the backside, chased the embattled duo throughout the turn but could not make any gains, shifted to the two path for the drive to the wire and ran on willingly to be a non-threatening third at the finish line. CAPSAICIN settled close to the back between runners in the beginning, was scrubbed on keeping pace with others at the five sixteenths pole, skimmed the fence improving turning for home and ran on mildly inside of rivals to capture a minor placing in the end. BROCKWELL broke a step slow trailing on the start, was on hold, having to be throttled down for a stride or two in tight on the rail nearing thee three eighths pole, shifted out two wide at the quarter pole and finished up evenly down the stretch in the three path. AUDI'S WORLD dropped back near the rear along the backside, had to wait behind a wall of runners at the three-furlong pole, made a mild rally passing outside rivals at the five sixteenths pole, shifted out with a quarter mile from home, angled outside to be widest in the six-path turning for home, did not switch leads in the entire stretch drive and failed to fire in the late going. CAT'S FURY was situated in mid-division having horses on either side in the early going, stalked in the third flight outside runners making little headway around the oval, shifted to the four path straightening out for the drive but lacked a rally in the final furlong. RAPPORTEUR stalked near the rear travelling four deep at the half, was going in the wrong direction taking the outside path going three wide around the bend and failed to be a menace just off the fence in the stretch drive. T. DOMI settled on the outside of runners watching the lead twosome, had little to offer under a ride retreating between foes on the turn to be in the last place position by the quarter pole, emptied out at the top of the stretch and was not persevered with late.