Maiden Claiming

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HOT POTATO was allowed to find his stride trailing just off the fence in the early stages, had one runner beaten at the half, began to reach for more ground two wide at the midpoint of the last turn, opted to go inside on the rail but having no running room losing momentum straightening out for home, angled out to the three path getting a clear lane at the furlong pole and came with a quick surge in deep stretch outside to get up in the final few strides. FOG D'ORO broke out at the start then was in tight from the inside foe a few jumps from the gate, stalked between runners close to the back, advanced smartly on the fence with a half mile remaining, squeezed through a narrow seam two wide at the five sixteenths pole uncorking a run, was in the hunt in the three path at the top of the lane, got to the lead on the rail with a sixteenth from home but could not fend off the winners late charge nearing the wire. CARRICK ON STAGE was brushed on the inside at the start, had a tracking position on the leader inside of a couple of rivals in the first of two turns, settled nicely on the rail watching the lead three horses at the half, had a sharp turn of foot rallying three wide between foes at the quarter pole, got his head in front in the four path at the top of the stretch, was collared by the inside challenger at the sixteenth pole relinquishing the lead but still stayed on strongly to the finish line to be a clear third. SUMMER TRAIN had the fence ahead of only the eventual winner in the beginning, sat at the back of the pack along the back straightaway, began to get into gear passing an outside runner on the turn at the three eighths pole, shifted out off rivals in the five path by mid-stretch for clear run and finished with intent on the outside getting the nod at the wire for the minors. RELOADED FORM stalked near the rear three wide on the first bend, improved outside foes along the backstretch to sit in midfield by the half, tried to circle around horses four to five wide through the last turn, was in the mix outside in the five path in upper stretch but stalled in the final furlong. BACK STREET DRIVER settled between runners keeping a close eye on the pacesetter, had the inside position tracking the frontrunner at the half, was going the wrong way unable to quicken with outside rivals at the quarter pole and tired on the fence in the stretch drive. A REAL WAR STORY was loose on the lead on the initial bend, continued up top unopposed along the back straight, remained up front midway through the second turn, had no response when engulfed by outside runners turning for home and folded on the fence by the furlong marker. LOVE PUDDLES had the rail sitting in midfield early on, was checked on the fence entering the backstretch, dropped back at the half, could not keep up to the field around the final bend and managed to pass only a troubled straggler in deep stretch. FIRSTGENERAL NIKAO was forwardly placed chasing the leader four wide in the first turn, tracked in the second flight outside down the backstretch, closed in midway through the far turn, could not keep up with the outside rivals who were coming with a run at the quarter pole and gave way losing his path three wide to the winner while having to be checked at the furlong pole.