Maiden Optional Claiming

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STRATOSPHERIC was situated close to the back end galloping along on the fence, improved on the rail down the backstretch, shifted out three wide at the three eighths marker coming with a sharp turn of foot, loomed boldly swooping around foes six wide in the outside at the head of the lane and under a vigorous stretch ride drove by taking command outside at the seventy yard marker for the late running win. CHERVONARUTA had a nice set up on the rail watching the early speed duel, continued to draft behind the contesting pair still under a snug hold on the rail with a half mile remaining, sat posed waiting for room to open up just off the fence in the far turn, found a lane darting through in the three path at the furlong marker taking the lead on the rail but with a sixteenth from the wire could not hold off the winner in deep stretch. STRAWBERRY WORLD was in the second pairing outside keeping tabs on the embattled twosome around the first turn as well as down the backside, ranged up three wide outside runners on the final turn to get to the front end four wide between rivals in upper stretch, was no match unable to quicken late with the top two horses by the sixteenth pole but did show grit digging in late just holding on for third place share outside at the finish line. PAT'S HOLIDAY had a poor beginning tossing its head, breaking inwards and having to be taken hold of for a few strides seeing the field by many in the early stages, caught up to the pack sharing the rear inside at the half, advanced smartly on the rail on the last bend, was in striking distance two wide turning for home looking for a seam, moved back to the rail in the final eighth of a mile and finished up strong enough but just got out nodded losing the fight for the show money inside. CHOCOLATECROISSANT (IRE) battled outside for the lead under a quick opening quarter, hounded the frontrunner on the outside flank down the backstretch, got a head in front two wide making a brief move at the five sixteenths pole between foes but could not find more late and faded with runners on either side in the two path by the furlong pole. DANISH COOKIE hopped on the break, settled on the fence getting to midfield around the first of two turns, closed the gap smartly between horses down the backstretch, was hard ridden two to three wide just off the lead group still forwardly placed around the second bend, shifted five wide with horses on either side at the top of the stretch in the mix of things, had to be checked in tight losing her path coming up to the furlong pole and could not recover to threaten afterwards. PHEW travelled on the outside of another in mid-pack, regressed through the field along the back straight lagging behind the group by the three eighths marker and showed a little interest inside only passing a couple of weary runners in the late going. ALNESSA stalked close to the back ahead of only one rival, co-trailed on the outside at the half mile pole, made little headway just off the rail around the final turn and in the four path failed to menace in the stretch running. NILE PASSAGE fought inside for the front end setting a brisk early pace, had a slim advantage on the fence slowing the pace along the backside, had little left from her early efforts offering no resistance when swarmed by multiple outside runners at the quarter pole giving way up top, stopped by the furlong marker inside foes and was wrapped up cantering across the finish line.