The wire came just in time for Ashley's Kitty (Benoit Photo)

Oak West Farm's ASHLEY'S KITTY (Tale of the Cat) moved to the fore turning for home and held off a hard-charging Silver Swallow (Alphabet Soup) by a nose at the wire to take the $111,000 Railbird S. (G3) at Hollywood Park on Sunday. Trained by Ted West and piloted by Joseph Talamo, the chestnut filly rated in midpack early before putting in her winning run, pulling clear in midstretch and holding on late under steady left-handed urging. The winner completed the seven furlongs in 1:22 4/5 over the Cushion Track, and rewarded backers with payouts of $36.60, $12.40 and $5.80 at 17-1.

Silver Swallow was last early but closed with excellent energy in the latter stages while widest of all, finishing two lengths clear of her nearest pursuer. The runner-up paid $3.40 and $2.40 while finishing off the $58.20 exacta ($1) as the 2-1 favorite. Sindy With An S (Broken Vow) attended the wicked early splits of :21 3/5 and :43 4/5 for the opening half-mile before being passed by the top pair in the stretch in a fine third-place effort. Show was worth $3.40, while the trifecta returned $263.60 ($1) with the 5-2 second choice. High Cholesterol (Until Sundown) was another four lengths back in fourth, capping the $3,497.30 superfecta ($1) (5-1-8-9) at nearly 21-1. Adoradora (Mr. Greeley) checked in fifth and was trailed by Storm Queen (Stormy Atlantic), Coco Belle (Storm Boot), Forest Huntress (Forestry) and Glorification (Buddha). Unusual Beauty (Unusual Heat) was withdrawn.