Allowance Optional Claiming

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ME AND MR. C, reserved in the opening stages while angling to the inside racing to the backstretch, shifted off the rail entering the far turn to split foes nearing upper stretch, shifted four wide entering the lane while moving to challenge for command, then wrested the advantage and went clear under firm encouragement. BILLY BATTS gained a forward placing tracking the leaders outside a rival as part of the second flight, angled to the rail after a half tracking just off the pacesetter, briefly awaited an opening nearing upper stretch, shifted out three wide racing into the lane to bid for command just inside the eventual winner but proved only second best. FLY THE W angled to the inside leaving the chute to track the leaders as part of the second flight, conceded some position under patient handling racing to the second bend, saved ground to upper stretch and continued inside foes to prevail for a share. CURRENT, shuffled avoiding tight quarters at the start, settled last to the backstretch, switched outside foes after a half, was prompted to advance four, then five wide through the far turn to upper stretch but continued with interest to gain position to the end. BIRD'S EYE VIEW settled inside foes behind the second flight racing to the backstretch, passed inside tiring rivals in the closing stages. CHAPALU, pulling hard against restraint stalking just outside the first flight three wide to the backstretch, moved to press the issue racing into the far turn but flattened out entering upper stretch. GRACEFUL KITTEN, urged inside a rival disputing the pace from the outset to the backstretch, dispatched a rival after a half, continued to duel for command inside a rival into the far turn and gave way in upper stretch. CASH LOGISTICS settled off the second flight racing three wide to the backstretch and offered no rally. LORD BARNA had his head turned slightly, then hopped at the start to break a bit slowly, settled between foes racing to the backstretch, then was fanned wide into the stretch while proving no threat. NOTORIOUS NICK, urged forcing a rival's pace racing to the backstretch, gave way abruptly after a half.