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AJHAR six paths off the inside down the backstretch in pursuit from mid pack, tucked four wide through the turn and came under coaxing at the three-eighths, swung four wide into upper stretch, got brushed at the three-sixteenths by SAVOY who tipped out a path from the inside, dug in rallying in tandem with that rival to issue a challenge through to the finish getting bumped by SAVOY a sixteenth from home as CONTINUATION came out forcing SAVOY to steady between, held firm to his path absorbing the contact and was up in the final jumps to prevail. CONTINUATION broke out at the start bumping COUSIN ANDREW, dueled four wide with GOLDENITE to his inside before tucking to the two path into the turn, knocked heads with GOLDENITE through the bend taking over narrow command just before swinging three to four wide into upper stretch, inched away under a drive getting out near the eighth pole before being corrected, dug in under threat from a trio and came out a sixteenth from home forcing SAVOY to bump AJHAR before steadying, got clipped behind in the process under danger and was nailed in the final strides. ROYAL REALM brushed the near side stall and bobbled at the start, chased five wide down the backstretch getting taken under a firm hold off heels six and then five furlongs from home when pulling a bit eager, went four wide through the turn coaxed along from the five-sixteenths, spun three wide into upper stretch, closed in under a drive angling in a path a sixteenth out and missed at the end. SAVOY three then two wide in pursuit, came under a ride at the three-eighths, spun three wide for home, tipped out a path at the three-sixteenths brushing AJHAR, rallied in concert with that rival to threaten inside the final furlong, attempted to lean out on AJHAR bumping that rival when CONTINUATION came out a sixteenth from home in front and was denied the move and forced to steady clipping the back heels of CONTINUATION at that station getting shut off and paused, recovered to finish under his own power clear for the last major share. COUSIN ANDREW bumped at the start by CONTINUATION, who broke outwards, chased just off the inside and pulled a bit eager being taken under a hard held six furlongs from home and then once more inside the five-eighths before being wrangled off heels of the leader at the nine-sixteenths, tucked inside through the turn, cut the corner into upper stretch under urging and weakened. GOLDENITE established the front and showed the way in hand just off the inside knocking heads with CONTINUATION to the outside, tucked inside into the turn, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, yielded the front and spun just off the inside for home, then weakened in the stretch. OR'EFFICE showed brief speed five paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked three wide through the turn and began to fade from the three-eighths, swung four wide into upper stretch and tired. There was a Stewards' Inquiry into the stretch as well as a Jockey's Objection by the rider of SAVOY alleging interference against CONTINUATION at the sixteenth pole. After review, it was deemed that CONTINUATION had interfered with SAVOY at the sixteenth marker and CONTINUATION was disqualified from second and placed fourth before the race was declared official.