Allowance Optional Claiming

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FORTY UNDER established the front and showed the way in hand along the inside patiently handled and facing little pressure save through the presence of BEACON HILL to the outside attending the pace, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and took the inside route into upper stretch, dug in under threat from the runner up and gamely held well to the finish rebuffing the challenge to prevail on the wire. MO READY coaxed from the gate, tracked the pace along the inside from the pocket, came under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch tipping out from in behind the aforementioned foe roused into daylight, rallied to latch on a furlong from home looming boldly to the outside through to the finish but was repelled to the line. VALUE ENGINEERING broke in at the start coming over to the rail and forcing CONVICTION TRADE to steady off his heels, settled two to three wide in pursuit, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, paused briefly in tight between foes before continuing two to three wide into upper stretch, angled to the inside safely in front of GUNNISON near the eighth pole and offered up a mild kick to secure the show honors in the late stages. BEACON HILL forwardly placed three then two wide through the first turn, attended the leader to the outside under a rating grip three then two wide patiently handled until placed to urging inside the five-sixteenths marker, spun three wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive coming in slightly to bump with WINNING FACTOR a furlong from home, ran on in a blanket finish to procure the last major share. WINNING FACTOR just off the inside in pursuit from mid pack, tucked inside at the seven-sixteenths and steadily advanced on the rail moving into contention when set down spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under a drive prominent nearing the eighth pole when coming out very slightly to trade a bump with BEACON HILL, then got outfinished in the late stages. CONVICTION TRADE shied in at the break in reaction to VALUE ENGINEERING breaking inwards, then got steadied off that rival's heels just after the start conceding three lengths of ground while at the tail of the field, went two to three wide through the first turn and down the backstretch before tipping four then five wide through the far turn under coaxing from the seven-sixteenths, angled seven wide into upper stretch as the field stacked out straightened away for home and made no headway to the finish while offering a mild bid. CITY MAN got bumped at the start by CALIBRATOR, who broke inwards and was squeezed back against NO WORD, settled two to three wide in pursuit from near the rear of the field under a hard hold early on, tipped three to four wide through the far turn coming under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, cornered four to five wide into upper stretch and was outkicked. NO WORD three to four wide through the first turn, raced four paths off the inside down the backstretch in the clear, came under coaxing four to five wide at the five-sixteenths, went six wide into upper stretch and had no kick for the drive. GUNNISON just off the inside near the rear of the field, tucked inside at the seven-sixteenths, came under a ride with five-sixteenths to go, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and offered no response. CAVALRY CHARGE coaxed from the gate, was taken in hand off the heels of BEACON HILL into the first turn, tracked the pace just off the inside from just off the pace, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, cornered three wide for home and weakened in the stretch. CALIBRATOR broke in at the start bumping and squeezing out CITY MAN against NO WORD, raced four then three wide through the first turn before chasing three to four wide down the backstretch and through the far turn under motivation from the five-sixteenths, swung five wide into upper stretch, was in the midst of backing away when forced to check a furlong out as NO WORD and CAVALRY CHARGE maneuvered to the two seams in front, then continued to weaken to the finish. SMILE BRYAN went three wide through the first turn and settled three wide in pursuit from just off the pace, came under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, spun four wide for home and tired.