Claiming

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EPILOGUE was allowed to settle near the back on the rail in the beginning, advanced nicely inside on the turn, shifted outside off the contesting pacesetters three sixteenths from home, took command outside at the furlong marker and was edging away in the end. DECIMATOR stalked mid pack on the turn, angled to the inside in the three path for running room at the top of the stretch, shifted back to the outside at the furlong marker and closed well five wide to get up for the place award. TRICKY MAGICIAN led the field through the turn inside, was headed by outside rivals at the top of the stretch, continued to be brave up front battling with an eighth to go and gave way late to just miss the place share with a gutsy inside effort. COMBATIVE pressed for the front in the early stages, waited behind the leaders inside at the half, looked for a seam in upper stretch and finished up with interest to garner a minor share at the line. DOWNY BOY trailed the field saving ground three eighths left to run, rallied up the fence through the stretch and closed well late to be involved in a multiple horse photo for the minors at the wire. DRAGON'S BREW made an early move splitting foes to contend three furlongs from home, loomed four wide at the quarter pole, took command briefly at the furlong marker and tired in deep stretch losing positions. VANBRUGH pressed the pace just outside early on, took closer order to actually poke his nose in front at the quarter marker between runners, battled with rivals for the top spot in mid stretch and faltered nearing the sixteenth pole. MR. DAZZLE was away slowly on the break, trailed down the backstretch, caught up to the field at the half and could not make an impression running in the stretch. DIXIE GIANT broke sharp to be on top at the break, was eased back to track the contesting trio down the backside, tracked the leaders three wide on the turn, sat behind the front pack four wide into the stretch and could not find another gear to threaten at the finish. TYCOON travelled four wide on the turn tracking the frontrunners, angled out to be six wide for the stretch run and had nothing to give in the drive to the wire. DESOLATOR tracked the leaders five wide running outside on the turn, was floated out to be seven wide at the top of the lane and could not get involved in the late stages.