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SPROSTON unhurried out of the gate, was nudged to retain contact with the trailing pack coming out of the first turn, started a sustained rally with a half mile to run, circled the field on the far turn, continued the rally down the stretch and outfinished a stubborn NIGHT PROOF and HARBOR SKY in the last strides. NIGHT PROOF showed good speed from the break but was not quite fast enough to grab a inside position and had to take a four to five wide path around the first turn, remained in the three path down the back stretch, began to rally from the three-furlong marker, chased HARBOR SKY and dueled with SPROSTON to the outside to the wire, was very game and just missed. HARBOR SKY was among the first into the clubhouse turn, tipped out to the three path for clear running, joined the leading pair making three across the track at the start of the backstretch run, took over the lead near the nine-sixteenths pole and opened up on the field going into the far turn, entered the stretch run still with the lead and something left to respond to a pair of challengers to the outside, was overtaken inside the sixteenth pole but kept on with determination to the finish. BEROLIJEAN (FR) lagged near the back of the field through the first half mile, mounted a sustained rally under pressure through the turn, came six wide into the stretch and passed some tired ones in the late stages. LYING GHOST came away well from the inside gate and got the inside run through the first turn, was on the inside of the pacesetting trio to the nine-sixteenths marker then dropped back, re-rallied when asked to pick up the pace approaching the quarter pole but had to steady behind horses, was still behind horses with three-sixteenths to run, found a hole along the rail and finished up well. DI LAURIAN hustled to the front from the break, was in the middle of a trio setting moderate fractions on the front end down the backstretch, started to run with HARBOR SKY when that one separated from the pack, then ceded the lead and took up a tracking position around the far turn, came under a hard ride with three furlongs to run, stayed to the inside into the stretch and got within striking distance of the leaders but was unable to sustain the bid and tired in the final furlong. VANISKY lacked early speed, saved ground and raced mid-pack to the far turn, made some forward progress from the seven-sixteenths pole while still on the inside, swung out a few paths into the stretch and continued on one-paced. WILD WAGER broke alertly but showed no early speed, saved ground while racing at the rear of the field, quickened from the three eighths pole, swung six wide into the stretch and ran on down the middle of the track evenly without making up much ground. MR BOTANICALS near the front of the tracking group through the first half-mile, began a rally from the three-eighths pole while about three wide, got within striking distance of the leader passing the quarter pole, was under heavy pressure when overtaken by a pair of closers to the outside turning into the stretch, tired and fell back through the field down the lane. BORKAN was a bit rank while three or four wide into the first turn, settled down for the backstretch run while racing near the back of the field and still wide, never found another gear and was not persevered with down the lane.