Starter Optional Claiming

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GLENALL (IRE) had to idle when crowded a bit at the start then started to pull early, settled four then three wide early, went three wide into the far turn, spun five wide into the stretch, rallied widest through the lane, drew alongside AN AGENT MISTAKE in the final sixteenth and got up. AN AGENT MISTAKE bobbled leaving the gate, raced three wide early, settled outside a rival in mid-pack, closed in three wide on the far turn, took over in midstretch and got overtaken by the winner in the closing moments. WEEMISSGRAMMY broke out and bumped rival, stalked in the two path early, remained two wide on the far turn, could not advance in traffic from upper to mid-stretch, gained a clear path with a sixteenth to go and finished gamely for third. GOOD BOO JOO away quickly in the beginning then ceded command and took a stalking position on the inside, saved ground to the stretch, lacked room in traffic briefly in upper stretch, then gained a clear path and finished willingly but was outkicked in deep stretch. SLAM DIEGO got pinballed leaving the gate, raced two wide near the back early, raced outside a rival on the far turn, lacked room from upper to stretch to the sixteenth pole, then found a clear path and kept on to improve. GHOSTEM veered in and bumped rival at the start then began to pull, settled in mid-pack on the inside, saved ground to the lane, lacked room from upper to midstretch, tipped out and finished well in the final sixteenth. REAL FIRE dueled three wide into the first turn then took a stalking position from outside, challenged from outside at the quarter pole, took over in upper stretch, lost command midstretch and faltered late. KATERINI bumped twice leaving the gate, tucked inside early near the back, went between rivals at the three-eighths pole, angled four wide into the stretch and lacked the needed late kick. PEPPERMINT FLIRT trailed two wide into the first turn, spun three wide into the stretch, angled out and failed to menace. BYE BYE BUGGSY was off a bit slow and veered in at the start, went up to duel from inside into the first turn then cleared outer rival, roused when challenged at the quarter pole, lost command in upper stretch and faded. SPANNING THE GLOBE got bumped and forced in leaving the gate, raced on the inside at the back, ridden along through the far turn, angled out in the stretch and failed to get involved.