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CLASSY WHISPER had a good spot behind the pacesetter at the half, was under a snug hold waiting inside on the final turn, slipped up the fence turning for home, shifted just outside two deep at the furlong marker, burst between horses at the sixteenth pole and was edging away nearing the wire. UNDER SURVEILLANCE sat just outside tracking the top pair down the back straight, was in range of the front runners with two furlongs left to go, battled between foes turning for home and determinedly fought on to capture the place award. QUIET SUNDAY broke slowly at the start, was unhurried for the most part of the race trailing until the stretch run, angled widest in the nine path to start his rally in upper stretch and closed belatedly outside to be a non threatening third in the end. BLAST IN THE SNOW tracked the early frontrunner down the backside, confronted the leader with three eighths to the wire, assumed command with three sixteenths from home, was headed outside in mid stretch and gave way to the line. MIDWAY MISCHIEF was fanned six wide entering the first turn, was asked to keep up with others midpoint on the far turn, had a chance for a share of the prize six deep in upper stretch but was one paced late to the finish. MIDNIGHT ARKLE was squeezed at the break, stalked near the back at the half inside, waited in the third flight on the rail when the field bunched up through the far turn, finally found a seam at the furlong marker and when clear finished up willingly to the wire. NONNO'S LITTLE BOY stalked near the rear three wide at the half mile marker, offered an early move five wide around runners with three furlongs left to run, loomed a threat six wide at the top of the lane and stalled in the final furlong. BE LIKE CLINT settled close to the back in the beginning, put in a brief turn of foot with runners on either side through the far turn and showed little driving to the wire. ZAKHARI travelled in the middle of the pack three wide down the backside, was shuffled between runners at the three furlong marker losing a few positions on the far turn, lost his lane in the eight path between horses at the furlong marker and could not make any impression running to the finish in the late stages of the race. SHAMATEUR settled in the middle of the pack inside in the beginning, advanced through the backside to take closer order to the leaders into the far turn, was in tight between runners at the quarter pole, had no path in upper stretch and could not factor running to the finish. WAVE BABY travelled four wide in midfield in the early stages of the race, was ridden for more at the three furlong marker to be in the mix for a small share at the top of the lane and retreated between foes in the final eighth. SMART SKY took the field into the first turn, continued to dictate the pace down the back straight, was collared outside with three eighths remaining and backed away through the field in mid stretch.