Claiming

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RACKATAPTAP broke well, tracked EFFECTIVE GIG through moderate fractions while three wide through the first turn and down the backstretch, took command passing the five-sixteenths marker, opened up on the field and was never threatened to the wire. RULER OF ANGELS outrun from the break, was prompted to maintain contact with the field through the turn, was content to save ground near the rear of the field, began to rally through the turn but encountered some traffic issues with three furlongs to run, split horses at the head of the stretch and ran on well but was no match for the winner. CONTRARY CHIEFTAIN broke in a bit then quickly straightened, had good position tracking EFFECTIVE GIG through the first turn, then ceded the second spot to RACKATAPTAP for the backstretch run, rated while still close up down the backstretch, rallied under heavy pressure from the three-eighths pole but was boxed in to the top of the stretch, raced within aim to the furlong grounds, was outkicked in the final stages and held for third. LORD OF LIGHT lagged near the back of the filed three to four wide in the early stages, rallied through the turn and into the stretch while still three to four wide and ran on well but was outfinished for third. COUNT ASHER ridden from the gate and close up through the first turn then settled near the back of field though not far from the front, was asked to rally from about the three-eighths marker but did respond and ran on one-paced well behind the field. EFFECTIVE GIG veered in after the break then was sent to grab the lead and position off of the rail into the first turn, held a short lead over the compact field through moderate fractions to the far turn, was overtaken by RAKATAPTAP near the five-sixteenths pole and tired in the stretch. BIG DIFFERENCE broke well, had good position mid-pack but not far from the front, came under a ride passing the half-mile pole, began to lose position mid-turn and never recovered.