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KODIAC WINTERGREEN (IRE) coaxed from the gate, tracked just off the inside from mid pack, came under coaxing near the quarter pole, swung three wide into upper stretch, tipped out two paths inside the three-sixteenths forcing DANCING NANCY to pause in behind her and then herding out LAMORNA very slightly before being corrected, rallied into contention a sixteenth from home, then surged late to get up in the last jumps to the finish. EVER SO SWEET (IRE) coaxed from the gate, showed the way in hand along the inside through swift splits coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, continued in the inside route into upper stretch, edged clear to the eighth pole, dug in under a drive under late threat, then got overhauled in the final strides by the top one while preserving the place honors on the wire. PARADE RING (IRE) a bit fractious in the gate prior to the start, was backed out and reloaded, chased along the inside just off the pace, came under coaxing near the quarter pole, angled three to four wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive, then came under a very active right handed rein and came inwards bumping NEOM BEACH solidly off stride just outside the sixteenth marker, came in again, the rider continuing to go to the right handed rein encouragement nearly using it as a crop and brushed with that same foe seventy yards from home before prevailing in the battle for the show honors. LAMORNA got squeezed at the start when IMPUDENCE broke inwards and KODIAC WINTERGREEN held his lane and was away last, chased two to three wide from near the rear of the field coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, angled six wide into upper stretch, got slightly herded out as KODIAC WINTERGREEN tipped out along her inside inside the three-sixteenths and then offered up a mild kick to close in late. NEOM BEACH stumbled at the start and was bumped by GEMOFAPERFORMANCE breaking in a step, raced three then two wide in closest aim of the leader, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive prominent inside the eighth pole and was bumped solidly by PARADE RING coming in under right handed encouragement, paused briefly absorbing the shock when knocked off stride just outside the sixteenth marker, then got brushed seventy yards from the finish when that same rival continued coming in uncorrected and lost position in the late stages to the wire. GEMOFAPERFORMANCE broke in at the start bumping NEOM BEACH, chased three then two wide, got roused cutting the corner into upper stretch and offered no response. DANCING NANCY two to three wide in pursuit, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, swung four wide into upper stretch, paused in behind KODIAC WINTERGREEN when that foe tipped out in front inside the three-sixteenths and stayed on one paced to the end. SAN PANTALEO coaxed from the gate, chased along the inside coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, took the inside route into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. IMPUDENCE broke in at the start squeezing out LAMORNA against KODIAC WINTERGREEN, came under coaxing and chased along the inside, got placed to urging at the five-sixteenths, swung three wide for home and made no headway. RAICHU struck the off side stall at the start, chased three to four wide under coaxing from the five-sixteenths, angled five wide into upper stretch and tired. There was a Stewards' Inquiry into the stretch run focusing on the incident between PARADE RING and NEOM BEACH at the sixteenth pole before the result was allowed to stand and the race was declared official.