Allowance Optional Claiming

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BRIGHT FUTURE went around the first turn in the two path, stalked the pace on the outside, was asked in the two to three path on the far turn then chased the leader, gained under a drive to make a bid in the four path into upper stretch, shook clear into the final furlong, extended the advantage under a right-handed crop into the final sixteenth then was hand-ridden to the finish while much the best. SPEED BIAS bumped lightly with a foe at the start then was coaxed to the front, raced inside on the first turn, showed the way with company to his outside, vied inside to the two path on the far turn, was asked near the quarter-pole, lost the lead under a drive in upper stretch and proved no match for the winner. ARTORIUS brushed the outside of the gate at the start, came inward early, went three wide on the first turn, settled just off the pace on the outside, ranged up three to four wide on the far turn, made a bid while roused five wide into the stretch, dropped back into the final furlong and tired then missed the place while clear for the show. THE REDS made light contact with an opponent at the start, bumped with another rival early, dropped to the rail into the first turn, was well placed on the inside, came under urging while continuing to save ground on the far turn and capitulated. CURBSTONE was off slow and spotted the front a few lengths, settled on the inside, was asked late on the backstretch, saved ground on the far turn, swung four wide into the stretch and failed to threaten. CONSTITUTIONLAWYER brushed the outside of the gate and was off slow, spotted the front a few lengths, settled off the pace, was roused near the seven-sixteenths, went two then three wide on the far turn, was driven five wide into the stretch and failed to respond. MAJOR BLUE was caught five wide early on the first turn then dropped to the three path while taking an opponents path, settled towards the rear, was roused with a half-mile to run, went three wide on the far turn and also failed to respond. KUCHAR was sent hard from the start, bumped with a rival early then was taken up while put in tight between horses, checked in the three path when shut-off early on the first turn, was reserved at the back, was urged four then five wide on the far turn and was no factor. MONTAUK POINT went four wide on the first turn, settled on the outside, was urged four wide on the far turn and faltered.