Starter Optional Claiming

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JILLI MARIE travelled in mid pack three wide outside down the backside, offered a four wide move to be in range through the turn, bid for the lead in upper stretch, took command at the seventy yard pole and was inchning away at the finish for the win. SILENT GUROO took control from the onset, dictated the pace throughout the turn, was headed outside turning for home, fought on stubbornly the entire stretch with outside horses and just missed at the wire for the win in a gallant stretch effort. DREAMING OF AUDREY had a good spot tracking outside down the backstretch and throughout the turn, bid for the lead in lane four with runners on either side straightening out for the drive, could not find another gear late to threaten the top two but kept on going and held safely for the show prize in the end. ENDORPHIN RUSH was in range under restraint early, rallied to be in contention at the furlong marker but needed more late to pose a threat at the finish. ALPHA MIA travelled close to the back of the field down the backstretch, was shuffled inside to be last with five sixteenths to run, angled out to be five wide for the drive and showed late interest in the final furlong passing rivals. STARLIGHT RIDGE was off slow to begin, settled near the rear two deep between foes in the backstretch, offered a brief run between horses from the half until the three eights pole and passed tired runners down the lane. SPARKLE SAMMY chased inside between rivals, could not match strides with the leaders in mid stretch and levelled out in the final furlong. FEDALIA was in hand behind the pace down the backstretch, saved ground waiting on the turn inside, was in range if good enough on the fence turning for home and levelled off in the final furlong. ANTIGONE was last outside down the back straight, offered a mild turn of foot four wide at the three furlong marker, swung out widest in the eight path at the top of the stretch but could not get involved running to the wire. BILLYJANE stalked near the rear three deep down the backside, made little impact three wide running on the turn and could not reach contention in the drive to the wire.