Optional Claiming

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HOT CARGO took control down the back straight, set the fractions through the turn, opened up on others turning for home, shifted to the rail under a drive at the furlong pole, was getting leg weary asking for the wire in deep stretch and just held at the wire in a photo. DOMER ALLURE was bumped lightly inside to begin, settled near the rear in the early stages of the race, swung out widest a clear run in the six path outside horses at the top of the lane, found her best stride late and was full of run in deep stretch just missing getting up for the win at the finish. WEEHAWKEN settled on the rail watching the leader in the beginning, waited on the turn nestled behind the frontrunner on the fence, angled out to the four path looking to be the main threat straightening out for the stretch run, shifted inwards under right handed urging in upper stretch and was gaining slowly to the wire but had to settle for show money in the end. SHE MAKES A POINT travelled in near the back with runners on either side early on, started to pick up rivals commencing at the three furlong marker, shifted in the five path for the drive, angled inwards to the rail in mid stretch and was gaining late in the final sixteenth. INSCRUTABLE was void of early speed trailing down the backside, could still see the field unhurried through the turn, was willingly down the lane and showed good late energy to pass multiple runners finishing to the wire. SARAH'S DANCER lightly bumped outside foe at the start, tracked in between horses three deep down the back straight, started a run three wide to be in with a chance at the quarter marker, continued to sustain a run until the sixteenth pole and stalled in deep stretch. MO TOURING was four deep outside horses tracking in the second flight, made little gain four wide outside throughout the turn, angled five wide for the drive to be involved for a share of the prize in mid stretch and levelled out late. WINGS FROM ABOVE prompted the pace just outside, was scrubbed on for more trying to keep up with runners three furlongs remaining, continued to be in range of the leaders between foes in upper stretch and weakened in the lst furlong. I HAVE AN IDEA tracked two wide in the second tier down the backside, lost position between foes at the three eighths marker to be shuffled back on the turn and could not get involved on the fence running to the wire. MARALINGA settled three deep outside in the third flight early on, offered a mild run at the half until the quarter pole and had nothing to show inside for the stretch run. SERENADING HALL stalked in the third flight on the rail down the backstretch, could not keep pace with others on the turn losing ground on the fence and was empty for the drive.