Starter Optional Claiming

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RON'S GIZMO had a good early spot tracking the top two, settled nicely on the fence down the back straight on the rail waiting to move, was patiently handled weaving through tiring early leaders midway on the final turn, swung out to the four path for the stretch drive and was full of run late to get up in time at the wire. MEYER crept closer three wide between foes with a half remaining, pounced making a quick move to the lead at the three furlong marker, opened up at the top of the lane but could not find more and was caught by the surging winner in deep stretch. ELUSIVE KNIGHT co-trailed in the early stages of the race outside, rallied spitting runners at the three furlong marker, began to lengthen stride with five sixteenths to the prize, was floated out seven wide for the drive and offered a solid late finish outside to get up for third at the wire. CUPID'S CLAWS advanced three wide outside to be in the mix of things up front at the half mile marker, bid three wide with three eighths remaining, could not go on with the circling leader on the far turn, chased in vain in upper stretch and faded mildly in the last sixteenth. KILLARY settled near the rear on the fence, slipped up the fence making a sharp move at the half, followed the inside path of the winner throughout the far turn, split foes at the eighth pole and finished with interest for a minor role. SIR SAHIB stalked outside foes in the middle of the pack for most of the early parts of the race, lost position three eighths from home when couldn't accelerate with others making a move, shifted out five wide turning for home and finished up evenly to the wire. LIL BIT GANGSTA travelled near the rear in the first part of the race, stalked four wide on the second turn, was five deep making a move with a half remaining, made a sharp move three wide around foes three eighths from home to be in range in the four path at the top of the stretch and stalled between horses in the final furlong. CANADIAN PHAROAH was forwardly placed on the rail under the wire for the first time, tried to keep position when nudged for more on the rail down the backstretch, shuffled to last midway on the final turn and regrouped to pass a few tired rivals down the lane. GREEN FLEET settled in midfield on the fence, shifted off the rail at the half mile marker, had no room between foes when the field bunched up at the three furlong pole and made little impact down the stretch. TOURIST'S DREAM set the early fractions under the wire for the first time, continued alone up front dictating the pace at the half, was swallowed up when the late running started at the three furlong marker, tried to battle back inside at the quarter pole but retreated on the fence at the furlong marker. SEVENTYSEVEN STONE was squeezed at the break to trail in the beginning, continued to be unhurried down the backstretch, took closer order to the field five deep at the three furlong marker, could not offer a finish running six wide on the far turn and had nothing for the drive. HULLABALOO was eager chasing the leader in the early stages, could not quicken with others offering the late run at the three eighths marker, was steadied sharply between foes with five sixteenths to go and could not recover to be involved in the stretch run.