Claiming

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RIFLING emerged with a slim lead four furlongs from the finish, was pressured outside setting the pace on the turn, put away the early speed foe at the quarter pole, braced for the new challenger outside in upper stretch and gamely prevailed on the fence inching away at the wire. TIPSY MOON had a good position tracking behind the engaging foursome with a half remaining, took up the running four wide with five sixteenths to go, bid for the front in the four path briefly leading with a quarter to run, battled to the wire bobbing heads with the winner in mid stretch but could not find a little extra late and settled for second best in the end. MISS BIKINI broke inwards slightly brushing rival on the break, stalked between horses near the back down the backstretch, waited to move at the quarter pole behind a wall of runners, shifted outside in the seven path for the drive and put in a late rally to close in to capture third. ITS A BIRDIE was in hand early trailing the field down the backside, still could see the pack co-trailing on the outside at the quarter pole and closed with a rush in the final furlong just missing out for third money in the end. ONANDONANDON pressed inside for the lead at the half mile marker, could not hold inside position with three furlongs to go when in tight quarters to be mildly steadied on the fence, recovered by the quarter pole under a hard ride to be in the hunt for a share at the top of the stretch but faded late losing a couple of placings at the finish. INFINITE PASSION settled in midfield four deep outside of runners down the back straight, improved running four wide midway on the turn, was in with a chance for a piece of the prize in the six path turning for home and tapered off late nearing the wire. SMART BIRD forced the issue outside four deep with a half mile to go, pressed outside on the turn, leveled out between foes straightening out for the drive and gave way in deep stretch. NORTHERN PASSAGE was forwardly placed early on, then became shuffled back between foes at the half, kept pace running with horses on each side in midpack through the turn and finished up with intent running on willingly to the wire. GOLDEN TRAIN travelled in the middle of this large field on the rail down the backside, could not find another gear running one paced throughout the turn and could not get involved driving to the wire. GOLD FORESTER stalked in the third flight three deep outside runners, put in a brief run three wide around horses at the three furlong marker to be in the mix for a share in the four path straightening for home and weakened in mid stretch with foes on each side. HEKLA'S AURA was situated on the rail close to the rear in the early stages, was asked three wide with three furlongs from home, made little impact, angled outside six wide for the drive but could never reach contention. TENPENNY NAIL broke out brushing rival at the start, stalked inside near the back of the field down the backstretch,, could not get interested on the turn co-trailing on the inside and was not a factor in the stretch drive to the finish. FOREST MAIDEN travelled in the middle of the pack on the rail in the beginning, saved ground but made no progress throughout the turn and offered little finish on the fence for the drive. CELTIC REVIVAL was part of the early pace scenario down the backside, could not keep up to others quickening stride at the quarter pole and backed away in upper stretch.