Allowance Optional Claiming

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MASON'S GAMBLE had a good position on the rail watching the front three on the first turn, galloped on the fence under a comfortable stride watching the top trio at the half mile marker, slipped up the fence with momentum midway on the far turn, shifted just outside off the tiring early leader at the quarter pole, angled inwards, back to the rail with run at the furlong pole and gamely held off the late charge at the wire. CLEAR DESTINATION was allowed to settle in the beginning near the back of the pack inside, continued to be unhurried seeing most of the field down the back straight, improved to take closer order to the field at the half, was throttled down when just starting to run stuck behind horses, regrouped to swing five wide with a big run at the quarter pole and closed in with each stride to the wire just missing at the finish. ROARING FORTIES travelled in midfield three deep into the first turn, rated kindly four wide outside horses along the backstretch, rallied three wide around rivals with a sharp turn of foot three furlongs from the line, continued to pick up runners to have a brief lead at the furlong pole, could not sustain the run, offered little resistance to the late closers in deep stretch but held on for a clear third with that solid effort. TOWN CRUISE had a good position getting to the inside from an outside post tracking the front pair alone on the first turn, was content to sit off the contesting duo along the backstretch, was nudged for more taking the lead at the quarter marker, was collared on each side in mid-stretch, could not find another gear to fend off rivals and faded but held for a minor role crossing the wire. LUCKMAN broke out, bobbling at the start, trailed by many into the first turn, was allowed to find his stride down the backside, began to reach for ground with momentum on the rail at the quarter pole, swung out to rally in the seven path turning for home and closed willingly through the stretch passing many rivals in the last sixteenth. BANFF was forced out five wide entering the first turn, travelled in the middle of the pack at the half, had to wait behind runners through the final turn, was shuffled back some and showed late interest to finish up willingly in deep stretch. ARTIE stalked near the rear three wide on the first turn, made little progression outside foes along the back straight, put in a mild run three wide from the back of the pack beginning at the three furlong pole, was in with a chance for a small share of the prize turning for home but evened out in the final furlong. DUN DRUM tracked in the third flight on the outside at the half mile marker, could not quicken with others when the running started midway on the final turn, was checked between horses at the quarter pole, losing position and made little impact in the three path down the lane. TOLD IT ALL stalked near the rear into the first turn, took closer order to the leaders, position unchanged down the backstretch, waited inside behind horses on the final turn, had clear run in the stretch drive but could not offer a finish to the wire. MALIBU EDGE took this field into the first turn leading on the rail, dueled with an outside foe under brisk fractions down the backside, put away the early speed challenger with five sixteenths to run, could not find something in reserve when collared by runners at the quarter pole and backed away on the fence with a furlong remaining. THE MINKSTER pressed the issue outside in the first turn, battled in the two path setting a solid pace through the back straight, was the first one in the quick pace scenario to give way midway on the far turn and retreated through the field at the quarter pole.