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MISTER J T broke out at the start bumping QUICKFLASH, chased four then three wide down the backstretch and then two to three wide through the far turn, remained patiently handled swinging three to four wide into upper stretch, was under a hold behind a wall of rivals slugging it out on the front nearing the eighth pole, opted to tip out bulling his way out by bumping STRIKING SPEED twice and nearly forcing that rival to clip heels to make a lane for himself at that station, then forged clear in hand much the best in the late stages. MR PHIL hustled from the gate, chased four to five paths off the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, swung three wide into upper stretch, rallied to take narrow and brief command inside the eighth pole, got overhauled inside the sixteenth marker and ran on to safely preserve the place honors. BLAKE B. chased along the inside and then just off the inside coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, rallied up the rail with a mild kick briefly pausing inside of ENSIGN PARKER when that rival drifted in a furlong out. QUICKFLASH got bumped at the start by MISTER J T, came under hustling and chased six to seven paths off the inside down the backstretch and then three wide through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, swung four wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command a furlong out before being headed for the front just inside that station, then weakened in the late stages. ENSIGN PARKER coaxed from the gate, showed the way in hand four then three wide before tucking inside through the turn coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under a drive and was collared nearing the eighth pole, then weakened in the late going. BOURBON'S HOPE coaxed from the start, chased three then two wide, tipped out four wide near the three-eighths, went five to six wide into upper stretch and weakened. STRIKING SPEED seven to eight paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked four wide through the turn coming under coaxing at the three-eighths, swung five wide into upper stretch, rallied to latch on outside a quartet with three-sixteenths to go, had MISTER J T angle out from his inside nearing the eighth pole when still latched on and was bumped solidly twice and nudged out of the way for a clear path, then weakened through to the finish. There was a Stewards' Inquiry into the stretch run focusing on MISTER J T before the result was allowed the stand and the race was declared official.