Red Smith S.

Chart notes

MASTER PIECE (CHI) tracked the front from mid pack two to three wide, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, angled four wide into upper stretch, closed well to issue a challenge inside the final furlong taking command seventy yards from home, dug in and fended off a late surging foe to score on the wire by a neck. SOLDIER RISING (GB) two to three wide in pursuit settled at the tail of the field, tucked briefly inside through the final turn, got given a notch to work with before being let out swinging three wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive rallying, then surged late inside the final seventy yards but missed at the end. VERSTAPPEN traded a bump at the start with TIDE OF THE SEA, settled two to three wide leading the main flight as a pair of rivals widened away in front knocking heads, took closer order into the far and final turn and got first jump on the weakening front to take command spinning two to three wide into upper stretch, got set down straightened away, inched away under a drive to the eighth pole, dug in and was caught seventy yards from the finish, ran on to preserve the show honors on the wire. CROSS BORDER coaxed from the gate, tracked the pace along the inside among the main flight, got set down spinning just off the inside into upper stretch, offered up a mild bid. NINEELEVENTURBO two to three wide in pursuit, came under coaxing four wide at the five-sixteenths, swung three wide into upper stretch offering up a bid, then got outfinished in the late stages while running on to the end. LIMITED LIABILITY just off the inside tracking the gap duel from afar near the rear of the field, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, angled four wide into upper stretch and offered up a mild kick to close in but was outkicked to the finish. DAUNT chased two to three wide coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, angled out six wide into upper stretch, made some headway but was outkicked. SO HIGH (GB) dueled inside of TIDE OF THE SEA widening away from the rest of the field as a pair, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths and shook off his main pace foe, took the inside route displaced from command, weakened in the final furlong. MARWAD (GB) chased two to three wide under coaxing from the five-sixteenths, swung five wide into upper stretch and offered no response. TIDE OF THE SEA traded a bump with VERSTAPPEN at the start, dueled two to three wide, got shaken off at the five-sixteenths, cut the corner into upper stretch and tired. LOST ARK chased along the inside, tipped to the two path into the far and final turn and faded three furlongs from home, cornered two to three wide into upper stretch and made no impact.