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J T'S WATCH was allowed to settle into stride from the break, steadied slightly approaching the six furlong pole then settled mid-pack about two off the rail racing between horses down the backstretch, waited patiently for room through the far turn and was rewarded when a hole opened up turning into the stretch, responded to strong handling, gradually cut into the lead of a stubborn HARBOR OUTLAW, gained the lead yards from the wire and prevailed by a long neck. HARBOR OUTLAW broke alertly and went straight to the front without much prompting, traded punches with BRONZE WARRIOR through modest fractions while alternating the lead through the first half-mile, responded when set down from the quarter pole, opened up on the field turning for home, ran on determinedly and gave way grudgingly in the final yards. LORD WIMBORNE (IRE) was floated four wide through the clubhouse turn, continued to race wide down the backstretch but in the clear, started a long rally after passing the half-mile marker, came five wide into the stretch and continued to run on, was getting to the top two but came up a bit short. TWIRLING DERBY broke well and got a nice tracking trip along the rail, was always close up, responded to steady handling when set down for the stretch run, finished well but could not find another gear when needed in the late stages and was outfinished. BUTTONWOOD TREE came away well and was forwardly placed through the clubhouse turn, raced about five down the backstretch while pulling the rider up towards the leaders, became boxed in on the far turn and had to wait for racing room, was still behind horses turning for home then split a pair in mid-stretch and finished evenly. SUGAR BEETS was off a beat slow and was next to last to the first turn, settled near the rear through the early stages, started to advance while racing four to five wide through the far turn then floated about six wide into the stretch, was making some late gains but had too much ground to make up. PLAYBOY STYLE lacked early speed and raced at the back of the field through the first turn, tried to launch a wide rally from the three furlong pole, came seven wide into the stretch and showed some late interest but was never a threat. GALLANT WARREN raced four wide through the first half-mile while under some restraint, then pulled to make steady forward progress down the backstretch racing four to five wide, went after the leaders with three furlongs to run, loomed a threat at the top of the stretch then flattened out, finishing evenly in the final furlong. LOOKOUT POINT was mid-pack through the first turn but gradually dropped back and was in last heading down the backstretch, started to lose ground once past the halfway point, came under a stiff drive on the far turn but was unable to make up any ground the rest of the way. BRONZE WARRIOR was hustled to get forward position early but was beaten to the turn by HARBOR OUTLAW, raced two to three wide and traded the lead with that foe through fairly moderate fractions to half mile marker, hung in there when the pace picked up through the far turn, started to weaken near the quarter pole then had little to offer in the stretch.