Confucius Say S. Black Type

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ESPRESSO took a quick lead and rated the pace inside, came under pressure leaving the three eighths pole, contested the edge just off the rail on the far turn, lugged in under right hand urging and made contact with SOCIAL CHIC inside the sixteenth pole and held on under steady encouragement. The latter rated close inside on the first turn, bid past the seven sixteenths pole and raced near the rail on the far turn, dug in leaving the turn, was bumped while in tight at the rail just inside the sixteenth pole but never lost stride and finished well. MUAD'DIB raced four wide on the first turn and left the turn outside, started making up ground leaving the half mile pole and raced in range of the lead in the four path on the far turn, dug in to take third near mid-stretch and finished well. MACHEN'S RIDGE raced in the three path the first turn, picked up the chase leaving the seven sixteenths pole, rounded the far turn off the rail and dug in leaving the turn but flattened stride later yards. BOSS E BOOGS angled in and stalked the pace two deep, challenged leaving the three eighths pole, raced close in the three path on the far turn then flattened stride leaving the sixteenth pole. CANDY INVASION saved ground on the first turn, gave chase leaving the three eighths pole then angled out past the five sixteenths pole to avoid a loose rival. ROYAL PAIN settled off the rail the first turn, gave chase leaving the three eighths pole but angled out past the five sixteenths pole to avoid a loose rival and showed little more. NO CHANGE settled off the pace about the three path on the first turn, started his bid past the seven sixteenths pole, was in tight at the five sixteenths then stumbled and lost his rider past the pole. The Stewards reviewed, then dismissed, a claim of foul against the rider of Espresso for interference in the vicinity of the sixteenth pole, lodged by the rider of Social Chic.