Starter Optional Claiming

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GAVEA took control from inside while under pressure, cleared on the backstretch, opened up on the far turn, held a diminishing lead with a furlong remaining, asked right then left handed in deep stretch and held well. MISCHELOF (CHI) unhurried in the beginning, saved ground along the inside, advanced on the far turn, tipped out into the stretch, moved to within striking range in upper stretch and loomed from outside with a furlong remaining but failed to find the needed late kick in deep stretch. BAD SNEAKERS chased four then three wide on the first turn, traveled in mid-pack up the backstretch, went between foes into the far turn, ran into mild traffic from the three-eights to the five-sixteenths pole, altered to the inside shortly after, kept on through the stretch and gained third. CRYPTO RIDE stalked the pace from inside, asked two wide on the second bend and weakened. DUAL THREAT reserved three then two wide, trailed in the middle stages, advanced along the rail then two wide on the far turn and could not summon the needed to rally to threaten in the drive. TELOS stalked in the two path, spun three wide into the lane and faded. SMOOTH SALUTE forwardly placed three deep in the early going, moved out four deep up the backstretch, spun three wide into the lane and came up empty. LETSHAVEONEMORE vied between rivals into the first turn then pressed from outside into the backstretch, chased after the leader in the middle stages, tired three wide on the far turn and was not persevered with in the lane. MOESAHANDFUL unhurried four then three wide early, continued off the rail near the back into the second bend, rounded that turn three then two wide, eased in the lane and walked off.