Claiming

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CLOONEY broke a step slow, chased three wide near the back on the first turn, angled in for the far turn, steered back out past the five-sixteenths pole, spun five wide into the lane, rallied to head the leader at the eighth pole and drew clear. JOHN DUNBAR bobbled a bit at the start, tucked inside early at the back, advanced in hand up the backstretch, asked on the far turn, cut the corner into the stretch, rallied along the fence and got up for second. SOUL OF MIDNIGHT vied for the lead from inside, dueled with AMERICAN CAT past the quarter pole, clung to narrow lead at the eighth pole, relinquished the lead shortly after and got edged for second. MONTANA came away a step slow on the outside, traveled four wide into the first turn then angled to the inside trailing around the first turn, advanced from inside on the second bend, tipped out into the lane and summoned a mild rally to round out the superfecta. AMERICAN CAT vied four then three deep on the clubhouse turn, continued three deep into the second bend, dueled three wide into the lane and weakened in the furlong grounds. STOP AND A TRES vied between rivals into the first turn then ceded command and stalked in the two path, eased over to the three path on the far turn, tipped four wide into the lane and flattened. THE BIG WAM broke a step slow, raced wide through the first turn towards the rear, stayed off the rail on the backstretch, rounded the far turn three wide and could not make an impact. FIFTY CINCO vied three then two wide between rivals on the first turn, fought between up the backstretch and around the far turn, lost touch with the leaders past the quarter pole and gave way. EREBUS close up early, stalked four then three wide on the clubhouse turn, remained wide to the stretch and tired. NEVER SEEN BEFORE (IRE) had early speed between rivals and got crowded into the first turn, climbed around the bend, raced mid-pack off the rail on the backstretch, dropped back on the far turn, eased in the lane and walked off.