Beverly R. Steinman Hurdle H.

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L'IMPERATOR (FR) settled tracking the front along the inside from mid pack, jumped well to maintain his position and ground throughout, came under urging once clear of the final flight and chased the top pair through the final turn along the inside before tipping out three deep at the head of the stretch, rallied to collar those rivals just outside the eighth pole, then edged clear to the finish kept to task. RAMPOLDI PLAN coaxed just outside the first fence, showed the way in hand along the inside under the watchful eye of ZIGGLE POPS in closer order, jumped well to keep his advantage under little pressure until nearing fence seven, came under threat by that nearest foe and was headed at that station and bobbled when urged at that fence, widened away in head to head combat gap dueling briefly through that fourth turn, took back the front straightened away into the backstretch the final time and cleared fence eight well, came under urging and cleared the final flight, dug in dueling with ZIGGLE POPS through the final turn, got collared in tandem a furlong out by the top one and fought on to the finish to preserve the place honors by a head. ZIGGLE POPS (GB) tracked the pace of the leader along the inside at times in the pocket trip in closest aim but applying little pressure early on, began to intensify that pressure and tipped to the two path to tackle the leader at fence seven, took narrow command and dueled through that turn before being headed once more into the backstretch nearing fence eight, came under urging at the final flight, knocked heads through the final turn holding slim command, got collared in concert with his main foe by the top one just outside the eighth pole, then battled on to the finish well clear for the show honors. JIMMY P settled tracking just off the pace along the inside, jumped well to maintain position and came under urging at fence eight, went just off the inside through the final turn, kept on to the finish. AWAKENED four then three wide in pursuit from near the rear, jumped early and struck fence three, came under urging at fence eight, tucked to the two path through the final turn and improved position in the flat through the stretch. FREDDY FLINTSHIRE settled just off the inside in pursuit from mid pack, jumped well until jumping late and was awkward over fence eight, came under urging at the final flight and weakened in the flat. WEST NEWTON (GB) three wide in pursuit from mid pack, jumped well throughout, tucked to the two path through the final two turns, tired in the flat and was eased home through the final furlong. GORDON'S JET (IRE) jumped well saving ground near the tail of the field, tired in the flat, then got eased home through the stretch to the finish.