Starter Optional Claiming

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ALLEY OOP JOHNNY was under a tight hold on the fence in the first bend, galloped along, rating kindly behind the leaders down the backstretch, waited behind the front pair on the far turn looking for room, found a seam in the two path straightening out for the drive, shifted in to the rail with a furlong to go and battled on the fence to wear down the leader in deep stretch for the win. CLASSY WHISPER stalked between horses in the third flight in the early stages, made a sharp move at the quarter pole shifting out around rivals to be gathering momentum in the six path for the stretch drive, closed with a rush but just missed with a late surge for the win at the finish line. WILBERFORCE prompted the pace outside in the early going, watched the pacesetter into the backstretch, re-engaged for the lead by the half on the outside, dueled for the front throughout the far turn outside of a rival, emerged with a clear lead in upper stretch, dug in at the eighth pole but could not fend of the winner inside but determinedly stayed on between foes to save third money at the wire. MEDIA SENSATION settled three deep in mid-division down the backside, was scrubbed on three wide through the far turn taking closer order outside, posed a threat with runners on either side five wide turning for home and with a gritty effort to the wire battled gamely for a share but had to settle on the fringes in the end. LION KINGDOM was unhurried to trail in the beginning, co-trailed on the outside with a half mile remaining, made little impact three wide around the final turn, shifted out five wide for the drive and passed tired runners down the lane. SPRING MOUNTAIN bobbled slightly on the break, stalked outside in the third flight, improved along the backstretch to track the contesting leaders outside at the half, was in the hunt in the four path between horses turning for home but wilted in the final sixteenth. GREEN FLEET travelled on the rail in the third flight in the early stages, started to commence a run but lacked running room when behind horses at the quarter pole, finally shifted out from behind rivals at the furlong marker but could not offer a rally in deep stretch. JAMIESTA was ahead of one foe at the start, co-trailed on the inside by the half, had little to show for around the final bend and could not reach contention in the stretch running. STYLISH GENT pulled the rider to the lead in the first turn, opened up mildly into the backstretch, was hounded outside by rival at the half, dueled on the rail in the far turn, had no more to offer losing its path on the fence in upper stretch and stopped at the furlong marker.