Claiming

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SPEEDY ESSA broke out on the start, settled outside foes in mid-division along the backside, started to uncork a rally three around horses at the quarter marker, wore down the lead trio at the seventy yard pole and just had enough to hold on at the wire for the victory. SMILES FOR DAVID stalked outside runners near the back down the backstretch, started to rally three wide, following the winner at the quarter pole, shifted inwards to the five path at the top of the lane, had to then switch outside lacking room with a sixteenth to go and really got into gear late, just missing with a surge at the wire for the win. PRACTICAL GIZMO was bumped inside on the break, travelled on the fence, keeping tabs on the top two in the early stages of the race, never wavered down the lane, determinedly closed in to pass the early leaders with a sixteenth to go but gave way grudgingly very late to the closing pair to settle for a gutsy third place finish in the end. ZODIAC BEACH trailed the field in the early going, began to pick up runners outside in the two path by the quarter pole, swung out widest for clear run in the six path turning for home and was full of run at the furlong marker, closing well late for a minor role at the wire. PROUD SPEAKER broke out to begin, took command on the rail down the backside, lost the lead outside at the quarter pole, resurged on the fence to reclaim the top spot with a furlong to go but had little left in deep stretch and wilted with seventy yards from the finish line. BLONDE DYNAMO was pushed out on the break, stalked close to the back of the pack on the rail, took the shortest way around in the turn and finished up willingly with a rail trip down the stretch. HEKLA'S AURA broke outwards on the start, settled in midfield on the rail down the backstretch, could not gain any momentum in the third flight with the eventual winner on his outside at the quarter pole and finished up evenly in the two path down the lane. THATSITTHATSALL was situated close to the back of the pack, three wide between horses along the backside, made no gain on rivals while travelling three wide through the turn and lacked a bid in the stretch drive. CONTAGIOUSLAUGHTER settled near the rear in the two path down the backside, made little advancement while on the fence around the turn and had little to show in the stretch running. LILLZ HOPE was in hand early, quite content to watch the leaders down the backstretch, moved in to briefly take command outside at the quarter pole, ran out of stream by the furlong marker and stopped, backing through the field in deep stretch.