Claiming

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ARASHI settled on the rail in mid-division into the first turn, progressed smartly on the fence down the back straight, patiently waited to move, nestled behind the lead group looking for a seam around the final bend, shot up the fence in mid-stretch and drew off connivingly late to be much the best when crossing the finish line. ASK IN MY NAME settled in mid-pack between foes on the first turn, took closer order three deep outside horses in the second flight, tracking the lead pair along the backstretch, was reeling the leader, closing in three wide under a ride by the quarter pole, loomed in the four path at the top of the stretch, was no match for the over powering winner with a furlong to go but did prevail for the secondary battle in deep stretch. GHOSTLY SPITFIRE had no early foot and trailed in the early stages, began to pick up runners outside midway on the final turn, swung out reaching for more ground six wide for the drive and closed strongly for the place share in the lane, could not get there in time and had to settle for a clear third in the end. BASKETBALL JONES tracked the lead pair while travelling on the fence, watched the engaged twosome along the backside, moved in three wide, circling runners with three eighths remaining, poked his head in front for a moment in the four path turning for home, needed more late to play a role in the end but stalled in the final sixteenth to settle on the fringes. KINGSCOTE tracked the lead duo outside a rival in the first turn, was shuffled back, losing positions along the backside, kept pace with others around the final bend and finished up willingly in the lane while battling for a minor role. BENLION stalked on the rail close to the back in the first turn, shifted outside, three deep in mid-backstretch, crept closer through the turn, angled out five wide for the drive but lacked a finishing kick to the wire. SECRET STORM was bumped outside on the break, regrouped to take this field into the first turn, set the pace along the backside, maintained a slim advantage by the quarter marker, was collared on each side in the two path turning for home, offered little resistance and backed away on the fence in the last sixteenth. SNOOKERED stalked near the rear just outside around the first bend, was relegated to last while taking the shortest way around at the quarter pole, was in range for a small piece of the prize on the rail straightening out for home, could not find more late and passed a tiring rival in the final furlong. DESIGNATED HITTER broke inwards to begin, prompted the pace outside in the beginning, continued to hound the frontrunner down the backside until the half, was urged on while chasing the pacesetter with runners closing in on both sides with three furlongs remaining, began to fade by the quarter pole and retreated with a furlong left to run.