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SWINGING MANDY took command leading the field while setting a soft opening quarter into the first turn, was unchallenged while quickening the pace along the backside, spurted away when coaxed for more at the top of the stretch and under left handed encouragement at the furlong pole found more to comfortably hold safe at the wire. SILENT SKY had a tracking role on the rail in the early going, continued to sit behind the frontrunner down the back straight, edged closer on the fence by the quarter pole, chased the winner in vain through the entire stretch and stubbornly held for the place share at the finish. FORTYFIVESEVENTY settled all alone in mid-pack, was content to lope along still in midfield down the backstretch, closed the gap on the leaders when roused with five sixteenths to go, angled out to the four path for the drive and was gaining steadily through the stretch but could not reel in the top two at the finish line. MORAL TURPITUDE was reluctant to load before the start, broke outwards when the gates opened up to trail in the early stages, made no headway on the final turn and found some late energy to pass a couple of runners outside in deep stretch for a minor share in the end. RETAIL THERAPIST tracked outside into the first turn, continued to watch the loose pacesetter outside a rival down the backstretch, was roused for more at the quarter pole, offered little response and failed to fire down the lane. DOMER ALLURE was bumped inside on the start, stalked near the rear three wide into the first turn, shifted to the rail making little progress along the backside and had no finish to offer on the fence down the stretch.