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GENTLE JULIA broke well then veered out sharply, causing SAINT HELEN to have to take up, straightened then rushed up through the clubhouse turn and caught and dueled with GALWAY SHAWL from the three furlong pole then put that rival away with a sixteenth to run and prevailed. HARBOR DEAREST veered in at the start and made contact with GALWAY SHAWL, dropped over to the rail when clear and was content to trail, was pulling on the rider through the clubhouse turn then advanced into contention down the backstretch, launched a bid from the quarter pole, continued the run into the stretch, was rapidly gaining on GENTLE JULIA but came up short. GALWAY SHAWL got pinballed after the break but escaped from the and secured the lead past the finish line for the first time, got company from GENTLE JULIA past the three furlong mark, dueled that rival to mid-stretch, then gave way under left handed urging. LITTLEQUEENOFMEAN broke well then was put in tight spot as a result of the fracas between SAINT HELEN and GENTLE JULIA to the inside, raced forwardly through the clubhouse turn two to three wide, tracked behind the dueling leaders to the far turn, launched a bid from the quarter pole and finished with some interest but was not enough. STANDFORGRIT broke outward at the start but avoided the action from the inside posts, raced mid-pack while about three wide throughout, was making mild gains in the stretch run but was not enough to threaten. SAINT HELEN broke well then took up sharply when GENTLE JULIA came over sharply, chased the field through the early stages then made a mid-race move to get close before the final turn but could not sustain that move into the stretch and was outfinished. GOLDEN PINUP stumbled at the start then veered out making light contact with GALWAY SHAWL, raced near the back of the field and was never a factor.