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TRANSACTIONAL (GB) a bit fractious in the gate prior to the start, raced three then two wide through the first turn, chased two then three wide patiently handled until set down spinning three to four wide into upper stretch, seized command straightened away, came out a path to look his main danger in the eye and dueled through to the finish trading light leans and brushes and gamely prevailed by as nostril with the bob of the head on the wire. BRIGADE COMMANDER broke in at the start brushing UNION EXPRESS, raced just off the inside through the first turn before chasing three wide, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, swung four to five wide into upper stretch, dueled through the length of the stretch trading light leans and brushes fighting gamely to the wire but just lost the nod on the line. BARNSTORMING got bumped from the two path to the inside by DISSOLVED into the first turn, chased just off the inside coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, angled four wide into upper stretch and ran on through to the finish to secure the show honors. SCAT TU TAP got brushed between foes at the start, raced three wide through the first turn, chased four then three wide coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, angled five wide into upper stretch and kept on to the finish to secure the last major share. BILLY'S GOT ISSUES chased along the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch in behind the backing up IMAGE OF QUALITY, angled in and bumped UNION EXPRESS just outside the eighth pole and improved position to the finish. DISSOLVED in the three path initially, tucked to the two path bumping BARNSTORMING to the inside with seven and a half furlongs to go, made his way to chase along the inside and was patiently handled until let out spinning three wide at the head of the stretch, then weakened in the final furlong. UNION EXPRESS lunged at the break and was brushed by BRIGADE COMMANDER breaking inwards, dueled in hand along the inside of IMAGE OF QUALITY from the get go, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and took the inside route into upper stretch, was backing away when bumped by BILLY'S GOT ISSUES just outside the eighth pole and was eased home to the finish. IMAGE OF QUALITY dueled in hand from the two path with UNION EXPRESS to his inside, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and continued just off the inside into upper stretch placed to a protective hold when displaced from command, then got eased home through to the finish and was pulled up just after the finish, walked to the main track and was subsequently transported off that track by equine ambulance.