Allowance Optional Claiming

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ROUGH DRAFT was urged along on the backstretch, drafted in hand while in the two path early on the turn, was roused near the five-sixteenths pole, shifted four wide into the stretch, chased outside into the final furlong, gained to make a bid outside the sixteenth-pole, fought on even terms with the runner-up late and narrowly prevailed at the finish. RUSSI was bumped in the hindquarters after the start, settled off the pace after being taken in hand briefly early, saved ground on the turn, moved out while put to a drive in upper stretch, chased into the final furlong, gained inside of the winner to make a bid between foes outside the sixteenth-pole, entered the final sixteenth on even terms for the lead, battled with the winner to the finish and was denied while able to get the place. MAXWELL ESQUIRE bumped with a rival at the start then bumped hard with another foe after the start, settled off the pace, saved ground on the turn, turned into the stretch in the two path, angled out behind horses inside the three-sixteenths pole, rallied outside into the final furlong, swapped back to his inside lead while gaining inside the sixteenth-pole and finished with good energy to get up for the show. RUN CURTIS RUN was hustled from the gate, showed speed then was well placed just off the pace, chased while moving from the rail to the two path on the turn, made a bid inside the five-sixteenths pole, spun into the stretch in the three path, took a short lead at the three-sixteenths pole, battled outside of a foe while remaining on his inside lead, led until near the sixteenth-pole then was overtaken. BIG PRANKSTER was hustled from the gate, moved in while going to the front then showed the way, raced inside on the turn, was asked coming to the quarter-pole then turned into the stretch in the two path, lost the advantage at the three-sixteenths, fought on well into the final sixteenth but was outfinished. SET brushed with a rival at the start then bumped with that foe, settled off the pace, went three wide on the turn, was roused near the three-sixteenths pole and gained some but failed to impact. SEAVER bumped hard with an opponent after the start, was urged along towards the rear, traveled around the turn in the two path, was roused near the quarter-pole and lacked the needed kick. ACOUSTIC AVE had a shoe repaired in the paddock, brushed with a foe at the start, bumped soundly with rivals on both sides shortly thereafter then was squeezed back, settled near the back, went around the turn in the three then four path, entered the stretch in the five path and was no factor. SCUTTLEBUZZ bumped with a rival at the start then checked, spotted the front several lengths, settled at the rear, moved from the three path to the five path on the turn, turned into the stretch in the six path and gained but failed to threaten. ME 'N SAP was hustled from the gate, chased on the outside, went three then four wide on the turn and lacked the needed response. BOSS TWEED was hustled from the gate then well placed just off the pace, dropped back in the two then three path on the turn and came up empty.