Allowance Optional Claiming

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BAIL US OUT was outside a rival in mid- division into the first turn, galloped along, finding his stride to be between runners in the trailing trio down the backstretch, was ready to run but was on hold in the two path behind tired foes at the quarter pole, shifted out finding a seam five wide in the drive to have a full head of steam in upper stretch and exploded past many rivals at the furlong marker to get up for the win late. MCAVOY settled on the rail in midfield in the beginning, advanced smartly on the fence down the backstretch, was on hold, sitting on the rail waiting for the cue in the far turn, burst up the inside skimming the fence turning for home, took control poking his head in front with a sixteenth to go but was outkicked by the winner in deep stretch. FRIENDLY GHOST had a good position, watching the engaged duo into the first turn, was nudged along to keep up at the half mile behind the lead pair, moved in closer three wide by the quarter pole to be in the mix up top turning for home and finished up evenly in the stretch to stay on for the show award. EXUDE co-trailed on the inside going into the first turn, narrowed the margin on the contesting leaders down the backstretch, shifted out four wide at the top of the stretch and picked up the dueling early leaders who were empty late to get up for a minor share in the end. RUNAWAY CHARLIE dueled right from the start on the rail, kept fighting up front on the fence down the back straight, never wavered inside still fighting on the lead inside around the final turn and ran out of steam in the two path with a sixteenth left to run. CAUSIN' MAYHEM battled outside with a fellow rival outside in the early stages of the race, continued to throw it down around the far turn, had no more to offer by mid-stretch in the three-path between horses and weakened in the final sixteenth of a mile. LUCKY ROMANCE co-trailed on the outside in the first bend, was relegated to last by the half mile marker in the backstretch, saved ground around the final turn but could not get involved on the fence when straightening out, running to the wire. AMERICAN DECISION was off a step slow on the break, tracked outside in the first turn, stalked outside in the third flight outside foes down the backside, was hard ridden three wide at the three-furlong pole but was going the wrong way around the far turn and could not be a factor in the stretch drive.