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MO WINNING brushed an outer rival at the start, tugged to midpack along the inside around the first turn, stalked closer to the leader around the far turn, slipped through to offer a rail bid along with outer rivals in upper stretch, dueled with an outer foe through the final furlong and prevailed. ASK ARTHUR stalked in the four path, bid four deep in upper stretch, sparred with an inner rival through the final furlong but missed. GAMBLERS TAIL laid off of the pace two wide and between horses, saved ground around the far turn, shifted out in upper stretch and firmly jostled an outer rival at the furlong grounds, then rallied along with that foe to edge show in the final sixteenth and held that position. MANDALORIAN brushed an inner foe at the start, laid off of the pace while tugging in the bit in the three to four path around the first turn, pursued the main group turning for home, but was firmly jostled by an inner rival into an outer foe upon reaching the furlong grounds, ran on to vie for show with his inner offender in the final sixteenth but was denied. MO RUM pressed the leader from the three path, bid three wide and between horses in upper stretch, got outkicked by rivals on both sides at the furlong grounds and gave way. BETTERA pursued from midpack in the five to three path around the first turn, then from the four path while further back around the far turn, shifted five wide trying to pick up stride entering the lane, but was bumped by inner rivals in midstretch and failed to menace. MY FRIEND LOUIE was squeezed back between rivals at the start, trailed in the two path, shifted to the five path around the far turn and made little impact. MR MCGREGOR showed the way in the two path, got headed between bidders in upper stretch and weakened nearing the furlong grounds. MERIT tracked along the inside, tugged to the two path while behind the leaders around the first turn, got outmoved by an inner foe down the backstretch, chased from midpack around the far turn, steadied when an inner rival shifted across his path in upper stretch and faded. THE RIDER OF MANDALORIAN CLAIMED FOUL AGAINST GAMBLERS TRAIL ALLEGING INTERFERENCE IN MIDSTRETCH. FOLLOWIG THE OBJECTION, AS WELL AS A STEWARDS' INQUIRY, GAMBLERS TRAIL WAS DISQUALIFIED AND PLACED FOURTH.