Optional Claiming

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LEGAL CATCH settled in near the back of the pack early on, still was in last with three furlongs to run, started to rally four wide on the outside at the quarter pole, gathered speed angling out in the seven path at the top of the lane and flew home in the final furlong to win on the last jump at the wire in a thrilling late stretch kick. JUST FOR LUCK trailed into the first turn, continued at the back along the backside, rallied sharply around horses with three eighths to go four wide, shifted out in the six path closing in smartly down the stretch but just missed at the finish line in a photo for the win. WAR IN CHARGE travelled on the rail in mid-division, was roused with five sixteenths from the line gaining inside on runners through the final turn, finally had a clear lane three wide at the furlong pole and quickened late to capture the show money. ON THIN ICE stalked four wide on the first turn near the rear, ran on evenly down the backside, commenced a rally four wide midway around the final bend, shifted out to the five path between foes turning for home, had good late energy but needed more late to threaten the top pair in the end. PENNER ASH (IRE) took this field into the first turn up top on the rail, slow the second split down while unchallenged down the backstretch, still was going comfortably in control inside with a furlong left to run but yielded in deep stretch losing placings just before the wire. FANORE (IRE) had a tracking position situated on the rail, continued to watch just behind the frontrunner down the backside, saved ground keeping pace with the leader on the far turn, chased inside down the stretch but folded in the last sixteenth of a mile. HEMLO GOLD sat alone in the third flight for the early parts of the race, closed the gap when urged four wide going around foes in the far turn, had a chance for a piece of the prize straightening out for the drive four wide but was one paced in the late stages. LUCKY ROMANCE had a tracking spot outside keeping tabs on the pacesetter in the early parts of the race, dueled outside for the place share in upper stretch, had little left in the tank late and retreated between runners in the two path with seventy yards left to run. LIL BIT GANGSTA was allowed to settle in stride at the back, made no progress along the backside, had no impact around the far turn and just when he was starting to make a move late had to be checked at the sixteenth pole and could not recover late to be involved.