Claiming

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CEE'S THE IMAGE allowed to settle in the early stages while never far back, tracked the moderate pace outside of runners into the turn, roused four to five wide into the stretch, loomed at the furlong marker then took command past mid-stretch, kicked clear into the final sixteenth and drew away under mild hand urging in the late stages. IRISH PRANCER showed speed away from the start, went up and prompted the moderate pace outside of HAPPY CHAPPY approaching the half-mile pole, pressed three wide into the turn, vied for the lead into upper stretch and took a narrow advantage at the furlong marker, overtaken past mid-stretch, could not keep pace with the winner into the final sixteenth and was second best. PONDERGATING tracked the early pace from the second flight, chased between runners into the turn and ran in pursuit from the two path nearing the quarter pole, got caught in tight into upper stretch, shifted out and found room at the furlong marker, needed more into the final sixteenth but stayed on to earn the nod for third. LEEDSTHESKY tracked the moderate early pace from the outside, was well placed while three to four wide into the turn, bid between runners into the stretch, could not sustain her run into the final sixteenth and just missed for third on the wire. HAPPY CHAPPY broke alertly and assumed early command, set moderate fractions while prompted heading to the half-mile marker, disputed the moderate pace into the turn, was overtaken into upper stretch, chased to the furlong marker and stopped in the late stages.