Starter Allowance

Chart notes

VOODOO ZIP laid of off the pace in the three path, rallied two wide and between horses into midstretch, progressed to bid outside of the leader at the sixteenth pole and drove past. SPYCRAFT stalked three wide, led in teh four path into the lane, drew clear in upper stretch but was caught late. SPANKSTER settled well back in the two path, bumped with an inner rival while rallying in the five path and between horses into the final furlong and gained show late. MID DAY IMAGE tracked in the four to five path before fanning to the eight path in upper stretch, and ran on willingly to reach fourth late. ALL JOKES ASIDE pursued from midpack three to two wide and between horses, shfited out to the five path into the lane, chased on his left lead among foes, drifted out in midstretch and yielded show between rivals late. FINAL VERDICT raced forwardly two wide and between horses, checked and lost position entering the turn, recovered to track in the three path and between horses turning for home, floated to the six path into the lane, chased while vying for minor placing in upper stretch, but was floated out in midstretch and yielded. BALSA took contact from an outer rival at the start, laid off of the pace along the inside, steadied into the turn, shifted off of the fence in upper stretch, then was bumped between horses while encountering traffic in midstretch and lacked a bid. HILARIOUS AFFAIR broke a step slow, trailed in the three path, shifted to the seven path into the lane, moved between horses nearing midstretch, but steadied when encountering traffic at the furlong grounds and failed to recover. SPOKE leaned into an inner rival at the start, pursued from midpack two wide and between horses, checked into the turn, saved ground around the bend, got blocked behind foes at the three sixteenths pole, tipped two wide in midstretch and lacked a bid. PHILO BEDDOE set the pace in the two path, got headed between horses entering the lane and weakened in midstretch. ATRAS laid close up along the inside, checked subtly into the turn, stalked before bidding up the fence into the lane, but weakened. THE RIDER OF HILARIOUS AFFAIR CLAIMED FOUL AGAINST FINAL VERDICT AND MID DAY IMAGINE ALLEGING INTERFERENCE IN MIDSTRETCH, BUT THE OBJECTION WAS DISALLOWED BY THE STEWARDS. PER RULING ECM2024-355 FROM THE HORSE RACING INTEGRITY AND WELFARE UNIT, VOODOO ZIP WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM FIRST TO UNPLACED DUE TO A MEDICATION VIOLATION.