Starter Allowance

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LIBERTE DE BAYEUX moved out early then was urged along on the inside of a rival, chased in the five then four path on the turn, gained to make a bid near the quarter-pole, took the advantage into upper stretch, remained on his inside lead to the furlong marker then swapped to the proper lead, drifted in at that juncture and held under steady urging. MINISTERIAL made light contact with a foe at the start, was urged along off the pace, went two to three wide on the turn, was roused for his best in upper stretch and finished with good energy to safely secure the place. CONFABULATION was coaxed along in the front half of the field, gained to make a bid late on the backstretch, vied in the four then three path on the turn, dropped back under a drive in upper stretch and weakened but held the show. J D FACTOR brushed with a rival then was hustled, raced off the pace under urging, moved from the rail to the two path late on the turn, shifted out near the furlong marker, came between horses into the final sixteenth and just missed the show. BIG WALT brushed with a foe and was off a step slow, raced towards the rear under urging, climbed some into the kickback near the nine-sixteenths pole, moved from the rail to the three path early on the turn, shifted to the four path outside the quarter-pole, steadied in traffic near the three-sixteenths pole then altered in and improved position. STRAPPED dropped back after the start then angled in under urging, moved from the three path to the five path on the turn, shifted out in upper stretch and failed to threaten. REGISTER made light contact with an opponent at the start, was urged along off the pace, moved from the three path to the five path on the turn, turned into the stretch in the six path and failed to rally. VINSANITY was rated towards the front, gained to make a bid late on the backstretch, brushed with a rival at that point, vied in the two path on the turn and tired. MELT WITH YOU veered out at the start and was off a step slow, was urged along on the outside, rounded the turn in the six then seven path, turned into the stretch in the eighth path and failed to threaten. HOULTON bumped with a rival at the start, was urged along off the pace, moved from the four path to the six path on the turn, came seven wide into the stretch and failed to respond. SORORITY PRANK bumped with a rival at the start, raced up close to the pace, made a bid between near the half-mile pole, brushed with a foe at that point, vied in the three path while between horses on the turn, dropped back near the five-sixteenths, turned into the stretch in the four path and faltered. BEST BET went to the front, traveled a bit awkwardly leaving the chute then moved in while showing the way, was challenged late on the backstretch, lost the advantage along the rail early on the turn and stopped.