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PENNER ASH (IRE) was nestled on the rail keeping a close eye on the leader in the early parts of the race, began to inch up on the fence by the quarter pole, shifted out three wide making a bid with a furlong from home, grinded away at the frontrunner in deep stretch and got up late for the win in the final few strides. KING ELVIS was loose on the lead on the first of two turns, relaxed the tempo down slightly up front down the backside, was still in command slowing the third split down again on the last turn, began to get leg weary with a furlong remaining clinging onto the lead on the fence but was caught late in a soft time for the stretch run albeit into a headwind. PALACE VIEW (IRE) had an inside position in mid-pack, settled on the rail in the third flight through the backside with the field strung out, kept pace saving ground around the final bend, shifted just off the rail in the two path closing in for the stretch drive and finished up willingly between foes to just miss out on getting up at the wire for the place share. BEDAZZLE ME tracked between foes in the two path while watching the lone speed in the first turn, settled into stride on the outside in the third tier along the backside, made a mild run three wide at the quarter pole to have a chance for a share in the five path turning for home and gradually battled on outside in deep stretch for a minor role at the finish line. KEKOA tracked the pacesetter going three wide outside two others on the first bend, chased the leader outside along the backstretch, came under a ride but could not gain on the frontrunner with a quarter mile to go, angled four wide in the hunt at the top of the stretch but could only finish up one paced with others on either side and faded in the final seventy yards. CABERNAYDO had an outside trip in mid-pack in the beginning, dropped back a position down the backside, offered no response to the riders urging just off the fence through the far turn and in the three path could not get into contention in the late stages. MOTION GRANTED stalked four wide going into the initial turn, was ahead of only one rival in the run down the backstretch, made a mild run outside three wide passing a runner on the final bend and in the four path showed little in the drive to the wire. PROUD RONIN was at the rear travelling three wide around the first turn, lagged behind the group along the backside, took the short way around the final oval and could only manage to pass a straggler while running inside by mid-stretch. SOONER LUNAR settled close to the back of the pack inside rivals in the early stages, had little energy on the fence making no movement through the last turn, shifted to the two path but was empty for the stretch drive.