Allowance Optional Claiming

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SLAPINTHEFACE dropped back in tight quarters between horses leaving the chute then angled in, moved from the rail to the two path late on the first turn, settled towards the rear, saved ground while roused on the far turn, moved out in upper stretch, rallied into the final furlong and closed with a rush to get up late and prevail. CLEAR CONSCIENCE raced in the three path on the first turn, settled off the pace, moved from the two path to the four path on the far turn, shifted out some more while rallying in upper stretch, swapped back to his inside lead at the furlong marker, gained the advantage coming to the sixteenth-pole, fought with foes to the finish and was denied while just able to get the place. CABLE READY went around the opening bend in the three path, settled on the outside, was asked in the two path on the far turn, moved to the three path late on that bend, raced behind foes while in good striking range outside the eighth-pole then found clear space in front into the final furlong, closed well to make a bid between foes outside the sixteenth-pole, held a narrow advantage while head bobbing with the runner-up several strides from the wire and just missed while able to get the show. DEAR CHAIRMAN moved in early, was well placed just off the pace on the inside, moved off the rail late on the far turn, raced behind horses into upper stretch then was asked while finding room, gained to make a bid near the furlong marker, battled under a drive into the final sixteenth and was out-kicked. SARATOGA FLASH tucked into the two path for the run around the first turn, settled towards the front, was asked while in the two then three path on the far turn, gained to make a bid in upper stretch, fought under a drive into the final sixteenth and was also out-kicked. MO TRUMP showed early speed on the outside of a foe, raced in the three path on the first turn, prompted the pace on the outside, vied in the two path on the far turn, took the lead into upper stretch, led under a drive into the final furlong, was headed outside the sixteenth-pole and weakened. THE PADDOCK PASTOR settled on the inside, was roused in the two path into the stretch and failed to threaten. AMERICAN GRANT settled on the inside, was given his cue on the far turn, chased the leaders in upper stretch, steadied inside the furlong marker and came up empty. FRANK'S ART settled on the inside, was roused on the far turn and failed to rally. RABAJA showed early speed on the inside of a rival, showed the way on the inside, was asked on the far turn, lost the advantage into upper stretch, battled under a drive into the final furlong and tired. COINAGE was hustled from the gate then steadied off heels early, settled in the two path, was roused on the far turn, turned into the stretch in the three path and was no factor. SEAVER dropped back at the start, went around the turns in the two to three path, spun into the stretch in the four path and also was no factor.