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GALLEY HEAD had a good spot nestled on the rail keeping a close eye on the pacesetter, had an even better trip when isolated behind the embattled pair poised through the far turn, shifted out pouncing four wide between horses turning for home, took control at the furlong pole, stayed on the incorrect lead down the stretch and held on by a diminishing margin for the win at the wire. VOICE FROM ABOVE travelled in midfield inside paired up with another in the first part of this route race, was on hold in last behind a trio of runners at the three eighths marker, closed the gap sharply three wide at the quarter pole while in hand but was still looking for running room, angled inside just off the rail at the top of the stretch, finally had a clear path moving out three wide at the furlong marker and was gaining on the winner in deep stretch but could not get there in time with one final late surge. CANDID CANDACE settled on the inside in the second flight, was shuffled back losing positioning at the three-furlong pole with outside runners making a move, came with a rally inside horses midway on the final bend, shifted out at the quarter pole to bid between rivals six wide turning for home, determinedly kept fighting on through the lane and captured the show money while not that far off the winner in the end. GREY PRINCESS broke in but was quickly corrected at the start, trailed the field unhurried in the early stages, caught rivals outside by the half mile marker, ranged up passing foes three wide around the final bend, was fanned out seven wide in the hunt at the top of the stretch, kept on coming down the lane and was inching up outside in deep stretch to settle on the fringes while not beaten that much at the finish line. I HAVE AN IDEA was roused slightly after the break clearing from the outer post to get the rail dictating the pace into the first turn, galloped along evenly settling into a good rhythm down the backstretch up top, was asked for more having to be urged to maintain the lead with an outside rival making an early move at the three furlong pole, repelled the challenger on the far turn by the quarter pole, was clinging onto the lead with a host of runners outside moving in, surrendered the front end softened up from the battle on the far turn, still fought on gamely inside horses until the seventy yard marker and faded late losing a couple of placings in deep stretch. P. S. RISING STAR stalked ahead of only one runner in the beginning, made a premature move at the half quickly progressing outside runners four deep, was hard ridden in the two path outside the frontrunner forcing the issue on the last turn, could not sustain the lengthy rally and wilted between foes in the four path straightening out for home. OLD FASHIONED GIRL settled outside another in mid-pack, could not keep up between horses on the far turn at the three furlong pole, could see the field with a quarter mile to run and passed a tired foe while in the four path in upper stretch. DOMER ALLURE had an outside tracking position watching the lead duo, dropped back at the three-furlong pole while under encouragement, retreated through the far turn and emptied out in the two path at the top of the lane.