Starter Optional Claiming

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BAY OF BENGAL showed the way in hand along the inside patiently handled until set down taking the inside route into upper stretch, edged away under a drive to the eighth pole, then dug in and held well to prevail. GENE AND JUDE settled tracking the leader from the two path in closest aim, came under encouragement at the five-sixteenths, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under a drive running on willingly to secure the place honors. PROVE settled tracking along the inside into the first turn, suddenly cow kicked SALT SPARTAN with his right hind leg in that rival's front left leg while he was just askew and behind him in the two path forcing that foe to fall heavily, continued along the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, took the inside route into upper stretch and kept on to procure the show honors. FULLY BOOKED coaxed from the gate, chased just off the inside coming under a ride nearing the quarter pole, angled four wide into upper stretch, offered up a mild kick. MIDDLE MARKET tracked the pace along the inside coming under urging near the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, stayed on one paced to the finish. CAPTCHA coaxed from the start, chased two to three wide coming under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, bid three wide into upper stretch, then weakened to the wire. KULAPAT saved ground in pursuit from near the rear of the field, came under coaxing at the five-sixteenths, angled six wide into upper stretch and made no headway. ENGLISH CASTLE settled just off the inside near the rear of the field, stumbled over the fallen rival directly in front and had the rider somehow stay onboard through great agility but lost the irons as a result, was eased along down the backstretch until pulled up near the seven-sixteenths, then got vetted on track and was walked to the main course and transported from that course via the equine ambulance. REYNOLDS CHANNEL settled just off the inside near the tail of the field, attempted to alter around a fallen foe and bobbled, lost ground and angled out wide through the first turn and was eased along down the backstretch before being pulled up near the half mile pole, was vetted on track and walked off under his own power. SALT SPARTAN coaxed from the gate, raced just off the inside just off the pace into the first turn, fell heavily just inside the six and a half furlong marker when getting his left front leg kicked out in a cow kick by PROVE, who was in front and to the inside, which forced two rivals to alter and bobble and stumble around him, rose to his feet and ran off bucking and got apprehended by the outrider after bucking due to the slipped saddle, then got vetted on track and walked off under his own power. There was a Stewards' Inquiry into the incident in the first turn. After review, the result stood and the race was declared official.