Claiming

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CHANCEL was hustled from the outer post getting to the rail on the front end around the first turn, slowed the tempo down uncontested down the backside, rambled on still loose on the far turn, finally was set down two wide at the top of the stretch and had more in the stretch drive to easily win by a good margin at the wire for the gate to wire score. PET SOUNDS was allowed to settle into stride on the fence having only one runner beaten on the first turn, travelled three deep in the third flight outside foes at the half starting to come with a run, moved back to the rail going past another runner at the five sixteenths pole, weaved back outside three wide still with a good sustained rally with a quarter left to run and kept on trying in the four path down the lane having a strong late charge on the outside to be second best behind the runaway frontrunner. NONNO'S LITTLE BOY had a stalking position on the rail ahead of a couple of runners early on, made little movement down the backstretch, had to be throttled down losing its run on the fence at the seven sixteenths pole, commenced a rally picking up rivals outside midway on the far turn and finished up with good stretch energy inside foes on the rail down the lane to capture the show award while almost getting up late for the place share too. MAXIMUS MAGIC had the fence watching the front two challengers on the first turn, inched up gaining position on the fence at the three furlong marker, came under a drive still battling in the two path with a quarter mile still remaining and finished up evenly between foes to be a fringe player in the end. FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN kept a close eye on the lead pair while just off the fence in the early stages, rallied outside horses at the three-furlong pole, tried to close in on the frontrunner on the far turn but was repelled by the quarter pole, drifted inwards by mid-stretch clinging to the place share but faded between runners in the last sixteenth of a mile. CABERNAYDO could see the field on the first turn, lagged behind down the back straight, could not progress through the final turn, angled out to the four path turning for home and passed tired inside rivals in the final furlong. GENDRAGON tracked the leader in the two path on the first turn, chased the pacesetter down the backside, could not quicken with others making a run at the three-furlong pole back pedaling around the final bend and had nothing more to offer in the five path outside horses in the stretch run. SUGAR IT'S ELI was isolated in mid-pack in the early stages, was roused but started to regress at the three eighths marker weakening throughout the turn and emptied out in upper stretch.