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HOLIDAY SNOOZE rated kindly having the rail keeping a close eye on the front twosome on the first turn as well as along the backside, mounted a rally when called upon at the five sixteenths pole, moved out full of run two wide in upper stretch, pounced to the lead at the furlong pole and just had enough left late to hold off the oncoming outside charge by the runner up at the finish line for the win. SPRUNG LOOSE co-trailed on the rail initially the beginning, inched up inside of runners with a half mile remaining, started to pick up the bit making a move inside at the quarter pole, shifted out to the three path looking like the main opposition to the eventual winner at the head of the lane and was closing in determinedly in deep stretch but could not get there in time. POLITICAL WARFARE was roused from the outer post right at the start to clear off for the lead on the fence around the first of two turns, slowed the tempo down unopposed down the back straight, moved well up top through the final bend, scraped paint holding on turning for home, was no match for the late charge from the top two finishers outside in the final furlong though, but did finish up well enough to clearly last for the show money at the wire. KING ROSSO was forwardly placed on the rail initially, dropped back in the two path to be part of the rear quartet going around the first turn, made little progression stalking between foes down the backside, came under a ride spinning his wheels at the five sixteenths pole between foes and found his best stride in the two path in stretch drive to win the duel outside, settling on the fringes in the end. LONNY'S GAMBLE travelled four wide sharing the back end with three inside runners around the first turn, trailed just off the fence down the backside, caught up to rivals skimming the fence at the top of the stretch and showed some late interest on the rail in the final furlong battling for a minor placing inside in the end. CONNOR was under a snug hold contently watching the pacesetter just outside fir the first half of this two turn race, was scrubbed on chasing the leader but to no avail around the last bend, could not continue on in the stretch run and folded in the four path by mid-stretch. THOR'S CAUSE travelled in the three path at the back, made no movement three deep outside horses down the backstretch, was urged on for more run offering little response three wide outside runners on the last turn and failed to menace in the four path outside horses through the lane. YORKTON'S HONOUR had a good spot on the outside of another tracking the lead front pair in the early stages, was roused for more run but was going in the wrong direction on the last bend when three wide outside rivals at the quarter pole and had little left for the drive, tiring between horses three wide at the top of the lane.