Starter Optional Claiming

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MISTER HOLDEN cleared easily from the outside for the lead on the rail heading into the first bend, moved well up top controlling the pace down the backside, travelled well within himself holding the advantage on the fence in the far turn, shifted out three wide for the drive to the wire, drifted outwards when kept to the task even though under right handed encouragement and held sway at the finish line for the front end tally. SWAN LAKE tracked the pacesetter outside on the initial turn, was content to sit outside shadowing the leader down the back straightaway, chased throughout the last turn but could not make any headway on the winner, shifted out four wide turning for home, darted inside to the rail with a furlong remaining but could not get to the winner in deep stretch while holding for the place share at the wire. CORNWALL was close the the back being fanned out five wide on the first turn, improved four deep outside rivals at the half, creot up circling gradually three wide outside rivals on the final bend, had the six path for the stretch run and was gaining steadily late getting the show money while just missing for the runners up share at the finish line. SHERIF ALI had an inside stalking position close to the back, made no movement inside horses down the backstretch, travelled three to four wide offering little around the far turn but did show late energy four wide between rivals in the final sixteenth of a mile trying to close in for a small share. THIS DUDE A BREEZE settled between runners in the four path in midfield on the first turn, improved outside foes in the three path down the backside keeping a close eye on the front two by the half, edged up three wide around rivals on the second bend to be in the hut five wide in upper stretch, could not continue the rally fading between challengers with a sixteenth left to run but did last at the wire in a photo for a minor award. PALACE VIEW (IRE) shared the rear outside another, had only one runner beaten along the backside, could not close the gap going three wide on the final turn, swung out widest in the six path at the head of the lane and found his best stride late dueling for a minor share in deep stretch. SOULMATE drafted behind the pacesetter for the first half of this two turn event, came under a ride on the fence around the final bend but was regressing slightly inside of rivals at the quarter pole, had nothing left in the tank folding on the rail at the furlong marker and was not persevered with late. GRAFFITI WRITER settled on the rail in mid-division into the first turn and through the back straightaway, was roused for more three wide between runners at the five sixteenths pole, offered no response around the final bend and could not get involved having the three path in the stretch drive. ELUSIVE KNIGHT tossed his head soon after the start seeing the field in the early going on the fence, trailed thru-out saving all the ground but could not factor inthe two path in the late stages.