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HIGHLANDS WAY chased just off the inside coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun two to three wide into upper stretch, tipped out to the four path near the eighth pole and offered up a good finish once in the clear to get up in the last jumps and prevail. HARD CIRCLE broke out at the start bumping FREAKY, raced three wide through the first turn forwardly placed outside the top pair, raced two to three wide in aim, coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun three wide into upper stretch, seized command straightened away and edged clear to inside the eighth pole, dug in under late threat and was nailed in the final strides to the finish. RABAJA coaxed from the gate, chased along the inside and then just off the inside from near the rear of the field, made headway to mid pack, when called upon with five-sixteenths to go, swung five wide into upper stretch and kicked on belatedly to secure the show honors. GENE AND JUDE coaxed from the start, chased along the inside from just off the pace coming under encouragement near the quarter pole, angled four wide into upper stretch and kept on to the wire. FREAKY got bumped at the break by HARD CIRCLE, raced four wide into the first turn before tucking three then two wide into the backstretch, chased just off the inside from mid pack, came under urging near the quarter pole and angled out four wide for home, offered up a bid but was outfinished. REMI'S MOON coaxed from the gate, raced just off the inside in closest aim of the leader coming loosely between foes through the far turn when placed to coaxing near the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. THE PADDOCK PASTOR three wide through the first turn, chased three to four wide under a ride from the five-sixteenths pole, angled out seven wide into upper stretch and passed tired rivals. OUTTAWATERBURY raced just off the inside through the first turn, chased two to three paths off the inside down the backstretch until tucked inside at the seven-sixteenths marker, took the inside route into upper stretch and offered no kick. MO KREESA stumbled forward and broke on top and then was quickly engulfed by the field settling along the rail in pursuit from mid pack, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and continued in the inside route into upper stretch and weakened. ALEXIS ZORBA (GB) established the front and showed the way in hand along the inside, came under urging with five-sixteenths to go and spun just off the inside into upper stretch before taking to the inside straightened away, got collared by HARD CIRCLE and weakened through to the finish. CITY OF OSCARS raced three then two wide through the first turn, chased three wide under a ride from the five-sixteenths marker, spun three wide for home and came up empty. HIGH BETA five wide into the first turn, tucked four then three wide before heading to the two path nearing the backstretch, chased two then three wide under a ride from the five-sixteenths marker, swung four wide into upper stretch and tired.