Optional Claiming

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WILD CARD had a good spot nestled on the rail watching the engaged twosome along the backside, patiently sat poised saving all the ground behind the front duo around the bend, shifted to the two path looking for running room behind the leaders in upper stretch, burst through rivals getting a spilt at the furlong pole, seized contriol by the seventy yard marker and just prevailed in a blanket finish for the win. NAVY STREET prompted the pace outside in the beginning, was reined back off the contesting pair at the half, travelled on the outside in the second flight keeping a close eye on the lead pair while keeping the eventual winner hemmed in the fence in the turn running, angled out three wide in the hunt turning for home, fought on determinedly to the end inching up in the final few jumps but was denied at the finish line outside. MY COVENANT set the pace narrowly inside another in the early going, dueled on the fence head to head around the turn for the top spot, shifted slightly off the fence clinging on the front end in upper stretch, gave way grudgingly to the winner outside with seventy yards from home and was nabbed late for the place prize while only a neck back at the wire for the win, losing a three way photo. SPEIGHTS WILL had the rail position stalking on the inside with the field basically paired up down the backstretch, was at the back end with the group bunching up at the half, started to make a inside rally in midturn, shifted out three wide lengthening stride at the quarter pole, moved to the four path midway down the stretch gradually gaining but could not get involved with the front three in deep stretch settling on the fringes in the end. POLITICAL WARFARE travelled in the second flight on the outside initially, moved into force the issue outside at the half, argued bobbing heads for the front end two wide with the inside rival through the bend, battled in the three path with runners on either side in upper stretch until the furlong marker but had little left late and wilted in the late going. PARADISE PERFECT was void of early foot seeing the field after the break, made a premature move taking closer order three deep with the field becoming clustered at the half, retreated outside being relegated back to last three wide with three furlongs remaining, shifted in from four wide at the rear in upper stretch to the rail with a furlong still to run and resurged inside foes closing in again late. MO' SPRESSO broke outwards having to be taken hold for a stride or two when the gates opened up, was keen to go on sitting behind horses near the rear along the back straight at the five eighths pole, shared the rear between horses with three furlongs from home, swung out widest in the five path at the head of the lane but came up empty in the drive to the finish line.