Claiming

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GRANDE SOIREE had a good spot up fairly close to the lone speed leader down the backside with the field spread out by the half, began to lengthen stride coming with a run on the fence around the bend at the quarter pole when asked for more, angled out four wide outside off the lead duo turning for home, powered past while staying on the incorrect lead down the stretch responding well under left handed encouragement taking the lead at the seventy yard marker and won going away at the finish line. COTTON had a good spot tracking the pacesetter between rivals, closed the gap sharply coming to the leader by the five sixteenths pole, shifted out to the four-path taking control outside at the top of the stretch, kept trying through the lane but could not fend off the winner closing in resolutely outside in the final seventy yards. SPRINGER had the rail position tracking the frontrunner, was urged on but could not quicken with the front pair at the five sixteenths pole, still remained in the mix three wide at the top of the lane and ran on mildly in the final furlong to come back on being a non-threatening third. TUTTI CONTENTI stalked near the rear inside, began to reach for more ground shifting out passing inside foes in midturn, remained well back of the leaders four wide in upper stretch and finished up with good late energy to settle on the fringes. SUNDAY'S WELL was loose on the lead down the backside, freewheeled unopposed up top early on the turn, had company bearing down quickly outside by the quarter pole, tried to find more to counter the new leader in upper stretch but faded inside of horses in the last furlong. ROYAL QUALITY had the fence close to the back end, could not gain on the field throughout the turn taking the shortest way around, moved out to the five path for the stretch run and had late interest finding his best running down the stretch. TIME ZAPPER travelled in the middle of the pack with runners on both sides, picked up the bit three wide between rivals at the five sixteenths pole coming with an energetic rally, remained in the three path for the stretch run but could not sustain the momentum and stalled by the furlong marker. YOU AND ME BABY settled four deep outside foes in mid-division at the half mile marker, made a brief rally outside circling four foes wide at the five sixteenths pole, shifted to the five path at the top of the lane not switching leads in the stretch drive and finished up one paced never getting into contention. OUT N OUT DISGRACE was unhurried lagging well behind the group getting to the fence down the backside, still could see the field around the oval, angled out to the six-path straightening out for home and had a determined stretch run passing many rivals through the lane. THREE SONNY SIDEUP stalked not that far off from the tail end three deep along the backside, was going three to four wide outside horses spinning his wheels in the turn running making little headway, moved out to the six path in upper stretch but was not a factor in the late going. ABSOLUTE CHAIRMAN settled three deep keeping a close eye on the loose leader down the back straight, edged up slightly three wide around the bend, had the five path at the top of the stretch but yielded to others on either side in the final furlong. MISS D'S PRIDE was forwardly placed going four deep down the backside watching the front quartet, came under a drive two wide but was going the wrong way through the bend, had the three path turning for home but could not get involved. COHERENCE had the rail sitting in midfield, was hard ridden but regressed on the fence in the turn running and folded on the rail by mid-stretch. LIEUTENANT STAN settled close to the back between runners, made no progression while travelling three wide around the bend and stopped by the furlong marker.