Birdstone S. Listed

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STARS AND STRIPES tracked the pace along the inside until tipped to the two path into the far and final turn, came under coaxing with seven-sixteenths to go, moved along the inside of PASSING GAME near the quarter pole and was forced to steady at that station before taking the inside route into upper stretch, was in behind that rival until gaining an open seam down along the rail a furlong out, scraped the paint inside of PASSING GAME a sixteenth from home and was up in the final jumps to the wire. PARCHMENT PARTY chased along the inside early on through the opening two turns before tipping four paths off the inside down the backstretch, went three wide through the final turn coming under coaxing seven-sixteenths from home, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, rallied to take narrow command a sixteenth from home, dug in and was caught in the last strides to the wire. PASSING GAME broke out a step at the start, chased two to three wide in closest aim of the leader, advanced on that rival to take over command three furlongs out, took the inside route into upper stretch, dug in under a drive under threat from flanking challengers and was caught a sixteenth from home, fought on in tight between rivals to the end. CAROLO RAPIDO saved ground near the rear of the field, came under coaxing with seven-sixteenths to run, angled three to four wide into upper stretch, weakened in the late stages. WAITLIST chased just off the inside through the opening two turns before tipping five paths off the inside down the backstretch, tucked three wide through the final turn under coaxing from the half mile pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and weakened. INTERCEPTOR bobbled at the break, chased just off the inside through the first two turns, then chased five then four wide under a long drive from the half mile pole, swung three to four wide into upper stretch and weakened. JOKESTAR three wide through the first two turns, chased six paths off the rail down the backstretch and then five wide through the final turn under prolonged urging from the half mile pole, swung five wide into upper stretch and tired. ANNEXPERIENCE established the front and showed the way under a rating hold along the inside, got out briefly to the three path under the wire the first time when attempting to further restrain and rate, came under coaxing at the seven-sixteenths pole under challenge to the outside and yielded the front with three furlongs to go, faded and cornered just off the inside into upper stretch, then tired through to the finish. Please note the one and a half mile split was unavailable.