King's Plate S. Black Type

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LUSTER was away alertly arguing up top on the rail in the beginning, was reined back off the rapid pace under the wire for the first time, moved well in hand drafting on the fence keeping a close eye on the front runner, sat poised moving smoothly waiting for the cue to go by the rider down the backstretch, call the nudge two wide to pick up the bit at the three furlong pole, sauntered four wide taking the lead with the jockey statuesque in the saddle leaving the quarter pole, had the three path pulling away with a furlong to go with little asking, was tapped once on the right shoulder to keep interested with no rivals around in the late going and increased the winning margin while geared down crossing the finish line for the dominant win. MILITARY TIME settled in mid-division going three wide on the first bend, made little headway along the backside, offered a strong move circling horses boldly four to five wide around the far turn, posed the only opposition to the leader in upper stretch having the five path but was no match by the furlong pole, still finished up solidly and easily bested the rest for the runners up share at the wire. FIRE AND WINE was on a mission making his intentions known early setting a brisk pace on top, continued up front slowing the pace down somewhat but still lively for the half, was under a drive being swarmed by multiple outside runners at the quarter pole, surrendered the front to the overpowering winner by the top of the lane but dug in gamely inside foes trying to hold for a piece of the prize in deep stretch and lasted at the wire for the show award inside. DIXIE LAW was brushed on the outside on the start, settled between runners having the eventual winner to his inside part of the tracking quartet watching the loose leader around the first corner, stalked in the third flight outside down the backstretch, came under a busy ride three wide midway on the last turn but was getting passed on both sides by foes making a rally, had to be checked in tight surroundings at the quarter pole, got back into gear seven wide straightening out for home and finished with intent outside two others almost getting up in the shadow of the wire for the third place share. DON IQUE broke inwards on the break and was quickly corrected, had the fence under a snug hold near the rear, co-trailed on the inside down the back straightaway, was relegated to the back end with three furlongs still to run, rallied three wide at the quarter pole looking for a seam with the field tightly bunched, had clear run in the five path at the top of the lane and finished up gradually with runners on both sides but was on the wrong end of a tight three way finish for the third place share at the wire. BOND MARKET hopped then veered out on the break, lagged at the tail end going four wide around the first turn, shared the rear outside down the backstretch, had a sharp turn of foot darting between foes under a hustling ride three wide at the three eighths marker to be in contention four wide with a quarter mile from the prize, had a chance for a share down the lane but could not sustain the rally and stalled inside rivals at the sixteenth pole. IMYOURMEDICINEMAN was hard held near the rear in the early going while going three wide between foes on the first bend, only had a couple of runners beaten with a half mile remaining, was roused for more two wide at the three furlong pole commencing a run, had to be checked dropping back at the five sixteenths marker losing all its run, trailed by the quarter pole being checked again, swung out widest in the eight path in upper stretch and should some gumption passing some runners down the lane. BRACHETTO travelled three wide ahead of one runner in the first bend, stalked three deep making little change down the backstretch, took the overland route going four to five wide on the last bend but was going in the wrong direction by the five sixteenths pole, was in tight between foes in the six path turning for home and failed to fire in the stretch drive. HIGHWAYTOTHEMOON settled inside foes in midfield for the first half of this two-turn event, made a brief run improving on the fence smartly from the three eighths pole to the quarter marker, was in tight jostled between horses four wide in upper stretch and wilted in the last eighth of a mile. BAAEED ALYNNA had the rail sitting close to the back end initially, made little progression for position but did close the gap down the backstretch by the half mile marker, had a brief spurt advancing smartly at the five sixteenths pole, had to be steadied on the rail losing all its momentum and could not get back into gear for the stretch run being wrapped up running on the wrong lead in the two path by the furlong marker. MAGICAL FACTOR travelled three wide watching the lead pair, still was forwardly positioned in the three path along the backstretch keeping a close eye on the lead duo along the back straight, closed the gap three wide making a bid at the quarter pole but had little left for the stretch drive and folded between horses in the two path by mid-stretch. VERY SPECIAL tracked the lone speed outside in the early going, chased the pacesetter between foe down the backside, had to be hard ridden just trying to hold forward position on the final bend at the three eighths pole, was engulfed by outside runners drifting inwards to the rail at the quarter pole and emptied out on the fence by the furlong marker.