Optional Claiming

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JUST MAGNIFICENT was unhurried on the fence having only the troubled starter beaten down the backside, picked up the bit narrowing the margin three wide between rivals on the turn at the three eighths marker, loomed boldly in the five path at the top of the stretch seized control outside but was wandering about at the three sixteenths marker and was kept to the task in the final furlong edging away for the clear win in deep stretch. BOLD RIPASSO stalked near the rear going four deep early on, ranged up three wide outside of horses through the bend, shifted to the four path in the hunt taking the corner, dueled inside with the winner in the last eighth of a mile but could not keep up in the final seventy yards conceding the win while comfortably besting the others for the secondary award. PEACE POSEY was bounced around between horses on the break to trail just off the fence down the backside, started to make a rally three to four wide at the three furlong pole moving the eventual winner to his inside, swung out widest to the seven path in upper stretch and ran on willingly outside of rivals to close in belatedly being a non threatening third. SECRET LOAD travelled on the outside of another tracking the front pair in the second flight, regressed slightly between horses in midfield two wide running around the turn, dropped back to last in the three path entering the homestretch, moved to the four path for the final furlong and finished up one paced to settle on the fringes in the end. SPUN AROUND broke out on the start, recovered to have the outright lead on the fence with three quarters of a mile left to run, had a slim advantage on the turn hounded outside by a rival throughout, shifted to the two path clinging onto the front end at the head of the lane, surrendered the top spot to outside runners by the three sixteenths pole and faded further in the late stages. ENGLISH JUBILEE settled between runners in mid-division along the backside, took the short way around the turn edging closer by the three eighths pole, skimmed the fence straightening out for home, could not find a seam in the fourth path by mid-stretch, finally had clear run outside five wide with a furlong to go and passed tired runners in the late going. NORTH YORK had the rail position watching the engaged duo along the backside, had a nice set up on the fence all alone still keeping a close eye on the contesting twosome throughout the turn, scraped paint at the head of the lane, moved to the two to three path at the furlong marker but lacked a rally throughout the stretch drive. ZABARTA broke inwards on the start, recovered to have a head in front outside in the beginning, relinquished the front end by the three quarters marker, continued to press the issue outside on the turn flanking the leader, shifted to the three path still in the mix turning for home but folded in the four path drifting in and out between horses at the furlong pole.