Claiming

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BACHELOR PAD emerged from the pack leaving the chute having a head in front, edged clear at the half, moved well in hand with the rider sitting chilly unchallenged around the bend, had the rail with an outside foe coming on at the top of the stretch, was headed outside at the furlong pole but kept finding more when called upon and prevailed inside for the frontrunning tally. FRACEN MACHO had a nice set up on the fence keeping a close eye on the front pair, sat poised drafting behind the pacesetter on the fence throughout the turn, shifted out two wide at the quarter pole, posed the only threat outside at the top of the lane, fought on determinedly outside in the final furlong but just could not get by the tenacious winner. BREAKING ALONE broke with the field but lacked early foot trailing the group along the backside, continued to see the field around the bend but was narrowing the margin when asked for more angling out three wide at the quarter pole, swung out widest gathering momentum in upper stretch and closed in belatedly to be a distant third on the outside. POSEIDON STEEL had the rail position sitting near the rear, was nudged along for more taking the shortest way around the bend closing the gap by the quarter pole, had the two path in the mix at the top of the stretch, shifted inside to the rail for the last furlong but was nabbed outside just before the wire losing the show award. PERFECT CRIME had the two path down the backside having only one runner beaten, made little impression two wide along the oval, angled out to the three-path taking the corner and had some late interest inside pass a few tiring outside foes in the final furlong. INDIAN PEAK was brushed inside on the break, settled on the outside in midfield travelling three deep, took closer order outside rivals but had to go three to four wide to do so, moved to the six path in upper stretch but could not sustain the rally and idled outside in the last eighth of a mile. SUMMER COMMANDER forced the issue on the outside down the backstretch, chased the frontrunner two wide between horses in vain midway around the turn and emptied out giving way in the four path in upper stretch. LAST AMERICAN EXIT broke out at the start, was forwardly placed outside tracking the lead twosome, edged up through the turn to be in striking distance three wide at the quarter pole, shifted out to the five path between runners in with a chance for a piece of the prize turning for home but could not offer a finish in the final furlong folding between runners late.