Claiming

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STRAIGHTAWAY broke alertly and won the scramble to the first turn, ceded the lead to a rival entering the backstretch while remaining in a stalking position along the inside, responded readily when asked past the half-mile pole, raced on even terms through the far turn, then quickened clear at the top of the stretch and drew away from the rest. FOUR JIM was held up in midpack along the inside under a tight hold, was stuck behind rivals late on the far turn, found room along the rail turning into the stretch, could not threaten the winner but outfinished the rest to gain the place. HEATS HERO broke outward, settled in the middle of the field, lacked a clear path through the far turn, came out four wide for the stretch run and rallied mildly to gain the third prize. CODE MANDALORE displayed good speed from the start and took a slight lead coming out of the first turn, stayed on even terms with the inside rival to the stretch, was unable to match that one's acceleration, but stayed on willingly to the finish. BOUNDLESS OPTIMIST was bothered by an inside rival and shuffled back after the break, settled at the rear, saved ground throughout and improved mildly through the stretch, but was never a serious threat. WHISKEY SHOT was caught four wide on the first turn, moved up into a stalking position behind the leaders down the backstretch, launched a bid approaching the three-furlong pole, came three wide into the stretch under urging but failed to produce the needed response. UPTONO BUENA was three-wide throughout and lacked a finish.