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BACKSTREET EMMA travelled three wide close to the back end, had horses on either side part of the trio in last at the half mile pole, started to get into gearing coming with a rally three wide at the quarter marker, was in full flight widest in the seven-path having clear run straightening out for home and stormed on past with leaving the furlong pole to win going away in the end. MIKELLE was content to sit off the lone speed rival in the early stages, edge up closer at the half, was scrubbed on at the quarter pole to go after the frontrunner while two wide inside a couple of challengers, had the four path in the hunt at the top of the stretch, could not match strides with the winner outside at the sixteenth pole but still fought on gamely to win the battle inside for the runners up share at the wire. TAP MY DESIRE was forced in soon after the start by the outside rival, settled near the rear inside in the beginning, lagged behind the pack along the backside, was a joint last outside another with a half mile still to run, made an early move at the three furlong pole circling four wide around horses on the far turn, had the five path in the heat of battle for the front in upper stretch, was no match for the winner at the sixteenth pole and dug in late but lost the duel outside being nosed out for the second place share in a photo at the finish line. KINZIE GIRL was under a snug hold up top, slowed the pace down considerably along the backside unchallenged at the half, rolled along moved well within herself on the far turn still in control, had the three path clinging onto the front end with outside rivals threatening, offered no resistance with a trio of late closers storming on past with a sixteenth to run and just lasted at the wire for a minor role. TOTALLY IN CHARGE settled in mid-division while three wide outside two other runners, made little movement along the backside, chased between runners three wide in the final turning running and had little to give tiring between foes in upper stretch. LADY IZZY was in tight having to be checked on the rail with the two outside rivals bearing in with seven eighths or one circuit left to go, trailed early on, shared the rear with an inside foe at the half, was sole last through the far turn, shifted to the four path for the drive and managed to pass a couple of tiring runners in stretch run. GOING PLATINUM broke in at the start, settled two wide in midfield high headed between horses in the early stages, could not quicken with outside runners who were starting to commence a rally at the five sixteenths pole and had little to offer inside rivals through the stretch. LORRAINE'S BEAUTY was brushed on the outside at the break, angled inwards quite keen in the early running under the wire for the first time forcing the pace inside, was rein back on the rail sitting in midfield around the first turn, inched up on the fence down the backstretch, came under a drive at the five sixteenths pole but was backing away by the quarter marker and emptied out on the rail at the top of the lane.