Fair Grounds

BANDIDO DEAL applied heavy pressure to the early pace from the inside, claimed a narrow lead at the quarter, kicked clear in the final furlong. ROMEO SPIKES set a pressured pace from the two path, yielded the lead at the quarter, continued to pressed the pace in the upper stretch, could not keep up in the final furlong. ONE GRAND SLAM settled a few lengths back on the inside, made no bid. CLOSING AGENT sat just behind the pace three wide, weakened in the stretch. CUSTOM RIDE was off a step slow, trailed for most, no factor. BLESSEDUPONASTAR trailed shortly after the start, pulled up around the three eighths, escorted off in an equine ambulance.

BOURBON BOSS went to the front expeditiously, continued on under pressure from WHISKEY AND EASY, drifted out through the stretch but was able to stay on task for the win. TWIRLING ROSES raced along the inside of the middle of the pack, lost ground exiting the turn to bump into FLIPPING FISH, angled back in to show a mild rally down the stretch. ONCOMING TRAIN trailed shortly after the start, rallied along the inside of the stretch, tipped out three wide at the sixteenth to be up for the show award. FLIPPING FISH tracked the early pace, bumped outward by TWIRLING ROSES at the quarter, split foes late to improve position. BOSS' DIALIN IN settled off the pace, took towards the outside of the stretch, made no improvements. HONOR THAT DUDE raced off the pace three wide, made no impact. WHISKEY AND EASY pressed the early pace, faded in the stretch.

CALIBRATE was rated along the inside, split foes at the eighth to enter a duel with WRITE OFF JERRY, inched by in the final few strides. WRITE OFF JERRY trailed for the first half, began to make progress along the inside before tipping out five wide at the quarter, picked off rivals in the upper stretch to enter a duel with CALIBRATE in the final furlong for a gamely finish. SUMMER IN ADRIANE stalked the early pace, moved up to contest the pace in the upper stretch, claimed a brief lead before giving way to driving foes a the eighth. MR MCGREGOR tracked the pace three wide, made no bid. TAHOE RUN quickly set a pressured pace on the inside, relinquished the lead in the upper stretch and retreated. MANFREDI found position between rivals, trailed after the half, eased across.

GUANARE opted to track the early pace, loomed four wide through the turn to take command at the quarter, ducked out a path at the eighth but was only a minor inconvenience, still drew clear to be much the best. UPTURNED BRIM stalked the early pace three wide, got up for the place award late but was no match for the winner. PESO IN MY POCKET set a pressured pace between foes, took the inside through the turn gave way at the quarter, just held for the show award. AMERICAN CITY was bumped at the start, moved up to press the early pace on the inside, backed off entering the turn, showed a mild rally late on the inside but could not improve. BIGFOOT SIGHTING settled to trail entering the turn, passed tiring rivals in the stretch. SWIFT AS I AM sat behind the pace between foes, backed off through the turn, failed to menace. GAVEL trailed in the early stages, slowly advanced four wide through the turn, weakened in the stretch.

BIZZEE CHANNEL vied for the early lead, backed off through the first turn to track the pace up the backstretch, closed ground in the far turn to contest the pace in the upper stretch, took charge at the eighth and held firm. GOLDEN BANDIT vied for the early lead with BIZZEE CHANNEL, took sole command of an uncontested pace after the first turn, came under pressure once more by same foe in the upper stretch, grudgingly gave way at the eighth. DECCAN PRINCE (IRE) broke well to contend for the early pace between foes but opted to track the pace instead, began to close in four wide through the far turn to stalk the pace in the stretch, had no closing bid. HALF BROTHER was off slowly, found position around the middle of the pack, split foes at the three eighths and advanced along the inside of the far turn, entered the stretch a few lengths back but was unable to rally. GORILLA TREK settled off the pace, steadily advanced four wide up the backstretch, flattened out in the stretch. SENDERO settled off the pace, made minor improvements in the far turn and stretch. EVEN THE WIND raced off the pace, took towards the five path of the stretch, weakened. PUBLIUS trailed for most, passed tiring foes in the stretch. DUKE OF CARTHANIA raced off the pace, made no impact. LAMPLIGHTER JACK tracked the pace three deep on the inside, began retreating in the far turn, eased across.

SNARE sat behind the early pace, launched a three wide bid at the three sixteenths, picked off remaining rivals and put a head in front at the wire. RAZORCAT moved up to press the pace through the turn, took charge at the eighth but got nailed at the wire. HITCHCOCK was allowed to settle off the pace, slowly advanced through the turn, navigated through traffic in the stretch to be up for the show award. ICE WOLF found position in the middle of the pack, took towards the outside of the stretch, showed a decent rally but was out-finished by opponents. URBAN RULER settled off the pace between foes, passed tiring foes. JOE'S CANDY raced close up in the early stages, failed to respond in the stretch. PRINCE BEN quickly set the pace on the inside, came under pressure in the turn until giving way approaching the eighth, faded then on. SKY SIMON was off slowly, trailed throughout, no factor.