1:46.14

Run-Up: 40 feet

Winner: Jim's Hope, Chestnut Gelding, by Ami's Holiday out of Blonde Breeze, by Posse. Foaled Apr 17, 2020 in ON.
Breeder: Paul Buttigieg & James Goodman.
Owner: Bruno Schickedanz
Trainer: Cheung, Audrey

Claiming Prices: 2 - Jim's Hope: $15,000; 4 - Proud Ronin: $14,000; 5 - Ninja Star: $15,000; 1 - Buttonwood Tree: $15,000; 3 - Alley Oop Johnny: $14,000; 6 - Prince of Thieves: $15,000;

Total WPS Pool: $91,973

2 - Cheung, Audrey 4 - Huarte, Frank 5 - Chircop, Steven 1 - Mendoza, Edgar 3 - Ensom, Jim 6 - Berringer, Peter

2 - Bruno Schickedanz 4 - Christopher Huarte 5 - Steven Chircop 1 - Dave Milburn 3 - Savard, Denis and Ensom, Jim 6 - Aurora Meadows and Picknell, Andre

JIM'S HOPE was taken a hold of in tight between foes with the inside rival breaking out at the start, progressed on the rail into the turn sitting behind the pacesetter, settled on the fence in mid-division along the backside, made little movement when scrubbed on at the five sixteenths pole, scraped paint advancing turning for home, gathered more speed drifting out four wide getting a clear lane in upper stretch, switched back to the incorrect lead while still moving up to the front by the sixteenth pole and held sway for the win ayt the wire. PROUD RONIN broke inwards but was quickly straightening out, settled at the rear unhurried finding its stride in the early stages, closed in smartly on the far turn, had to wait behind a trio of runners at the quarter pole, weaved through horses getting a seam in the three path with a sixteenth making a good rally but it was not enough to threaten the winner at the finish line. NINJA STAR was pushed out five wide by the inside rival on the first turn, remained outside three deep tracking the lead pair along the backstretch, was hard ridden in the two path between foes but making little gain on the embattled duo through the final bend, angled out to the five path in the mix turning for home and ran on willingly to be a clear third at the finish. BUTTONWOOD TREE bobbled breaking out at the start, recouped to have the lead on the fence in the initial turn, controlled an even tempo while hounded outside down the backstretch, had the rail being headed at the quarter pole, still was holding on two wide inside another in upper stretch, kept trying while on the wrong lead shortening stride clinging up top with a sixteenth to run but faded on the rail in deep stretch only capturing a minor award in the end. ALLEY OOP JOHNNY was allowed to drift out four wide tracking the pacesetter around the first turn, took closer order sitting outside shadowing the frontrunner down the back straight, bid for the lead outside at the quarter pole, dueled outside in the three path straightening out for home, kept battled down the lane until the sixteenth pole and could not find more late wilting in deep stretch. PRINCE OF THIEVES travelled outside runners going six wide ahead of only one runner on the first of two turns, made no progress going outside foes in the three path along the back straight, offered a brief spurt three wide on the second bend at the quarter pole, swung out widest to the six path at the top of the lane but was empty for the stretch drive.

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