1:13.53

Run-Up: 40 feet

Winner: Smoke McLeod, Bay Colt, by Maximum Security out of San Andrea's Fault, by Gauteng. Foaled Apr 17, 2023 in ON.
Breeder: 2479316 Ontario Limited.
Owner: Ron Braley
Trainer: McKnight, Norman

1 Claimed Horse(s):

Silent Mort

New trainer: Nathan Squires

New Owner: Wilkinson, Winston and Wilkinson, Carol

Claiming Prices: 2 - Smoke McLeod: $25,000; 5 - Go Go Alexander: $25,000; 3 - Silent Mort: $25,000; 4 - Elgin Park: $25,000; 7 - Instant Response: $25,000; 6 - Encore Mo: $25,000; 1 - Celestial Heart: $25,000;

Total WPS Pool: $87,765

2 - McKnight, Norman 5 - Attard, Tino 3 - Hall, Philip 4 - Tharrenos, William 7 - Harvey, Daniel 6 - Tharrenos, William 1 - Pleterski, Don

2 - Ron Braley 5 - Terra Racing Stable 3 - Sorensen, Praven and Hall, Mort 4 - Natural Eight Stable, Crockett, Bob and Crockett, Margaret 7 - Racing Canada, Inc. and Lothian Lessee, Heron J. 6 - Natural Eight Stable 1 - Kata Pleterski

SMOKE MCLEOD had a narrow lead on the inside down the backside, maintained the slim advantage up front inside throughout the turn, spurted away from his pursuers at the furlong pole, just held on at the wire from the fast charging runner up outside, was eased up on the gallop out and left via equine ambulance. GO GO ALEXANDER had a stalking trip on the outside along the backside, started to mount a rally midway around the turn, swung out widest in the five path gathering speed at the top of the lane, found his best stride late and was closing in fast in deep stretch but just missed getting to the winner at the wire. SILENT MORT tracked the pacesetter with runners on either side in the two path, settled on the fence inside another keeping a close eye on the contesting duo around the bend, shifted out slightly two wide for the drive to the wire in the mix in upper stretch and finished up willingly on the fence to be a non-threating third. ELGIN PARK broke inwards on the break but was quickly corrected, pressed the pace between foes in the three path down the back straight, moved a touch closer dueling on the outside throughout the bend, posed the main threat three wide at the top of the stretch, could not find more in the late going and stalled between horses at the sixteenth pole settling for a minor share in the end. INSTANT RESPONSE was forwardly placed four deep in the beginning, travelled in the second pairing outside going three wide around the oval, had little response when roused for more run at the quarter pole and flattened out on the incorrect lead between rivals in the four path with a sixteenth still to run. ENCORE MO was void of early foot lagging behind down the backstretch, still trailed on the turn but was closing the gap by the quarter pole and showed a little interest down the late to pick up a weary runner on the inside in the late running. CELESTIAL HEART stalked ahead of only the slow starter in the early going, could not keep up to the group taking the short way around the turn at the five sixteenths pole and emptied out on the rail in the final furlong.

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