CHESTER PA – The Well Said gelding Meet The Creeper felt pocketsitter Tuggin On My Heart creeping up on him in the stretch, but he had a :27.2 final quarter over a sodden Harrah’s Philadelphia oval to win Friday’s $14,400 pacing feature in 1:54.4.
Todd McCarthy left well from the rail with the Stacy Chiodo trainee, let Tuggin On My Heart go by early, then was on the move near the :28.4 quarter and took command. There were no major challenges through middle fractions of :58.2 and 1:27.2, but Meet The Creeper had to be prepared for a strong stretch charge from the pocketsitter, whom he defeated by a length for Chiodo Racing LLC.