This G3 3yo only field over the mile was not a strong race and the maiden filly Vitesse Bo buried them late to win by half a neck in 1:36.13. The North Island trained galloper raced wide early then got over fourth the outer before coming up wider across the top and sustained her run to lead the final 10m. The winners and where they came from on the home turn were third (three-wide and half a length from the leader), led (three-off the inside and a head in front), co-leader (one-off turning for home), led (on the inner and half a length ahead), led (seven-off the inside and a length ahead), second (on the inner and two lengths back), third (five-wide and a neck behind), sixth (four-off the inside and two lengths from the leader), led (twelve-off the inside and a head in front) and sixteenth (two-off the inside and six lengths from the leader). Eight of the ten winners turned for home first, second or third showing the bias of the track almost all day. Vitesse Bo was winning her first race at start number three and obviously it was her first crack at Stakes class. Marine, already a winner started favourite and raced close in the trail before popping off and moving into second turning for home looking ominous, He was in a real ding donger with the leader before talking the front 150m out then got bombed late by the eventual winner. Unition, also a single race winner but he scored at Listed class on debut and also has a G2 placing in his record, led early then shared the pace before getting into a real ding-donger the run home with the eventual runner up. The Australian bred gelding fought hard once headed at the 150m and was put back to third the final 10m but only got beaten less than three quarters of a length. Elizabeth Rose, a maiden filly, ran a game fourth albeit beaten three lengths after racing fifth the outer mostly and moving into fourth turning for home. Fashion Shoot fought on for fifth but was beaten over five lengths after being in the rear duo on settling and wider across the top to the home turn and she reached fifth at the 200m. The rest got beaten over eleven lengths and as far as over thirty-three lengths. The winner Vitesse Bo won well as she was wide for a large portion of the race and beat the two best performed runners, the two clear favourites, to the line. The depth of the of this race however was suspect with the majority of this field either being out of form or having suspect form or being maidens.