The winner of this Listed 3yo filly only event was Bellacontte by a long neck in 1:14.87., which raced seventh the inner early and was fifth the inside across the top. She was then angled off and came through third turning for home before driving up between runners and then leading at the 100m when fifth favourite on the tote. The winners and where they came from on the home turn were third (six-off the inside and length and a half from the leader), fourth (six-off the inside and length and a half from the leader), third (four-off the inside and length and a half from the leader), third (four-off the inside and length and a half from the leader), led ( ten-off the inside and a neck in front), fourth (eight-off the inside and two and a half lengths from the leader), led (six-off the inside and a length in front) and led (six-off the inside and a length in front). It was her first Blacktype win and she clearly enjoyed the wet ground and this particular track as she had recorded a Listed placing as a juvenile here, also on wet footing. The worst she has finished in five outings so far is fourth and it came at Listed level too but on Heavy footing and at Otaki. Second home was the second favourite Unusual Countess that jumped second last away but she quickly sped up wide to lead and was in front deep out turning for home before being passed at the 100m. She had never tasted defeat prior on raceday (a Listed juvenile win) or at the trials (three times) and clearly can cope on most types of footing. Third home was the favourite Ima Roca Bee that was ridden by the apprentice Erin Leighton and raced back and wide before unleashing a strong finish the run home down the outer. She was beaten just over a length at the line and her form in relation to this field stacked up having run second in a Listed juvenile event and the winner of this event had run third in. The filly has also won a Listed juvenile event after this and it came on Heavy footing whereas the runner up effort prior had come on Slow ground. Fourth home was There You Go, also ridden by an apprentice rider in Kozzi Asano, which raced eighth on settling then seventh thereafter before running on well to be beaten less than a length and three-quarters. Fifth home and beaten two and a half lengths was All In Echoes that trailed on the inner and came through and was still second at the 200m before wilting. Sixth home and beaten six lengths was the maiden filly Queen Of Spades and she too was ridden by an apprentice in Hazel Schofer. She was near the pace early and led briefly before being headed off and was fourth turning for home deeper out then weakened out of it. Seventh home was Hillaby that ran sixth favourite and missed away badly and ended up three lengths last but then caught the field was eighth and wide turning in before reaching seventh at the 200m. She got beaten seven lengths and needed to begin with the field on terms at this level to have any hope of paying a dividend. The rest got beaten over ten lengths and were either outclassed or never copped the Slow ground or both. They all were paying long odds and were in fact the eighth favourite and out to the outsider of the field, so there was no surprise in where they finished. The winner handled the wet ground well and is very professional in her approach while the runner up could well end up the best filly in this particular group but needs better footing. There looks to be reasonable form coming out of these races while the tracks stay rain-affected.