This was a super win by Melito who has won quality races as a 2yo, 3yo & 4yo. Her record should read much better on paper but they tried to win the Oaks with her. It was a gun ride by Avdulla and a great training performance by Gerald Ryan to prepare her so well to win a quality race first up over 1400m. She looks as if she will take the next step this campaign and will be very hard to beat wherever they go. Hot Danish raced in her usual role on the pace and did well to run second. She may be at the stage of her career now where she will keep finding one better and I would like some odds before she got any of my money. Centennial Park ran on well again to finish third from the back of the field, he was the only runner to break 23 seconds for the last 400m. Once Were Wild returned well from her time off with a good fourth. She had a pretty ordinary Spring and could be an Autumn mare. Hard to forget her win in the AJC Oaks last year, keep an eye on her over more ground. Love Conquers All is a total forget, he was caught wide throughout and did a super job to finish where he did. No doubt he is flying and when doing the form for his next start be very forgiving of whats printed in your form guide. Danleigh recorded some good sectionals and recorded the equal fastest last 600m with stable mate Metal Bender. Danleigh is a grand performer and he looks to be in great shape. The problem with him is he needs a slow track or worse to show his best, which probably makes his run here on a good track even better. Metal Bender was good after a bleeding attack. As mentioned earlier his sectionals were very good and he is a winning chance next start. Run For Naara, Lorne Dancer and Vision And Power were no match. The first two were just outclassed and Vision And Power needs a heavy track.

Follow: Melito, La Remlap, Love Conquers All, Southern Speed.