Chris Waller-trained colt Reformist staged a promising effort in winning here on debut. He was eased from his wide barrier (10) by James McDonald and settled back in eighth place before improving between runners from the 600m. He switched out at the home turn and then came with a solid late bid to grab a narrow but very good win, looking suited to further. The favourite Hulk had a good trip in third place on the rails, got a split to challenge to turning for home, led briefly in the latter stages and then kept battling on well for second after appearing to have had every chance. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt Fast Melody missed the start and raced back in tenth place before improving (wide) nearing the home turn. He then put in a good run (wide out) and kept finishing well for a close-up third in a good effort on debut. Our Bellagio Miss showed good pace and led the field until halfway down the straight and then held on nicely for fourth, beaten less than a length. Another Chris Waller-trained colt Lewis was sixth on the rails, raced a bit greenly in the straight before battling on quite well in the closing stages for (2.3 lengths) fifth in a nice run on debut.