A five month break yet a nice fresh up record saw Dainty Tess score win 13, her third stakes and seventh at this distance. She began with them but found the early pace too hot and dropped back to second last in the seven horse field. She moved away from the fence at the 500m to get closer but found herself last into the straight. Jockey Chris Parnham balanced her, then, in a flying finish, she wound up quickly from the 200m and headed them with 40m to go for a thrilling win. Durendal was always handy, fourth (rails) at the 400m and continued to save ground into the straight, was held up for run until the 50m then burst through but too late. Celebrity Dream was second last turning in then finished well between runners for a close up third dead-heating with Lockroy who was second at the 100m but swamped just before the line.