Lord Fandango proved the best stayer with a sustained finish to score well. He dropped back to be midfield with more than a circuit to run and drifted a shade out of the home straight and down the back. Making sharp improvement at the 600m, he was wide but gathering in the pack found himself in third just before straightening. He took over inside 250m and simply outstayed them to win convincingly. In another good staying effort. The Hugo Palmer-trained Wall Of Fire finished very well out in the centre of the track after being last down the side, just too late to give the winner any problem in a sound Australian debut. Gallic Chieftain tracked the winner into the last corner and kept on well for third while Boom Time was always handy, led into the straight and held on fairly for fourth.