The James Cummings-trained filly Exceeds followed her encouraging debut fourth to smart filly From Within (Not A Single Doubt) in a 2YO Plate (1100m) at Canterbury on 31 December with a very good win here. She was quickly away before easing to settle in sixth place (tracking the favourite Eden Roc). She challenged at the 200m and then drew clear in the closing stages to score a very good win. The Team Hawkes-trained Eden Roc had a good trip in fourth place, one out and one back, was a bit green when asked for his effort at the 200m and then kept fighting on quite well for second, in a sound debut run. Kristensen settled in second last place in the nine-horse field, commenced his run on straightening and finished well to dead-head for third in a promising debut while his stablemate Pandemonium raced outside the leader (Mr Grumpy), got to the front at the 300m and then battled well to dead-heat for third, also on debut. Ultramarine was sixth on the rails and held on quite well for (2.5 lengths) fifth while Godolphin’s colt Watchdog was slow to move, was last early on and made good ground in the closing stages for (3.4 lengths) sixth, looking suited to further, in a really sound debut effort.