The winner of this Listed event for 3yo fillies only over 1800m was the impressive Spine Tingle that had come all the way down from Ruakaka. The filly trailed the leaders on the inner then came through on the inside and shot right away after leading at the 250 to win by four lengths in 1:51.27 The winners and where they came from on the home turn were second (neck back the inner), second (one-off the inside and a neck back), led (four length lead on the fence), third (one-off the inside and three lengths from the leader), third (one-off the inside and half a length from the leader), second (one-off the inside and a head from the leader), fourth (one-off the inside and two lengths from the leader), second (one-off the inside and five lengths from the leader) and sixth (four-off the inside and four lengths from the leader). It was the second win by Spine Tingle and her first outing at Stakes grade but just how good the field was she beat is doubtful at the moment as many were maidens. The way she put them away nothing in this field would beat her home until the distances got more in their favour regards breeding. Second home was the Australian bred Providenceprovides that raced handy the outer then moved up third wide across the top before reaching a distant second at the 150m. Third home was the maiden filly Ezdara that had been ninth at G2 two starts ago to show that the gap between the fillies can be very vast on any given day and direction. Today she sat second the outer and challenged the home turn before being headed at the 250m and then being third at the 100m. Absconded, also a maiden, soon led and once headed the run in weakened to fourth beaten five and a half lengths with the Australian bred filly far from disgraced. Fourth home was as Carolina Reaper that raced sixth or seventh the outer and she fought on okay centre track. Sixth home and running on eyecatchingly from second last to be beaten just under six and a half lengths was Signora Nera and she found the line like 2400m for her will be no trouble. She already has a G3 placing in her resume and when she gets to the big open spaces of Trentham for the NZ Oaks (2400m) her worth will be shown. Llancord fought on for seventh after racing eighth mostly and the maiden filly has not gone a bad race in her career so far. Swing The Tide, also a maiden filly, fought on from last on her own across the top and she was steered closer in the run home. Yolo was ninth home beaten just over seven lengths after being in the rear duo then twelfth turning for home angled up the middle. The rest got beaten nine lengths and as far as over seventeen lengths. Of that lot the forgive was the last filly home in Sumi that started favourite as she had a nightmare run wide in the open seventh then crept forward to fifth across the top. She was crowded and checked at the 250m when admittedly battling but her entire wide trip throughout was a forgettable one. The 3yo fillies this year have been weak overall and a lot of turns are being had and just where the stamina is to be found come the NZ Oaks (2400m) on March 20 is anyone's guess. Spine Tingle that is not bred to run a mile and a quarter absolutely pumped this field having won her maiden prior at home by a short head, so the 3yo filly picture is still very much up in the air.