Talented filly Smart Melody maintained her unbeaten record, stepping up to Group 2 class and staged another impressive effort in recording her fifth victory. She began well and worked in the early stages before racing outside the leader (Spanish Whisper). She dashed to the front on turning for home and then fought back gamely to win well. Consistent filly Thrillster has now raced six times for three wins and three placings. She settled in eighth place but deep from her outside barrier (13), improved (still wide) from the 600m, went to third on turning for home and continued to make ground, getting to within a length of the winner for a very good second. El Dorado Dreaming settled back in ninth place, between runners, switched into clear running on straightening and ran on really well for third in a very promising first-up effort for her new trainer Kris Lees. Anjana raced in seventh place on the rails, improved (under riding) from the 300m and kept making ground to finish (2.2 lengths) fourth. Qafila settled near the tail of the field, went deep on straightening and continued to run on well for (3.7 lengths) fifth, looking suited to further.