Pierata, who raced below his best when ninth in the Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) at his previous start, appreciated the shorter distance here to record a very smart win. He settled in third place (racing deep), sprinted quickly to take the lead at the 300m and was untroubled from that point to score easily, handling the heavy 9 conditions well. Noted wet-tracker Jungle Edge went to the front as expected and battled well for second, having no chance with the winner. Clearly Innocent raced back in ninth place, moved up (deep) rounding the home turn and ran on nicely to take third just in front of Tactical Advantage who was a handy on the rails, got through on the inner on turning for home and battled on for (5.3 lengths) fourth after appearing to have had every chance.