Broke smartly, settled fourth early behind Calista Girl and Mikimoto, travelled well throughout, moved powerfully in the straight, surged past the leaders in the final 100m, and displayed class to win going away under confident handling.
Settled in third early, improved steadily to take charge near the bend, led briefly in the straight but was overwhelmed by the winner close home, fought gamely to finish second, showing determination.
Rushed early to lead, dictated terms till the 600m, came under pressure entering the straight, kept on battling but weakened late, yet stayed on resolutely for third, showing fighting spirit.
Missed the pace early, raced last till midway, began to improve gradually on the inside, finished on strongly down the straight to snatch fourth on the post, showing late progress.
Settled behind mid-bunch, took the turn wide, tried to improve in the straight but lacked the final surge, ran evenly to finish fifth, needs a sharper trip.
Favourite of the race, settled midfield on the rails, looked for room near the bend, found gaps late but could not accelerate under pressure, finished one-paced, below expectations today.
Jumped well, led briefly in the early part, then faded gradually under pressure, dropped out from contention in the straight, finished well back, lacked finishing strength.
Raced behind throughout, failed to make any impact at any stage, remained in rear, tailed off towards the end, needs a much weaker set to be effective.
