Dueton scored a strong win here putting his nose down on the line to win his first stakes race. Dueton raced in fifth position three wide without cover, he cornered four wide and quickened up smartly but had to fight the whole way to the line to better Excelorada on his inside. Excelorada enjoyed a nice run third on the fence from his inside barrier. He switch out into the clear on cornering and fought the whole way to the line to only go under by a nose. *ANZ