Three-year-old gelding Earnest Desire followed up his recent win at Warwick Farm with another win here. He raced in fifth place, one off the rails, in the small six-horse field to the 600m point. He switched wide, but was under pressure, rounding the home turn where he was giving the leader about five lengths. However, he kept responding in the straight and ran on to score a last stride win. The filly Chateau Lafaite was last to the turn, came across heels at the 200m and kept running on well for a lateclosing second. The short-priced favourite Woodbine was in second place most of the way to the turn. He was hard ridden from 300m and kept plugging on fairly well for third, beaten three quarters of a length, after appearing to have every chance. *ANZ