A sound victory to Brambles who tracked the strong early pace set by Longeron who ran along in front. He challenged for the lead on turning for home under pressure, picking up the leader at the 200m and then fending off Big Memory on his outside late on to score narrowly. Big Memory raced in third position on the fence. He switched across heels into the clear at the top of the straight and worked home gamely, albeit at one pace to just miss. A sound effort. The first two drew right away from the others which were headed by Signoff who had every chance in the run and worked home at one pace for third, possibly looking for more ground.