Mister Sea Wolf, who broke through for his first win in nine Australian starts in taking out the Winter Challenge Stakes (Listed, 1500m) at Rosehill on July 28 after racing in UK, followed that with another stakes success here. He was ridden quietly by James McDonald and settled in eighth place (one off the rails) in the 12-horse field, tracked up on straightening, switched out at the 200m and then sprinted smartly to score in good style. Flow had a nice trip in sixth place (one off the rails), improved on straightening, dashed to the front at the 50m but could not hold off the late-closing winner (who conceded him 2.5kg) to take a good second. The stayer Alward settled in seventh place on the rails, got through on the inner to be in a challenging position at the 200m and then battled on nicely for third in a promising first-up effort.