Nine-year-old gelding Sandhill Warrior is racing in good form, now being the winner of three of his last four starts, including his first stakes win here at his 43rd start. He showed pace from his wide barrier (14) to lead. He then settled well, got a break on straightening and then kept fighting back to score well. Flow Metre raced in sixth place, moved up well on turning for home, challenged at the 200m and then battled well for second. Tidy Prophet settled near last in the 16-horse field, she went along the rails from the 600m, got to sixth at the 200m and then made late ground along the inner to take the minor placing.