In a close finish to this Maiden, 3YO Plate the Peter Moodytrained Devils Pinch scored a narrow but good win. He began well and settled in fifth place, between runners before moving up (wide) rounding the home turn. He put in a strong run from the 200m and finished too well to grab the lead nearing the post. It was a promising win and he should also appreciate further. Sports Writer went to the front, looked the winner when she got a break half-way down the straight but was caught in the closing stages for second, putting up a nice effort on debut. Sistine Spirit raced outside the leader to the home turn, challenged in the straight and fought gamely for a closeup third, also going well on debut.