The Mike Moroney-trained filly Bella Vella followed placings at her first two starts to score well here. She showed good pace from her inside barrier (1) and soon drove through to retain the lead. She held a break on straightening and then kept fighting back gamely and had enough in hand to win well. The Lindsay Park-trained filly Speak Softly raced outside the leader and eventual winner to the home turn. She ran about a bit at the 200m but came again in the closing stages, putting up a nice effort in finishing second on debut.