#2 Szeryng made full use of barrier 1 to break through stylishly at his third start and did it with a bit in hand. He maps for another soft run and should be right in the finish again. #1 Igor Stravinsky produced his best effort yet with a close-up second following the drop in class and now gets Zac Purton aboard, which boosts his claims to go one better. #3 Tourbillon Golfer made the running on debut and was only collared late. A repeat performance looks likely from barrier 1. #5 Winning Cigar had the outside draw on debut at Happy Valley over 1000m and was given a quiet ride, but he found the line well. With a better gate and the step up to 1200m, he’s one to keep safe.