This G3 mile under set weights and penalties saw a 4yo quinella with the mare Coldplay scoring by a short neck from the male Ronchi. Coldplay was second up having won when resuming and the mare sat seventh before being wide across the top and then surged attractively for her rider the run home to reach second at the 200m. Her will to win was evident as she gained the upper hand albeit narrowly the final 20m to win her fourth race from eleven outings. It was her second G3 win but this came against all comers so has much more worth. Ronchi after trailing the leaders popped off and strode to the lead at the 250m and had just one threat thereafter. He tried hard to repel Coldplay but the 1.5kg difference was telling. Stylish Attack ran on nicely to grab third after the mare got back on the inner then came through to fourth at the 200m. It was her first attempt in a blacktype event plus like the first two home she came into this event as a last start winner. Saint Emilion set the pace as usual and fought well once headed at the 250m but he is more a middle distance type these days. Benzini ran a ripper considering this race was more an after-thought to prepare for bigger spoils ahead. He got back as usual and under the topweight of 57kg kept coming down the outer for a sound fifth. Mime was a tad disappointing after having every chance throughout. Blizzard was better than it can ever read as the grey was wide for the majority of the race and went up third across the top before not surprisingly feeling the strain. He boxed on for seventh beaten five lengths but many would have dropped right out the run home after such an overlander. Endear Rose and Antonio Lombardo were average and the latter since being ridden cold has not won a race since January. In fact four of his last five wins came when sitting second the outer or trailing the leaders and all of them have come when second turning for home. Matimba stopped badly and G3 is beyond him while Trojan Warrior was dreadful in finishing last. He was second at this track beaten a head at G1 over a mile in the Autumn carrying 55kg so was thrown in today at the same weight. Drifting back to last never helped his cause but something was not right and in fact he has been inconsistent already this season with two misses and a win in between. Coldplay is in for a good season as a 4yo mare has so many opportunities and at WFA is very well situated too. Ronchi will keep on delivering too so this race looks a decent look into the future for the rest of the season. The race should stand up for sprinters, milers and middle distance types as is the case for Benzini, Saint Emilion and Blizzard.