#5 Invincible Ibis will be hard to hold out second-up. He ran a huge race on debut despite going under as the red-hot favourite. He wasn’t the quickest away, copped some interference at the 700m, and was close to three lengths off the eventual winner at the 400m, but reeled him in to be beaten only a head on the line. #6 Flowing Riches acquitted himself well for second on debut and can take another step forward. He did some early work from barrier 10 to sit outside the lead, while the winner enjoyed a soft run from barrier 1. #2 Blazing Wukong was strong late winning on debut from the rear of the field. He showed an impressive turn of foot and there’s more to come. #4 Voyage Boss was also a first-up winner and did it on the pace. The tempo suited that day, and a different race shape here presents a new test.