A big field of 16 went to the post for the Group I Haydock Sprint Cup (6f) overnight and with race favourite Inisherin failing to fire it was left to outsiders to fill the placings with Exceed and Excel gelding Montassib claiming a narrow victory.

On a day that had been playing to the swoopers, the race fit Mornington Glory made all the running in the $750,000 Group 1 Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley to credit Woodside Park Stud's Shalaa IRE) with his second Group 1 winner and first in Australia.