Stradbroke Handicap (Group 1)

RELISHING the ‘heavy 9’ conditions at Eagle Farm last Saturday, Spicy Martini, ridden handy to the pace in the 18-horse field, improved on last year’s 15th in the Stradbroke Handicap to win this year’s A$3 million edition in style for 60-year-old trainer Toby Edmonds. Challenging for the lead at the 250-metre mark of the 1,400 metre Group 1, Spicy Martini cruised away under her 51.5kg to win by a length over the Calyx gelding Sepals and the Savabeel gelding Von Hauke, both trained by Cliff Brown.