A TOTAL of 96 runners went to post across a competitive eight-race card, and Whenthesunshines (6/1) had to defeat 13 of them as she made a winning debut in the four-year-old mares’ maiden.

The daughter of Shirocco was given a patient ride in mid-division by Harry Swan and travelled strongly throughout. She began to make smooth headway from two-out before producing a well-timed challenge entering the straight.