In the first our Nathan did not have the run come early enough and was finishing better than anything for a close 4th beaten 1.8m
The winner Grinning Dollar (whom NJC beat in the heats) was a super tough effort. I do not think she is the sort of horse that would ever want Nathan's No Better Time to have the cold sit on her but just maybe compared to her other recent runs - Grinning $ may have been below her best in the Stawell heat (we are talking mares)