Sticking to the rails proved the winning formula for the narrow win of Gloom in the Aquanas Foods Handicap, at Moonee Valley.

That was the instruction trainer, Chris Hyland, gave to former New Zealander jockey, Daniel Stackhouse, he carried it out to the letter.

The advice certainly payed off, after drawing the fence the gelding began quickly but was soon beaten for pace, he was further back than expected by the school, however, Stackhouse didn’t panic, he proved a sound listener, remained cool in a crisis.

Finally the run did come, there was no hesitation, he was through in a flash, had he attempted to go round a horse he would have been history.

As it turned out the winning margin was pretty tight, there was no room for error, Turfane was closing quickly, there was just a head when the judge called a holt.

Turfane should just about pick up a race this preparation; he was forced to cover extra ground on the home turn which may have cost him the race.

The favourite, Symphonix, ran a shocker; after leading at one stage it was noticeable he did drift quite a bit in betting.

Brad Rawiller could not offer any explanation for the poor performance of the favourite, a post race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities; a sample swab was taken for analysis.

Gloop ridden by Daniel Stackhouse