The filly, prepared by Graeme Rogerson, missed the start by a number of lengths and at one stage was half-a-dozen lengths from the second-last horse, but rounded up the field to score impressively.

"After seeing her tailed off I put down my glasses and had given up on her," Hogan said.

"She turned in an amazing effort to win."

Jockey Stephen Baster also almost gave up on the filly and couldn’t believe he had won the race.

"She was standing in the barriers for a long time and missed the start hopelessly," Baster said.

"She was a bit scratchy in her action and the others were so far in front I nearly pulled her up. But she started to gain momentum so I hooked her out wide and she picked them up fairly quickly."

The filly will now be aimed at the $100,000 Group 3 Sires Produce Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on May 18.