In Brief

• Talented jockey delivers ride of the night.
• Pint-sized mare flashes home for impressive win.
• Gastro bug sidelines Carr and Baker.

Coronation Pia was a clear last entering the home straight, but Catania was able to weave the mare through the field and when she eased her to the outside 200m from home the little pocket rocket laid her ears back and powered home to grab victory in the shadows of the post.

The Sigrid Carr-trained mare was to be ridden by the trainer, but when she took ill during the day Catania stepped in to fill the void.

"Siggy has been my best friend for 20 years, so it means so much to ride a winner for her," Catania said as she held back tears.

"She told me to not give up on this mare because she would keep coming, so I kept at her even though she seemed to be struggling to keep up.

"I had to ride for a bit of luck in the straight, but she took a tight gap, just like Siggy said she would."

Carr and her fiance and fellow jockey Troy Baker were sidelined on Wednesday night owing tobeing struck by a gastro bug.