Prominent mentor, Marc Quinn, put the polish on the Scintillo filly with Matt Paget able to work up underneath Rosesay and claim the prize by a neck after travelling just off the speed in the early and middle stages of the event.

Victory was only her second from five registered appearances with the performance indicating a slow return to the promise exhibited as a two-year-old when successful at Taree over Sizzleonthebridge in late 2017.

The stable would be further encouraged by the performance of stable star, Cogliere, who resumed from a lengthy spell with a solid second to Sarasota Bay in the late afternoon trial.

The son of Pluck was fractious in the stalls and Jacob Golden positioned him second on the outside over the unsuitable 1000 metre distance before being claimed by Sarasota Bay in the straight.

Cogliere sweated up noticeably and will derive a great deal of benefit from the trial hit out having not been seen since finishing third in the Coffs Harbour Cup behind Glitra last August.

The Neil Godbolt stable commenced proceedings well for the Port contingent when Shadow Prince was able reclaim his form and withstand the finishing burst of African Guy to score by a short head.

This finishing margin was used by the judge throughout the afternoon and featured in the third event when Ah You with Me claimed a narrow victory over the Jenny Graham trained youngster, Sizzling Suzanne.

Super Bonus wiped the floor with punter's betting tickets in the main distance event on the program when the Tess Wilkes trained son of Super Kid accounted for Final Honour to score by the same margin at the odds of $41.00.

The closest finish of the day was in the fifth event when Ikaba was claimed in the shadow of the post by Lethal Dream with the nose victory continuing the great run of success being enjoyed by popular Coffs Harbour trainer, Joanne Hardy.

Enseguida was responsible for the most comprehensive win for the day when the Nathan Doyle trained gelding cleared out to score by a length and a half over Dansk Havn and Lightsontheharbour.

Well ridden by Luke Cumberland, the son of The Factor was well positioned early in running before being set alight as the field approached the bend.

After his debut run when placed at Gilgandra behind Femtometre, Enseguida defied a betting drift to win and stamp himself as a horse to follow for the future.

Following overnight rain, the track was rated a soft six which tended to favour horses finishing fast down the outside section of the track in the straight.

The exception to this pattern occurred when new district arrival, John Grisdale, was able to stay close to the inside in accounting for Ikaba and Whonicked De Lolly in the Class 1 event.

A busy racing period continues at Port Macquarie with McGuigan BMW Race day on April 12 featuring an open handicap over 1500 metres together with a heat of the Rising Star for apprentice jockeys.