After enduring what Ryan described as 'a torrid run', Still A Star got home by a short neck over Look Sharpish with Bellx a half neck away third.

The winner was the only Tasmanian filly in the field after her arch-rival Mystical Pursuit had to be scratched due to an elevated white cell count.

Premier jockey Brendon McCoull said that little went right for Still A Star during the race, forcing her to cover extra ground, but she was still too good.

Ryan put it down to toughness. "She's the gutsiest filly I've trained by far," he said.

"They kept her wide; when Brendon eased on her, the pace slackened - they didn't do her any favours."

Ryan said that Still A Star, who has won seven races and $411,000, would now go to the paddock.

"She's been up too long already," he said.

"She's done an amazing job after the setback that cost her a start in the Derby - which she would have won in canter.

"We thought we had her right when she won the Strutt but she was gurgling after the race and, when we had her scoped, she still had some mucus.

"We had to put her on a nebuliser for a week and it was only last Tuesday when we scoped her again that she came back clean."

Flying filly Deroche is likely to back up in Wednesday's $150,000 Vamos Stakes after leading all the way in the Magic Millions 3&4YO Classic.

The win gave Spreyton trainer Leanne Gaffney a feature double after taking out the $75,000 Magic Millions 2YO Classic with Le Cadeau.

Deroche was given a fairly soft time by Craig Newitt as she got home by a long neck over Appraise with Perfect Award a short neck away third.

But she did have 5kg less than the two minor placegetters and leading bookmaker Nick Whelan suggested bookies would probably gamble against her in the Vamos.

"It's obviously a much tougher race and I don't think she could win if she tries to lead all the way again," he said.

Gaffney's foreman Lane O'Shannessey said that Deroche appeared to have taken no harm from the run and was 'hardly blowing' as he led her around after the race.

The trainer was rapt in Le Cadeau's performance, coming from near-last on the turn to run down first-starter Warrior Prince by a long neck with another debutante, Thunberg, 1-3/4 lengths away third.

"He's just the toughest little horse you could ever get - with a bit of luck, he could have won all six of his starts," Gaffney said.

"He tries his heart out and he just knows what to do - he's got the head of an older horse.

"I was surprised to him back second-last in the run but the early pace was so quick they couldn't keep going."