William Haggas’s son of Kodiac was under pressure rounding the turn for home in fourth, but he moved up into second to chase down leader Sutter County inside the final fulong.
It looked for a brief moment like Mark Johnston’s charge had got away under Joe Fanning, but Second Thought showed an impressive change of gear to mow him down and land the £25,520 prize.
Harry Eustace, assistant trainer to William Haggas, said: "Robert said that they steadied up and kicked down the hill, which got Second Thought at it a little bit before he came back on the bridle. He had a bit of ground to make up on Sutter County again and their form seems to be holding up.
"We will let William decide whether he comes back for Good Friday and see how he comes out of this race.
"We think he probably has the class to do it, but there might be other targets for him later in the year. For the prize money, it might be worth dropping back to six furlongs and having a crack at it.
"Second Thought seemed to relax really well and, as long as he does that, I think that he will stretch out to a mile. I would say fast ground on turf will suit him, so he could be a really fun horse to have during the summer."
Winston said: "Second Thought was off the bridle coming down the hill and was only getting on top of things late on.
"Six furlongs might be a bit sharp for him on Good Friday but I think that he will still come out on top in a strongly-run race.
"Once you get serious with him, he responds well, and he is more than likely to get a mile. He is a lightly-raced horse and very progressive.
"He has the right attitude and is very professional - once I gave him a couple of smacks, he went and did his job."
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