The judge couldn’t split Fascino and La Falaise and posted a dead heat for the Group 2 $300,000 Antler Luggage Fillies Classic (1600m) at The Valley today.

Fascino, in aqua colours, and La Falaise, in blue and red, dead heat in the Fillies Classic at The Valley.

Fascino’s co-trainer Ciaron Maher thought his filly had held on to win but had to quickly call the celebrations to a halt when Henry Dwyer’s La Falaise was also awarded the race.

“I hate dead heats but if I am going to have to dead heat with somebody it is great to dead heat with Henry,” Maher said.

“When the camera man went with me I was off and celebrating and then when I saw the horses go over the line I thought Henry has got it.”

Ben Melham had settled La Falaise in the middle of the nine horse field while Mark Zahra on Fascino only had a couple of fillies behind him at the half way mark.

Zahra circled the field on the home turn and Fascino ($5.50) reached the front half way down the straight but then was joined by La Falaise ($6.50) in the last stride.

The Chris Waller trained Nudge ($5) battled on strongly in the run to the line and was a head away in third place.

The $4.80 favourite Asiago set the pace in the early and middle stages but faded over the concluding stages to finish in eight position.