"She's only little and she struggles a little bit when she gets to these sort of weights," said Jeff O'Connor, spokesman for the Peter Moody stable.
"If the others give her an inch she'll take it."
Kulgrinda has displayed promise throughout her career, her trainer once declaring her a Group One prospect.
However, O'Connor imposed a dose of reality on that suggestion.
"Peter might have got a bit excited there," he said.
"She's got a lot of ability but she's had to go around with a lot of good sprinters who might have made her look a bit second-rate."
Given a comfortable ride under 58kg by Luke Nolen, Kulgrinda ($2.50) scored by a length from Alpha Proxima with Galbraith a neck further away in third place.
A stewards' inquiry into the barrier mayhem revealed that a barrier attendant had inadvertently pressed the starting button.
- AAP