It is a big night of harness racing in Devonport on Sunday night. The Group 3 Hardings Hotmix Devonport Pacing Cup headlines a massive 10-race card that also features the Tasfreight Dash For Cash, Ladbrokes Mares Incentive and the Jeremy Rockliff MP Coastal Pacing Thousand.
Before we get there, we have a seven-race card in Launceston on Friday night.
But first, let’s look back at the past week that included Tisu Spirit taking out the North-Eastern Pacing Cup at Carrick Park on Friday, Saturday saw Karalta Kruise continue on his winning way over on King Island where he recorded his fifth win over the summer season. Then the actioned turned to Hobart where Rodney Ashwood, Ray Pullen and Hannah Van Dongen walked away with doubles.
On Wednesday night at Geelong, reinswoman Taylor Ford recorded her first Victorian win, continuing on a long list of junior participants to try their luck north of Bass Strait.
The Stars
Tisu Spirit – warmed up for Sunday’s Devonport Pacing Cup with an all the way win in Friday’s North-Eastern Pacing Cup at Carrick Park. Trainer-driver Mark Yole was able to find the lead on the six-year-old American Ideal gelding with his rivals unable to run him down in the 2650-metre event.
Rodney Ashwood – trained the first and last winner on the Hobart card. Four-year-old gelding Lorimermajor won his first race since arriving in the state to lead all the way in the opening race before Truscott Hall delivered a minor upset in the trotters event.
Ray Pullen – has been doing an excellent job with his team in recent months and that run continued with a training double on Sunday with Castor Troy and Gipsy Treasure, both horses were driven by Hannah Van Dongen.
Troy McDonald– extended his lead in the early stages of the state drivers Premiership with four-weekend winners including a treble at Carrick Park on Friday.
Iden Forest – continued on his winning way from an injury-enforced lay off, recording another dominant win in Hobart on Sunday.
Lockaway Kacie – was the toughest winning performance of the weekend when scoring in a 65 to 74 event over the mile trip. Trainer-driver Paul Williams was three-wide the journey on the eight-year-old mare who was too good for her rivals despite the tough run.
Multiple Winners
Carrick Park – Friday evening
Troy McDonald – driving treble; Rocket Blaster, Amazing Daisy and Our Quinn,
Mark Yole – driving double; Devil Of Tyne and Tisu Spirit,
Ben Yole – training treble; Always A Stride, Amazing Daisy and Our Quinn
Hobart – Sunday evening
Hannah Van Dongen – driving double; Castor Troy and Gipsy Treasure,
Rodney Ashwood – training double; Lorimermajor and Gipsy Treasure,
Ray Pullen – training double; Castor Troy and Truscott Hall.
Calculated Sectional Standouts
Carrick Park – Friday evening
Devil Of Tyne 57.07s, Rocket Blaster 57.08s, Aussie Rock 57.18s, Sporty Ben 57.34s and Royal Reactor 57.41s.
Hobart – Sunday evening
Sea Double Ugrant 56.68s, Lip Reader 56.94s, Perfect Mach 57.70s, Tarleton Riley 57.77s and Lockaway Kacie 57.91s.
View all available Tasmanian Sectional Data by clicking here.
Tasracing Official Price
Carrick Park – Friday evening
Hit’s: Always A Stride $21 into $17, Devil Of Tyne $7.00 into $5.50, Raining On Ringo $1.85 into $1.50, Amazing Daisy $31 into $21 and Our Quinn $26 into $13.
Defied The Drift: Aussie Rock $3.90 out to $6.50, Rocket Blaster $2.70 out to $3.10 and Tisu Spirit $4.40 out to $4.80.
Missed: Itsadanceoff $10 into $7.00, Ol Titch $5.50 into $2.90, War Dan Star $4.40 into $3.60 and Our Percius $12 into $7.00.
Hobart – Sunday evening
Hit’s: Jo Dina $21 into $10, Iden Forest $4.80 into $3.20,
Defied The Drift: Lorimermajor 43.00 out to $3.40, Rock The Casbolt $10 out to $17, Castor Troy $6.00 out to $11, Gipsy Treasure $4.40 out to $6.00, Lockaway Kacie $10 out to $12,
Missed: Stepping Stones $3.60 into $1.75, Lord Bazalup $21 into $13, My Ultimate Romeo $10 into $6.50, Heza Sport $4.00 into $3.20, Kristal $5.50 into $4.80, Life A Jungle $7.00 into $4.40, The Deal $13 into $4.60, Guys Bettor Bet $11 into $7.50, Sea Double Ugrant $4.20 into $3.60, Brighton Prince $4.40 into $2.60, Salvator Mundi $3.40 into $3.00 and Mascott $10 into $6.50.
Trial File
Devonport – Monday evening
The Rachel Williams-trained Kivik recorded the quickest winning mile rate of the session when winning a rating 51 or better trial in 2m 1.2s for the 1930-metre trip.
Driver Ben Parker ended up three back along the marker pegs on the four-year-old gelding before leading up the one-wide line over the final 1000 metres. Kivik scored by 4.9 metres over Give Me The Night who wasn’t asked to do much over the concluding stages.
The other trial was won by the Ben Yole-trained Roll With Joe three-year-old, Outlaw Joe, who came from last of the four-horse field at the 450-metre mark to score an easy 5.2 mere win in a mile rate of 2m 8.3s for the 1930 metre trip.
You can view the trials held on mainland Tasmania by clicking here.
Week Ahead
The Hardings Hotmix Devonport Pacing Cup headlines this weekends action on Sunday, but first we have a seven-race card in Launceston on Friday night.
Recent Devonport trial winner Kivik will be looking to bounce back into the winner’s list when he meets a quality field in the Nutrien Ag Solutions Pace, a rating 55 to 64 event over 2200 metres.
Friday’s Launceston card will be shown on Sky Racing 2 and TasracingTV from 17:45.
The Devonport Harness Racing Club meeting on Sunday evening features a 10-race card from 17:19.
The Group 3 Devonport Pacing Cup is the feature race on the card where Ryley Major is the early favourite despite being allocated a 30-metre handicap in the 3020-metre event that will be held at 20:34
Early Devonport Pacing Cup market: $3.20 Ryley Major, $6.00 The Crimson Prince, $7.00 Sea Double Ugrant, Lip Reader, $9.00 Kardesler, $9.50 Be Major Threat, $10 Tisu Spirit, $14 Call Me Hector $21 Izaha, $23 Finn Mac Kee, $41 Goggo Gee Gee and $81 Full Speed Ahead,
The barrier draw for race one on Sunday has been redrawn since the original publication of the fields.
