It was another successful weekend of harness racing in the Apple Isle.
Hobart on Friday produced a rough night for punters with four of the seven winners starting at double figures.
Sunday in Launceston saw many strong performances and brilliant drives across the 10-race card.
The Stars
Conor Crook – continued his excellent form since the return of Tasmanian racing from the COVID shutdown when he drove five winners across the two meetings.
Bridwood Bella – produced a dominant display when leading all the way to score on debut in Launceston on Sunday night in a slick 1m 57.4s.
Mister Gently – didn’t have a lot of luck in the run where he was forced to race three-wide over the final mile and despite the tough run he was too strong for his rivals.
Todd Rattray – walked away from the Launceston card with a training double, with the win of Feel the Burn being his 250th as a trainer.
Taylor Ford – enjoyed a night out in Hobart on Friday with a driving treble, with two of those winners coming from her stable. The win on the Zane Medhurst-trained Just For Dave delivered an emotional win for many including Ford with the pacer named after her late mate David Medhurst.
Multiple Winners
Hobart – Friday evening
Taylor Ford – driving treble; Just For Dave, Statement Please and Belligerence.
Taylor Ford – training double; Statement Please and Belligerence.
Launceston – Sunday evening
Conor Crook – driving quadruple; Bridwood Bella, Our Percius, Laid Back Kenny and Perfect Mach.
Todd Rattray – driving double; Feel The Burn and Jigamaroo.
Calculated Sectional Standouts
Quickest last halves (800m) from last week’s action.
Hobart – Friday evening
Sign Of Oro 59.26s, Just For Dave 59.39s, Kermadec 59.43s, Iden Gorgeous 59.79s and telex Nikita 59.84s.
Launceston – Sunday evening
Somedan 55.60s, Similan Beach 55.69s, Reign Of Pain 55.75s, Black Centurian 55.85s and Blackbird Power 55.89s.
Outside of race five; Bring The Flave 56.62s, Kosimo 57.12s, Bridwood Bella 57.50s, Murry 57.53s and Lockaway Kacie 57.55s.
View all available Tasmanian Sectional Data by clicking here.
Tasracing Official Price
Hobart – Friday evening
Hit’s: Sign Of Oro $21.00 into $15.00 and Armchair Drive $4.20 into $3.70.
Defied the Drift: Gipsy Treasure $6.00 out to $6.50, Just For Dave $21.00 out to $31.00 and Statement Please $6.00 out to $10.00.
Missed: Debt Till We Part $4.40 into $3.30, Insulting $2.90 into $2.20, Em Jays Black Chip $6.00 into $4.80, Capitallee $3.00 into $2.40, Mi Ju Dan $21.00 into $12.00, Tisu Spirit $8.50 into $6.00, Navua Pixie $4.00 into $3.20 and Cold Crusher $3.50 into $2.70.
Launceston – Sunday evening
Hit’s: Mister Gently $3.60 into $2.70 and Blackbird Power $3.00 into $2.10.
Defied The Drift: Feel The Burn $3.50 out to $4.20, Our Percius $17.00 out to $21.00, Jigamaroo $3.50 out to $4.00 and Perfect Mach $6.50 out to $11.00.
Missed: Bold Centurian $21.00 into $7.00, Kosimo $8.50 into $5.50, Kiavino Stride $6.00 into $4.80, Peaceful Thomas $2.50 into $1.80, Joogle $2.70 into $2.30, Karalta Kruise $21.00 into $11.00, Remember Joe $2.80 into $2.00 and Jeans Mattjesty $6.00 into $4.00.
Trial File
Hobart – Friday afternoon
Spooky Girl easily accounted for her rivals in a trial before the first race in Hobart on Friday.
The three-year-old filly by Safe and Sound was taken straight to the lead by her driver Ricky Duggan and the filly demolished her rivals to score by 35.5 metres.
Danny Malone trains spooky Girl and the filly is the first foal to race out of the unraced mare Mint Tan.
The time for the mile trip was 2m 4.4s with the last half mile recorded in 60.0s.
Menangle – Wednesday morning
Ignatius had his first public outing this campaign Wednesday morning in a Menangle trial.
The Tasmanian bred and owned pacer looked to have a bit left in the tank when he crossed the line in third spot, 3.6-metres from the winner in 1m 53.1s.
Ignatius’ trainer James Rattray took the drive in a trial that can be viewed here.
Trial Replays
You can view all of the weekend’s trials and trials over the past few weeks by clicking here.
Week Ahead
Hobart Friday sees an eight-race card set down for decision.
Race four is the fast class race of the night where a number of runners get into the race with concession claims, which is great for the junior drivers to get an opportunity after missing out in recent weeks.
Jeans Mattjesty, Poker Storm, Sea Double Ugrant and Blackbird Power are the horses in question and all have drawn the second row in the 2090-metre event.
All races will be shown on TasracingTV and Sky Racing 2 with the first race set down for 17:29.
Sunday in Launceston sees a nine-event card.
After partnering Bridwood Bella to victory in last week’s two-year-old, driver Conor Crook will be hoping to add another two-year-old winner on Sunday.
Crook trains and drives the Sunshine Beach gelding Cedric Seymour who will be on debut and looks to be a strong player in the event after two recent trial wins.
Sunday’s card commences at 17:17 and will be shown on Sky Racing 1 and TasracingTV.
Some Tasmanian pacers doing battle over the next few days at metropolitan venues include;
Bendigo – Friday night
Race 7 Horse 6 Streitkid.
Race 8 Horse 11 Blingittothemax.
Menangle – Saturday night
Race 1 Horse 10 Harjeet.
