16 February 2018 | Shane Yates
A quality field is assembled for tonight’s Cascade Draught Metropolitan Cup in Hobart.
The Matthew Dwyer-trained Queen’s Advocate (pictured) is out to add the Cup to her Toreace Flying Mile success at the Tasmanian Pacing Club meeting a fortnight ago.
The eight-year-old Mcardel – Genes West mare was sent out the $4.00 favourite in the mile feature and was forced to sit outside the leader before going on to defeat Hobart cup winner Mister Lennox by 3.3-metres.
Queens Advocate has recaptured her career best form this season, winning two and running five placings from ten starts, she has the services of leading reinsman Gareth Rattray and has drawn in gate two behind the mobile with her stablemate The Majority drawn inside.
Juanita McKenzie Magra training machine continues to churn out the winners this season with Mister Lennox playing his role taking out the Triple M Hobart Pacing Cup in brilliant fashion.
The victory came on the back of a solid performance, running fourth to the dynamic Major Secret in the Tasmanian Cup in December.
Isaac, the McKenzie trained stablemate is having just it’s third run this season. a stylish first up FFA victory in Launceston on January 28 was followed by a solid midfield effort behind Black Centurian last week.
The eight-year-old 2017 Easter Cup runner-up is well suited by the 2579-metre trip and will start from gate three with Christian Salter in the cart.
Bianca Heenan and Dylan Ford combine with Star Chamber, a last start 7.2-metre third to Queens Advocate while Deborah Williams and Natalee Emery will be hoping for an improved showing from Jaccka Art on its last performance when sixth in the same race 22.7-metres from the winner.
Former Easter Cup winner and reigning Devonport Cup Champion Riverboat Jasper will start from the widest draw in seven for trainer-driver Mark Yole.
The Riverboat King – Cranleigh eight-year-old cruised to a dominant win at Devonport over the marathon 3020-metre trip and will appreciate the testing 2579-metre journey tonight.
See tonight’s Metropolitan Cup meeting, commencing at 17.10, via the live stream service at tasracing.com.au.
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