06 June 2024 | Duncan Dornauf for Tasracing
Launceston and Hobart held harness racing last weekend with the two Tier One meetings.
Brodie Davis continued his excellent form with a double on the Launceston card, while John Castles, Ricky Duggan and Heath Woods all landed a double on the Hobart card.
Another night of Devonport Harness Racing Club feature races will be held in Launceston, including the Ulverstone Cup, Max McCormack and the Leis.
The Stars
John Castles – prepared a double on the Hobart card with Nancys Hope breaking her maiden status and Moth Hunter, who kicked off her Granny Smith preparation in style. The Castles stables have a strike rate of 69.7% of runners finishing in the top three placings, which is the best in the state for trainers with a minimum of 20 starters.
Heath Woods – also trained and drove a double on the Hobart card with the wins of recent Easter Cup winner The Shallows and progressive three-year-old Custom Harley, who produced a tough but narrow win.
The Bride – the two-year-old daughter of Poster Boy broke through for her maiden win at her second race start on Sunday. Ricky Duggan took the reins on the Rodney Ashwood-trained pacer, who is a half-relation to Raider Stakes winner, Watchmylips.
Tammy Langley – recorded her 150th career winner in Launceston on Friday night when Scrub Basher scored at $19 in the first leg of the quaddie. Langley made it a weekend double after the win of Ideal Son in Hobart.
Nil Desperandum – continued his good form in lowly rated races when he won his third consecutive win in Launceston on Friday night. The win completed a driving double for Brodie Davis.
Feats of the meet
Launceston 31, May
Brodie Davis – driving double.
Hobart 2, June
Heath Woods – training and double,
John Castles – training double,
Ricky Duggan – driving double.
Calculated Sectional Standouts
Launceston 31, May
Im Themightylucy 56.28s, Jo An Jo 57.15s, Nil Desperandum 57.44s, Keayang Fitzy 57.70s and Chris Be Quick 58.02s.
Hobart 2, June
From Race Five: Wattabout Spangher 56.16s, Cool Water Paddy 56.33s and The Shallows 56.39s. Remaining races: Khaki Nui 57.02s, Mista Eagle 57.16s and Just Tiger 57.20s.
Tasracing Official Price
Launceston 31, May
Hit’s: Keayang Fitzy $1.45 into $1.24, Nil Desperandum $2.40 into $1.90 and Scrub Basher $71 into $19.
Defied The Drift: Tambros Tilly $3.20 out to $8.00, My Ultimate Romeo $1.95 out to $2.30, Herakles $2.40 out to $3.60, Loyola Trios $3.60 out to $4.60 and Im Themightylucy $2.70 out to $3.90.
Missed: Done Well $18 into $4.20, Napattack Sam $3.80 into $2.40, Bolt Of Cobargo $4.60 into $3.00, Emjays Black Chip $18 into $7.00, Jackson Neptune $5.50 into $4.40, Will He Pike $7.00 into $4.80, Jo An Jo $4.20 into $3.60 and James Cagney $3.20 into $2.50.
Hobart 2, June
Hit’s: Ideal Son $2.35 into $1.95, Nancys Hope $1.70 into $1.28, Just Tiger $1.90 into $1.60, Moth Hunter $6.00 into $4.60, Shooin $4.20 into $3.50, and Iden Black Prince $9.00 into $3.80.
Defied The Drift: The Bride $1.95 out to $2.5, The Shallows $.80 out to $4.00 and Custom Harley $4.00 out to $5.00.
Missed: Sport Watching $16 into $7.50, Mel Rusty Kita $7.00 into $4.80, Still Rocking $26 into $10, Arden Roanoke $41 into $17, All For Dave $3.20 into $2.50, Wattabout Spangher $10 into $6.00, Magic Joe $2.40 into $1.85, Moneys No Issue $7.50 into $4.80, Vincenzo $19 into $9.00, Sneaky Peak $4.00 into $2.30 and Kenya $2.80 into $2.35.
Week Ahead
Saturday: Some runners racing interstate with a Tasmanian connection include:
Melton
Race 1 #5 Kosimo and #11 Mach Dan.
Menangle
R2 #1 Boom.
Sunday: Harness racing in Launceston with 10 races from 17.07 featuring the Ulverstone Cup, Max McCormack and the Leis, all are worth $14,000.
Monday: Trials in Hobart from 17:30.
Approved By Dean Baring www.harnessbred.com
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