He has raced at the top level for most of his career on both sides of the Tasman, and the Jess Tubbs-trained Triple Eight stamped himself as a main player in Saturday night’s Group 2 Tasmania Cup after an impressive heat win last Sunday in Hobart.
Off his 30m handicap, the $1.28 favourite stepped away brilliantly in the 2579m event and was able to work around the field to find the lead with 1800m to travel.
From there, the gelded son of American Ideal was always going to be hard to catch.
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