18 December 2020 | Duncan Dornauf for Tasracing
Hobart kicked off the weekend racing last week with Ray Pullen ending the night with a double in the final two races.
On Saturday King Island was the venue where Karalta Kruise registered back-to-back wins.
Launceston was the venue on Sunday where two heats of the Tassie Golden Apple were held as was the final three heats of the Youngbloods Challenge.
This week Burnie host a six-race card on Friday night, while Launceston has the Group 3 Tassie Golden Apple on Saturday night.
The Stars
Sam Clotworthy – the former Kiwi took out the state’s premier junior driver series, the Youngbloods Challenge, with a driving double in Launceston on Sunday night.
The Shallows – stamped himself as a contender for Saturday night’s Tassie Golden Apple with a dominant win over Ignatius in the opening heat of the series.
Ryley Major – bounced back into the winner’s list at his third run back from a break when scoring in heat two of the Tassie Golden Apple.
Watchmylips – the talented three-year-old registered his fifth career win at start nine with a dominant 11-metre win in Hobart on Friday night.
Troy McDonald and Ray Pullen – continued their good form with doubles in Hobart on Friday.
Multiple Winners
Hobart – Friday evening
Troy McDonald – driving double; Brighton Prince and Artiflash.
Ray Pullen – training double; Gipsy Treasure and Most Perfect Major.
Launceston – Sunday evening
Sam Clotworthy – driving double; Mach Charm and Star Rocker,
Ben Yole – training treble; Mach Charm, Star Rocker and Velocity Stride,
Mark Yole – training and driving double; Black Ops and Full Speed Ahead.
Calculated Sectional Standouts
Quickest last halves (800m) from last week’s action.
Hobart – Friday evening
Watchmylips 56.94s, Stormont Star 56.85s, Kardesler 56.96s, Salvator Mundi 56.99s and War Chest 57.87s.
Launceston – Sunday evening
From the Tassie Golden Apple heats; Ignatius 55.55s, The Shallows 56.09s, Kardesler 56.23s, Ryley Major 56.77s and Blackbird Power 56.94s.
From the remaining races; Be Major Threat 56.89s, Somehowsomeway 57.01s, Somedan 57.24s, Pink Ponder 57.25s and Jigamaroo 57.26s.
View all available Tasmanian Sectional Data by clicking here.
Tasracing Official Price
Hobart – Friday evening
Hit’s: Bitoscotty $18 into $13, Gipsy treasure $3.70 into $2.90 and Most Perfect Major $2.00 into $1.85.
Defied the Drift: Kristal $4.00 out to $5.00.
Missed: Gauci $10 into $6.50, Im Full Tilt $8.00 into $6.50, Kardesler $4.00 into $3.30, Guys Bettor Bet $10 into $7.50 and Aunty Bessy $6.00 into $4.20.
Launceston – Sunday evening
Hit’s: No Winner firmed on the night.
Defied the Drift: Mach Charm $8.00 out to $13, Black Ops $4.20 out to $5.00, The Shallows $3.20 out to $4.20, Be Major Threat $3.50 out to $5.50 and Ryley Major $1.45 out to $1.60.
Missed: Pink Ponder $8.50 into $5.50, Winknblink $5.00 into $3.60, Streetside Classic $7.00 into $5.50, Lord Stark $5.50 into $4.20, Ignatius $1.55 into $1.35 and Hez The One $6.00 into $4.00.
Trial File
Launceston – Sunday afternoon
The trials were held before Sunday’s meeting where Jo Dina for Ben Yole and Sam Clotworthy won the only mobile trial that was run in a mile rate of 2m 2.4s.
The three-year-old Bettors Delight filly pulled herself to lead and hit the line nicely to score by 1.8 metres over Brian Who.
Two standing start trials were held, and they were taken out by the Ben Yole-trained duo Postal Run (2m 8.1s) and Lifes A Jungle (2m 5.8s).
Hobart – Monday evening
The Ben Yole-trained Hez Razor Sharp recorded the quickest mile rate of the session when recording a mile rate of 2m 1.2s in a standing start trial.
Driver Ricky Duggan got the seven-year-old gelding away safely to settle last of the three-horse field, with a solid tempo set in the lead by Finn Mac Kee. Duggan used the sprint lane late to score by a neck over Hez Razor Sharp.
Other winners included Truscott Hall (2m 7.8s), Gone and Forgotten (2m 4.3s), while
Eye See Double (2m 2.5s) won the only mobile trial of the night.
Week Ahead
On Friday the action heads to Burnie with a six-race card commencing at 17:35.
Standing start specialist, Artyboy Glenwood will be chasing back-to-back wins in race two on the card.
The meeting will be televised on Sky Racing 2 and streamed on TasracingTV.
On Saturday night the Group 3 Faithful Park Stud Tassie Golden Apple headlines a nine-race card.
Defending champion Ryley Major shares the 30-metre handicap with Ignatius and Call Me Hector in the 2200-metre event.
Ladbrokes market
11. Ignatius $2.20
12. Ryley Major $2.60
10. The Shallows $6.00
8. Lip Reader $11
6. Kardesler $19
2. Perfect Mach $26
5. Taurisi $31
3. Yatsenyuk Leis $41
13. Call Me Hector $41
7. Sea Double Ugrant $81
9. Blackbird Power $91
1. Karalta Dazzler $101
4. Black Centurian $101
Saturday’s meeting will feature a hosted live stream on TasracingTV, while Sky Racing 1 will cover the last eight races with race one to be shown on Sky Racing 2.
Race one is set down for 17:55.
There will be no racing on Sunday night.
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