This Sunday Hobart will be host to some of the weekend’s best pacing action. The bumper meeting is headlined by two Group 1 features, the $30, 000 SEW Eurodrive Tasmanian Oaks (2579m) and the $30, 000 SEW Eurodrive Tasmanian Derby (2579m).
Ten exciting three-year-old fillies are lining up in the 2010 Tasmanian Oaks including improving Courage Under Fire filly Maggie Kennedy drawn in the prized “pole”, consistent daughter of Modern Art Artistic Queen in barrier five and the speedy Bebop due to be ridden by Greg Sugars from the far-back-row barrier ten.
Sensational Queensland pacer Lanercost in the Tasmanian Derby will draw the crowds to Hobart’s twilight meet on Sunday
But it is the sensational Queensland pacer Lanercost in the Derby who will be drawing the crowds to Hobart’s twilight meet on Sunday. The Darrel Graham-trained and driven star has been seemingly unstoppable in his short career, boasting one of the most impressive and imposing winning strike rates of any three-year-old.
The son of Courage Under Fire has won 14 of his 17 starts, placing second twice and third once, never finishing out of the money to date.
In sensational form coming off his maiden Group 1 victory in the Tasmania Australian Derby last weekend, Lanercost is looking to come home to the Sunshine State a dual Group 1 winner and with just six rivals willing to face off against him on Sunday he looks well placed to do just that.
Lanercost has drawn roughly mid-field in barrier five and hopeful pacers he will face off against include Mapua Legend in the coveted barrier one, Bells And Whistles in barrier three and Gedlee in barrier seven.
But considering Lanercost defeated four of his six rivals in the Tasmanaia Australian Derby last start – Gedlee 2nd, Mapua Legend 4th, Ogrady 6th, Bells And Whistles 7th – there is little chance of an upset on Sunday.
The other feature at the meeting is the Listed $25, 000 Metropolitan Cup (Race 5 – 7:29pm) featuring the likes of Tanabi Bromac (Barrier 11), the Grant Campbell-trained and driven Shardons Rocket (Barrier 10) and the ever consistent Babyitsu (Barrier 6).
The SEW Eurodrive Tasmanian Oaks is scheduled as race six at the meeting’s elite nine-race card starting at 7:58pm while the SEW Eurodrive Tasmanian Derby will run as race eight at 8:53pm.
2010 SEW Eurodrive Tasmanian Derby Final Field & Barriers:
# |
Form |
Horse |
Trainer |
Driver |
Class |
Hcp. |
| 1 | 18s34 |
MAPUA LEGEND (NZ) |
I J Frost | Andrew Arnott | 3C3 | FR1 |
| 2 | 21116 |
OGRADY |
C D Salter | Christian Salter | 3C3 | FR2 |
| 3 | 11517 |
BELLS AND WHISTLES |
C C Attard | John Caldow | 3C6 | FR3 |
| 4 | 36101 |
UDOIT |
E W Jacobson | Ricky Duggan | 3C5 | FR4 |
| 5 | 13111 |
LANERCOST (NZ) |
D W Graham | Darrel Graham | 3C9 | FR5 |
| 6 | s3135 |
LEFT LOADED |
S E Lukac | Nathan Ford | 3C1 | FR6 |
| 7 | 21412 |
GEDLEE |
P G Rawnsley | Samuel Rawnsley | 3C1 | FR7 |
2010 SEW Eurodrive Tasmanian Oaks Final Field & Barriers:
Br. |
Form |
Horse |
Trainer |
Driver |
Class |
Hcp. |
| 1 | 11428 |
MAGGIE KENNEDY |
W M Campbell | Rohan Hadley | 3C2 | FR1 |
| 2 | 32149 |
PATRICIAS TIME |
N W Morrison | Nathan Ford | 3C3 | FR2 |
| 3 | 86610 |
SPIRITED RULER |
L J Nichols | Natalee Emery | 3C1 | FR3 |
| 4 | 51s15 |
RIVERINA CHELSEA |
G A Hodges | Grant Hodges | 3C1 | FR4 |
| 5 | 51116 |
ARTISTIC QUEEN |
W G Dornauf | Duncan Dornauf | 3C3 | FR5 |
| 6 | 37672 |
KARALTA LADY |
W R Rattray | Todd Rattray | 3C1 | FR6 |
| 7 | 64 |
LEVINA LEIS |
B J Rattray | Gareth Rattray | 3C0 | FR7 |
| Second Row: | ||||||
| 8 | s3221 |
NICKLE MISS |
M A Caldow | John Caldow | 3C1 | SR1 |
| 9 | 7s0 |
SING AND DANCE |
P G Ford | Scott Ford | 3C0 | SR2 |
| 10 | s6112 |
BEBOP |
K P Cotchin | Greg Sugars | 3C2 | SR3 |