The Carrick Park Pacing Club will host the first of its three meetings this season at Carrick tonight (Friday) in the twilight timeslot with the first race at 3.37 pm and the last scheduled to start at 7.47 pm and the meeting will be telecast on Sky 2.
The first two races are $5,000 heats of the non-winners series that commenced at Burnie last week with the $7,000 final at Launceston on December 14.
There are five first starters in the two heats and three, Proyart, Angel Or Demon and Really Thirsty, have impressed at the trials.
Proyart (R1 N3) is a 4YO Armbro Operative – Arts Darling gelding trained at Beauty Point by Rohan Hillier. Proyart won a Carrick trial winner on 22 November defeating the smart filly Fawzia by three metres.
Angel Or Demon (R2 N2) is a 4YO Safari – Ima Merry Jasper mare owned and trained at Sassafras by Shelley Barnes. Angel or Demon was an 18 metre winner of a Carrick trial last Saturday defeating Who Cares Not Me and What A Fine Filly.
Really Thirsty (R2 N7) is a 4YO Safari – Elegant Notch mare trained at Plenty by Justin Campbell. On 17 November, Really Thirsty won a Hobart trial by 12 metres from Blitzegamble and Followthewind.
Geforce and Ima Ginger Rogers are also having their first race start.
Geforce (R2 N3) is a 3YO Shadow Play – Inner Peace gelding trained at Karoola by Dick Eaves and he was sixth of seven in a Carrick trial last Saturday.
Ima Ginger Rogers (R2 N9) is a 3YO Sportswriter – Apple Sorbet filly trained at Pipers River by Nick Perotti and she was fifth of six in a Carrick trial last Saturday.
Jamie Cockshutt’s form comments and selections for all races.