Nine events were staged by the Launceston Pacing Club at Mowbray last Sunday evening, the run of long odds on favourites being beaten continued with Devendra ($1.20), Tales of the City ($1.60), and Palmisano ($1.60) all being defeated.
The very promising Chirac continued on his winning way with a very easy victory in the UBET Racing Centre Stakes. Taken around the field in the early stages by Wade Rattray, Chirac sat outside the pacemaker, Me Mate Les before going on to win easing down by 2.8 metres from Red Sun Bliss, with Me Mate Les in third place. Since his second in a heat of the Raider Stakes in April, Chirac has raced on seven occasions for four wins and three seconds, which included a second to Resurgant Spirit in the race record Final of the $30,000 Raider Stakes. Chirac is a five year old gelded son of Totally Truth (by Jennas Beach Boy) and Ravissant, a winning daughter of Albert. Chirac is her only foal. He is raced, trained and was bred by John and Michael Castles of Latrobe, with John as trainer. Chirac has now taken his stake earning to nearly $60,000, and looks to have a very bright future.
Another consistent pacer in Last Guy Standing scored an all the way win in the Jubilee Bakery Stakes division two. He defeated the odds on favourite Tales of the City by 2.6 metres with Gottalovefridays in third place. Since finishing unplaced in the Raider Stakes final in May, Last Guy Standing has raced on nine occasions for three wins, three seconds and three thirds. He is a five year old gelded son of Union Guy (by Western Hanover) from Vanstand a winning daughter of Times Stand Still.Last Guy Standing is her first foal. The winner is raced by his breeder Lisa Maine, trained by Melissa Maine and was driven by the state leading reinsman Gareth Rattray,
Fowsand broke though for his first win at his eighth attempt when he had 2.7 metres to spare in the Dakin Refrigeration Pace from Kon Tiki. Fowsand is a four year gelded son of Riverboat King and Guenevereslancelot, a winning daughter of Sir Vancelot.that has now produced three winners from her first three foals. Fowsand was driven by his trainer Todd Rattray.
By Peter Cooley