Tasracing

The Tasmanian harness racing Autumn carnival continues tonight at Ladbrokes Park in Hobart with a mammoth 10-race card.

The highlights include the second heat of the Ladbrokes Tasmania Cup, the $12,000 Team Teal Belmont and the $10,000 Aldebaran Hobart Trotters Cup, where the Ben Yole trained Into The Unknown faces a back mark of 40 metres in the 2579 metre event.

The former Victorian trained mare has joined the stables of leading Tasmanian trainer Ben Yole who is happy with the way the seven-year-old mare has arrived in his stable.

“She has travelled over well and fingers crossed she can perform,” said trainer Ben Yole.

“She has only been here for four days, we got her through a good association we have had with Aussie and Julie Misfud who decided to send her over for the cup and a few other races,” added the states leading trainer this season.

The 40-metre handicap looks concerning on paper, but Yole believes the 2579 metre distance will suit the Grinfromeartoear mare who has won 13 races in a 58 start career with over $125,000 in prize money to her credit.

“I think you can balance the handicap up with the distance of the race, I thought 20 or 30 metres would have been fair, but she is probably the class horse of the race,” said Yole, with the connections electing to fly driver Austin Misfud over for the drive.

Into The Unknown opened the $2.60 favourite for the race with Ladbrokes ahead of One Yankee Ginga at $4.20, Cold Crusher at $4.40 with Suave Taj on the next line of betting at $6.00 at his first start in the state.

One of the races of the night appears to be the clash between The Shallows ($2.50) and Cool Water Paddy ($1.50, pictured) in race six, the Tasmanian Equine Veterinary Services Pace where the Yole stable will be out to upset the party with $16 chance My Cash.

The seven-year-old mare won a metropolitan race at Melton three starts ago in 1m 57.1s, and at her last start at the same venue on 22 February, she was defeated nine metres in a slick run of 1m 53.7s.

Her main goal during the carnival is the states premier mares race, the George Johnson on Saturday night.

“We brought her before her win at Melton three starts ago with the George Johnson in mind, she has been an excellent buy for us, and if she can run a good race for us tonight then we will be on track,” said Yole about the mare who won a trial on Saturday night.

“She didn’t do a lot in the trial, she was just there to qualify from a stand and has worked well since as she takes a bit of work, we think she is spot on for tonight, but the grand final is next week,” added the trainer.

Yole rated Brian Who in the last race as his best chance on the 10-race card.

“He has been here about six weeks, he can run good time at home and won his recent trial comfortably,” said the trainer.

Another Mortage in the second heat of the Tas Labor Eric Reece Memorial was another pacer he gave a strong chance too.

“He is another that has come over from Aussie and Julie Misfud, she is working terrific, has good gate speed and will find this a drop in class on some of her recent starts is Victoria,” Yole said.

The second heat of the Ladbrokes Tasmania Pacing Cup is race five on the card where the Victorians dominate the market with Holy Basil at $1.60 and Its Back In The Day at $3.40

Watch Bootleg Bert win in Hobart on 21 February where he defeated a number of his rivals in tonights Aldebaran Park Hobart Trotters Cup: