Rod Ransley’s smart greyhound bitch Hattie Bee made her way to the next stage of the Group 2 Launceston Cup with an emphatic win in her heat over 515 metres at the UBET Racing Centre in Launceston tonight.
Hattie Bee led throughout and clocked a best of night time of 29.32 to progress to next week’s semi-finals.
Tecoma Emily powered her way into the semi-final stage with a narrow but game win in her heat defeating Katey Roman by a head with Locknane Eve a distant third ahead of King Richard.
The winner clocked a time of 29.66 with an impressive first split of 4.97 seconds and a second split of 17.50.
The Paul Hili-trained Penny’s Roman scored impressively in her heat.
Howzat Patsy kicked clear nearing the home turn but she had no answer to Penny’s Roman’s powerful finish with the winner hitting the line almost a length clear of Howzat Patsy in a time of 29.86.
Breaker’s Tip went around the $1.60 favourite in his heat and won like the odds might suggest defeating Next Matador in a time of 25.84.
The Jason Fletcher-trainer Fantastic Spiral caused a minor upset when he won his heat from Misty Fiord and Hello Ay Jay while the odds-on favourite Supreme It Seems ($1.90) fourth with the winner clocking 29.38.
See Blues Girl ($2.50) won her heat leading all the way from box one to score by over six.
Lyncar Jerry made his way into the semi-finals by beginning brilliantly from box six to lead all the way to defeat Posh Renee and the favourite Lemon Sunrise.
The Graeme Moate-trained Longview Belle won the last heat from Mavista Falls, Joffa’s Me mate and Locknane Bill.
The first four home in each of the eight heats progress to next week’s semi-final with the first two across the line in the four semi-finals to progress to the $40,000-to-the-winner final on February 15.