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The first night meeting of the season in Launceston last Wednesday week revealed a few horses to follow and one that appears a likely winner at the Hobart meeting on Saturday, is the John Luttrell-trained Romary.
In Brief
Eye-catching Tasmanian debut makes Romary a winning hope at Elwick on Saturday.
Brunton stable looks set to dominate meeting.
Another budding apprentice to make her debut on Saturday.
The former Victorian mare had her first start for Luttrell and made an impact by flashing home from near last to finish second to the heavily backed Rich Clan that held on to defeat Romary by under a half-length.
Romary was formerly in the care of Wangaratta-based trainer Adrian Corboy and landed in Luttrell's stables at Brighton in August.
She had three starts for Corboy for no result on country tracks but if she can mirror her effort in Launceston she looms as a top each-way prospect, although with it likely to be a rain-affected track, the mare has failed twice on heavy going.
However, Romary is by Puissance De Lune from the Reset mare Marion Type which suggests she should be at home on soft tracks.
The logical dangers are Belmista and I'm Back from the Scott Brunton stable with the latter likely to start favourite.
Brunton could have a good day at the office with multiple runners in five of the seven races.
The only race he doesn't have a presence in is race two, a maiden-class one over 2100m in which his life partner Tegan Keys prepares the likely favourite One Lotto that comes off a second at his most recent outing in Launceston against similar opposition.
Apprentice Jemma Curtain makes her debut on Saturday aboard Gee Gee Plane in the Beach Hotel Burnie Benchmark 62 Handicap over 1100 metres.
Curtain has ridden in over 100 trials in the past year and has successfully sidestepped a weight issue that delayed her securing her license to ride in races.
Gee Gee Plane is prepared by Curtain's master Stuart Gandy and with her four-kilogram claim, the gelded son of Wordsmith should be very hard to beat.