“He’ll probably have to run a track record to win,” they are the thoughts of trainer Barry Campbell when assessing the chances of his star galloper Alpine Wolf, who resumes in what is a hot field for a midwinter handicap in Devonport on Sunday.

A veteran trainer and a comeback jockey have the chance to combine for a winning double at this Sunday’s Devonport meeting, the fourth in succession on the synthetic surface.

Wesley Vale trainer Glenn Stevenson will take only a small team to Devonport on Sunday but has a strong chance of landing the winner of the Thankyou Greg Mansfield BM68 Hcp (1650m).

Kelvin Sanderson was back in the winner’s circle for the first time after almost eight years out of the saddle in Launceston on Friday.

Tassie riding ranks receive a boost.