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Team Brunton, Tasmania's top racing stable, is about to launch a big assault on Victorian and Adelaide racing.
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Fresh from winning last Wednesday's Launceston Cup with Prevailing, the father and son training team of David and Scott Brunton is preparing to send a team of up to six horses interstate led by top class mare Lady Lynette.
Prevailing is likely to head to the paddock for a spell but the Brunton's are confident there is plenty of depth in the team that will accompany Lady Lynette.
Scott Brunton will be in charge of the team that will leave their Seven Mile Beach training base near Hobart for Melbourne this week led by millionaire mare Lady Lynette]/n].
"Lady Lynette will contest a 1400 metre Listed race at Flemington on Newmarket Day next Saturday and then head to her favourite track at Moonee Valley for the Sunline Stakes at the night meeting on March 23," Brunton said.
"Life To The Full, Buzzing Along, Sorell Miss will also be racing in Victoria while Success Dostta will head to South Australia."
Life To The Full has been one of Tasmania's best sprinter-milers for the past four seasons and has won in Adelaide and Melbourne on previous interstate campaigns. He has been placed at his last two starts behind the classy Youthful Jack in the Thomas Lyons Stakes at Elwick and George Adams Plate at Mowbray.
The promising filly Buzzling Along was second to Lady Lynette at her last start in the Vamos Stakes at Elwick and will be suited in three-year-old company in Melbourne while Miss Sorell, a Sandown winner last year, earned her return trip with a last start win at Mowbray.
Meanwhile Devonport trainer Vicki Rhind is also contemplating a Victorian campaign with [n]Bel Price, an impressive winner of the 3YO Classic at last week's Launceston Cup meeting to take her record to two wins from her first five starts.
"We may head across to Victoria for one or two runs," Rhind said.
"She's now looking for further ground and in six to 12 months she will be much better.
"She has improved her barrier manners and certainly has a bright future."
