For the first time since Cup Day in early January, racing is back on the synthetic in Devonport on Wednesday afternoon.

A change of plans in the first few hundred metres helped the well-backed Surely Special ($7.50 – $3.50) land his second career win in the (1620m) maiden/class 1.

Brighton trainer Stephen Shaw says his small team is now ready to make an impact on graded races during the 2023 Ladbrokes Summer Racing Festival.

Hobart specialist We Deserve This lived up to the reputation with an emphatic win in a benchmark 68 handicap over 1600 metres.