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Trainer Adam Trinder takes a three-pronged attack into the Steve’s Liquor 3YO Trophy over 1400m in Launceston on Wednesday night and what a trio it is.
Adam Trinder will saddle up Bello Beau, Sharma's Last and smart filly Jaguar Stone in the $75,000 feature.
Bello Beau was last season's standout two-year-old in Tasmania winning all four of his starts on home soil and he has presented twice this season for two impressive wins to keep his unbeaten record intact.
None of his runners have been tried beyond 1200m but they all give the impression they will handle the rise in trip.
Bello Beau is the benchmark horse in the race with a rating of 81, compared to Jaguar Stone that is rated 70 ahead of Sharma's last that has a 65 rating.
With the three top-rated horses in the field of 13, Trinder should be expecting to dominate the race, even though it is laden with talent and horses with enormous potential.
Sharma's Last impressed in winning on debut in mid-September after which he was spelled but he disappointed in a Longford trial that led to Trinder making some gear and training changes.
When he presented at his next trial, he won it convincingly and took that form to his next start winning a class one over 1100m in Launceston with stable apprentice Erica Byrne Burke aboard and she retains the ride on Wednesday night.
Troy Baker rides Jaguar Stone that won a class three handicap first-up from a spell in Devonport mid-September and she then placed second to Bello Beau at her next two starts.
The Glenn Stevenson-trained Piiink Beauty was tried at the trip (1400m) last start, and she emerged triumphant over stablemate Namabaale in a class one handicap showing great determination and fighting spirit at the business end of the race in Launceston six weeks ago.
Scott Brunton is hoping his well-bred three-year-old Moveforlex can live up to the big expectations laced on him following an impressive trial win last month.
The So You Think colt debuted with a game second to Alvarinho in a 1200-metre maiden in Hobart three weeks ago, beaten a half-head in a slogging go to the line, but he is reported to have improved from that outing and from a good draw (gate 6) he can be a serious player.
There are big raps on the Leanne Gaffney-trained Cornelian Bay and his win on debut set the tongues wagging although he failed at his subsequent outing in late August after which he was given a spell.
He won first-up in Hobart in a class one handicap over 1200m and he has always given the impression he will be better over more ground, so the 1400m is a logical step for him and he will be ridden by Jason Maskiell, which is a big plus.
