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Let’s Messaround broke its maiden status at start number five when it landed the money after a clever ride from Siggy Carr in Hobart on Sunday.
Despite being well beaten at his previous run in Launceston, video watchers picked up on the fact the horse was doing its best work at the finish after being a mile out of its ground early, and was always well in the market.
Let's Messaround ($3.70) settled on the rails, but Carr was able to angle off approaching the turn, and the 4YO got home by a neck from Tideford ($16), who battled on well with Little River Toff ($31), running on late to finish third.
"This horse is promising, and I think he will get further as he gets older and should measure up," trainer John Blacker said.
"He needed to get to the outside. Drawing two can be a bit tricky, and the tempo was average, so I didn't think I would be able to manoeuvre my way out, but luckily enough, the field spread out enough to let me get to the outside," Carr said.
Blacker made it a winning double when No Access ($9.50) showed his appreciation for the soft track, scoring a narrow but impressive win in the 1450m 0-60 Hcp.
As was becoming a pattern, No Access sat wide on the track for most of the race before surging to the front 150m from the line.
"We thought he might be able to be a bit closer than he normally is in a field of eight. I thought he would handle the wet track through his action, and he won pretty good," Blacker said.
Steel Mist ($6) ran on late to grab second, with Flight Ready ($15) third.
Siggy Carr was the only jockey to ride a double at the meeting, her second win of the day coming in the last race aboard Fear The Sting.
Fear The Sting, ($4.60 – $2.50) trained by Jessie Bazan, was always amongst the leaders and struck the front halfway down the straight for an impressive win, beating Rohzhae ($4.40) and Shall We Play ($13).
"She's had a throat operation, so she has done a really good job. We knew the speed was still there; we were just hoping she would get to show us her ability today," Bazan said.
"Siggy is the queen of front runners, so she knows what she's doing out there.
"(The horse) doesn't seem to get much past this trip (1100m); it's been a little hard to find races that suit her; this is her first time back to her actual grade,"
