Well-bred two-year-old Shooting North will make his debut in Launceston on Wednesday night after winning a trial impressively at Longford recently.

The Amy and Ash Yargi-trained Florescent Star has been installed favourite at $3.80 to win the $150,000 Group 3 Kevin Sharkie Bow Mistress over 1200m in Hobart on Friday.

Course photographer Bill Hayes went as close as he possibly could to snaring a winning double as an owner in Launceston on Wednesday night when Belle Cadeau won the Vale Rosanne Roles Maiden on debut and his former smart juvenile Le Cadeau took out the benchmark 76 handicap over 1200m.

Finding winners at the meeting in Launceston on Wednesday night shouldn’t be hard, with a few short- priced favourites likely to salute on the eight-race card.

Apprentice Taylor Johnstone notches her first winner aboard quality sprinter-miler Dark Wanderer.