In the best finish of the day on Friday afternoon’s 10-race card in Hobart, Kings On Queens landed a betting plunge, scoring in a three-way photo from Princess Matoaka ($15) with Dantes ($3.90) third.

After a slow start to the season trainer John Keys (who has taken over most of the Scott Brunton team) is starting to launch an assault on the trainers premiership moving to third, just two off the pace after another treble in Hobart on Sunday. It’s the second consecutive Hobart meeting where Keys has trained three winners.