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The Ladbrokes Summer Racing Festival continues on Sunday, with the two Magic Millions races highlighting a strong nine-race program in Launceston.
Promising youngster Ms Tasmania, who blitzed her rivals at her second race start on 12 January, is the favourite to take out the $85,000 2YO feature (1200m).
"The barrier (6) suits if she is content to race like she did last start.
"I need her to settle again and use her exceptional turn of foot," trainer/rider Siggy Carr said.
"She has been good since last start; she has had a couple of nice grass gallops in Hobart to keep her ticking over.
"She is happy and well, and I look forward to Sunday even though I still know she's a young horse with plenty of improvement to come."
Ms Tasmania will be chasing a $10,000 bonus for her all-female ownership group; the bonus applies to the first horse home owned or leased 100% by females.
Other horses in the race eligible for the bonus are It's Jagger Time, Baybougg, Skyland, Kaytee Submariner, Wild Nights, and the horse that is the main danger to Ms Tasmania, Zoete's Rock.
Zoete's Rock has been placed at both his starts and last time, finished off strongly to run third to unbeaten youngster Geegees Mistruth in the Listed Elwick Stakes (1100m) in Hobart a fortnight ago.
"It's a nice race for him up to 1200m; he pulled up well from his race in Hobart the other day; he hasn't left a bean, so he'll be there somewhere, that's for sure, co-trainer Leon Wells said.
"The 1200m will suit him down to the ground; he's a big athletic fellow; I think he's going to get over some ground down the track.
"I've had some really good 2YO like Geegees Double Dee and those short of horses, and he sits just off them, and, to be honest, I don't think he's an early 2YO, probably six months down the track, he will be a lovely animal."
The other feature race is the Magic Millions 3YO/4YO Classic (1400m). The race has drawn together a handy field with progressive 4YO Cartoon Graveyard from the John Keys stable, the one to beat.
My best bet is Eastcoast Miss each-way in race 2. She was outclassed last time in the Thousand Guineas (1600m), but her run before that over 1200m was very solid. She's nicely drawn, and if she races a little closer, she should be in the finish.
Full coverage of the meeting on TasracingTV live hosted by Duncan Dornauf. The first race is scheduled for 12:20.