Former New Zealander Count Da Vinci proved again that Tasmanian-trained stayers can hold their own with interstate raiders when he capped a huge day for young trainer Scott Brunton by winning today’s $200,000 Luxbet Hobart Cup at Elwick.

The Adam Durrant trained Gladstone is racing in career best form and appears the best bet of the day at Belmont on Saturday, in what is a fairly competitive meeting.

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