Punters were right on the ball, with the well-supported favourite The Prayer opening her winning account in the 1600m Maiden in Launceston on Friday night, scoring a comfortable win after a perfect ride from last season’s premiership winner Anthony Darmanin.

Local trainer Leanne Gaffney is set to take her biggest team of the season to Sunday’s eight-race Devonport program.

Roucheaux dominant at first start for Jessie Bazan.

A tearful Leanne Gaffney was truly delighted and explained how her mare Vokes ($16) had defied death before winning the Stables at Spreyton BM60 in Devonport on Sunday.

He may be a 3yo who has just won his fourth race but Cornelian Bay looms as a horse for the future. It’s not how many races he has won but the way he goes about it. At both his starts this campaign, Cornelian Bay ($4.60 to $3.40) has looked susceptible but he’s found a way, mainly through his explosive burst of speed.