Despite racing wide and striking minor interference, Perun justified his heavy backing ($3.50 into $2.45) with a length win in the Lest We Forget Maiden (1620m).

Longford trainer Alana Fulton said the gelding’s new owners had found him on an Internet auction site.

“He was previously trained by Chris Waller and I think he was a $400,000 yearling in New Zealand,” Fulton said.

“He’s well bred and you can tell by the way he races that he has a bit of class.

”I thought it was a good strong effort tonight because he drew wide again and nobody would let us in.

“He’s had to do it hard because he also got a bit of a bump but he’s a big enough horse to take it.”

Perun was tried over 2400m in NSW and Fulton is confident the gelding can stay.

”We bought him for something like the cups,” the trainer said.

“We wanted something that could stay – if you can get a horse in Tassie that stays you’ve got a good chance at having a go at the bigger races.

“But we’ll take our time with him and see how he’s measuring up come the end of the year.”

Cressy trainer Cameron Thompson also had success with a former mainland horse when Medard led all the way in the Axemen’s Association Maiden (1220m).

Thompson bought the four-year-old in Victoria on behalf of a new group of owners for his stable.

“I got him from Wangaratta – I’d watched him race a few times at Geelong and Bendigo and he really stuck to his task, getting beaten only a couple of lengths.

“I thought he would pick up a race this time of the year down here.”

Thompson said the gelding had done a good job as he was at the end of a long preparation.

“He had 14 starts in one prep. before we got him and he’s been in work from the day he got here,” the trainer said.

“Three weeks later we gave him his first start here and I thought he should have won.”

Medard finished a close second to Speedy Illusion at his Tasmanian debut.

“I was pleased with the way he left the others on the home turn tonight,” Thompson said.

“It was a good win but he really needs a break now.”

Medard was backed from $5 into $2.85 fixed-odds while runner-up Caesar’s Quest firmed from $5.50 to $3.10.