Bookmakers expect Sydney trainer James Cummings to maintain his unbeaten Tasmanian record over the final two days of the Launceston Cup carnival.
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Online bookmaker tab.com.au has the Cummings-trained Rock Dove $3.10 favourite for Sunday's $150,000 Tasmanian Oaks and her stablemate Etymology $2.80 favourite for next Wednesday's $250,000 Launceston Cup.
Cummings had his first two Tasmanian runners over the Hobart Cup carnival, winning the Tasmanian Derby with Cossetot and Strutt Stakes with Rock Dove.
Acceptances for the Launceston Cup don't close until 9am Friday so the market is all-in.
The only early firmer has been Hobart Cup winner Eastender ($6 into $5).
Despite having not won a race for almost two years, Gai Waterhouse-trained stayer Fabrizio is the Launceston Cup topweight.
With the highest rating of the 12 entries, Fabrizio was guaranteed 59kg with Etymology on 58kg and Eastender on 57kg.
Victorian Bondeiger has 55.5kg, 1.5kg more than he carried to victory last year.
Fabrizio's last win was in the $200,000 Hawkesbury Cup in April 2017.
He has been consigned big weights ever since, having not carried less than 59kg at his past 11 starts.
TAB MARKET: 2.80 Etymology; 5.00 Eastender; 6.00 Lamborghini, Second Bullet; 8.00 Bondeiger, Fabrizio; 11.00 Top Of The Range; 15.00 Appmat, Speed Force; 26.00 Snoano; 101.00 Settler's Stone, White Hawk.
WILDCARD NEEDED
Tasmania's star three-year-old Mystic Journey will have to rely on a getting a wildcard entry into next months' $5 million All-Star Mile at Flemington.
Even though she polled well, she did not finish in the top 10 in the public vote which would have guaranteed her a start.
However the winner of next week's Australian Guineas is almost certain to be given a wildcard and Mystic Journey is $4.40 favourite with tab.com.au
Mystic Journey polled 3835 votes to finish 13th of the 130 entries while fellow Tasmanian Hellova Street polled 1471 votes to finish 23rd.
They needed at least 5014 votes to automatically make the field.
Trainer Adam Trinder said he was grateful for the public support for Mystic Journey.
“We gave it our best shot and it wasn’t for lack of promotion that she has missed out on a top-10 spot," he said.
"To be honest we feel privileged that she was considered worthy of a place in the race by so many people and not just Tasmanians.
Racing Victoria has until Monday March 4 - 12 days before the race - to announce the final three wildcards.
