Thompson won with Speed Angel, Trojan Storm and Red Gucci and was beaten in photo-finishes with Murano (second) and Skidman (third).

It followed a double at the same track a fortnight earlier and moved him to equal fourth on the trainers' premiership.

Speed Angel, the first of three winners for Anthony Darmanin, came from second-last in the seven-horse Class 1 Handicap to upset a plunge on runner-up Banstead ($2.40 into $1.65).

Banstead raced in the first three and looked set for victory when he collared tearaway leader Skyschiller at the top of the straight.

But he had no answer to Speed Angel's finishing burst and the three-year-old filly sailed past him to score by a length.

Trojan Storm also brought about the undoing of a short-priced favourite after Darmanin got an inside run in the home straight to narrowly win the Benchmark 64 Handicap.

A drifter in the betting from $4 to $6.50, Trojan Storm got home by a half length from luckless favourite Gee Gee Bay Watch ($3.40 to $2.50) who was trapped three wide throughout.

Thompson was more popular with punters when he completed his treble with Red Gucci ($3.40 to $2.80) in the Benchmark 58 Handicap.

Craig Newitt gave the former Victorian mare a box-seat run behind the leaders and she got home by a half length.

Longford trainer Alana Fulton looks to have a possible cups contender in Wineglass Bay who ran down long odds-on favourite Glass Warrior in the Benchmark 72 Handicap.

It was the third win in Tasmania for the former Victorian five-year-old and the third at long odds. He started at $17 after previously winning at $61 and $31.

Fulton bought Wineglass Bay, previously trained by Pat and Chris Hyland, through an online auction site.

The gelding had shown fair form in Victoria but hadn't measured up on the stronger provincial tracks.

He got up in the last stride to beat Glass Warrior ($1.80 to $1.55) by a short half head, with White Hawk 1-1/4 lengths away third.

Given that Glass Warrior was runner-up in last season's Tasmanian Derby and White Hawk contested both the Hobart and Launceston Cups, Wineglass Bay shouldn't be out of place in some of this season's better staying races.

Gee Gee Double Dee and Triple Strip were other winners heading for summer feature events.