Brakey will saddle up the three-year-old's half brother White Hawk in Wednesday's $250,000 feature race where he is a $17 chance in latest betting.

Both horses are out of 2011 Launceston Cup runner-up White Yard, the first horse that Brakey bought in partnership with her sister Mandy Gunn.

White Hawk was White Yard's first foal and, after causing his trainer plenty of grief, he goes into the Launceston Cup in career-best form.

"We had trouble with his feet for a long time," Brakey explained.

"He had other issues as well that we fixed but his feet got really bad at one stage.

"Now they're really good and he's going very well.

"He's got a good jockey in the cup (Blaike McDougall) and a good barrier so we're hoping - you've got to be in it to win it."

As for White Cliffs, Brakey said she always though the son of Canford Cliffs was 'special'.

"His first two runs were good but he hurt his back at his second start," the trainer said.

"We had to geld him while he was out and he's come back a very nice horse."

White Cliffs box-seated for jockey Jamie Kah before recording a comfortable 2-1/4 length win.

Earlier in the day, another of the White Yard progeny, a two-year-old filly called Squami, ran fourth on debut at Ballarat, beaten less than a length.

White Yard has had another two foals since by Alpine Eagle, although one died, and she is now in foal again to the same stallion.

Hobart Cup winner Toorak Affair retains Launceston Cup favouritism with Ladbrokes, although she has drifted marginally to $3.10.

Gai Waterhouse's Taikomochi is a clear second elect at $5.

The best-backed runner has probably been Exoteric who is into $15 after double those odds were bet.

Exoteric is trained by Charlie Goggin and his daughter Luella Meaburn and is part-owned by Stephen Maskiell and his wife Yasmin.