The seven-year-old started to give ground before the home turn and although the record book will show she ran last, beaten 25 lengths, Anthony Darmanin stopped riding at the top of the straight.

A post-race veterinary examination revealed the 2019 Hobart Cup winner had blood in one nostril.

Under the rules, that doesn't constitute a bleeding attack, and there is no mandatory ban, but trainer Michael Trinder advised stewards she would be retired anyway.

Toorak Affair raced 42 times for 14 wins and $488,000 in stakes.

She recorded the first of five wins for her original trainer Troy Blacker as a two-year-old at Spreyton in July 2016 (ridden by Raquel Clark).

At three, she ran fourth in the Strutt Stakes and fifth in the Tasmanian Oaks.

After transferring to the Trinder stable late in 2018, she had 17 starts for nine wins.

She returned from a spell in great style earlier this season, winning the $100,000 Conquering Stakes and $100,000 Tasmanian Stakes before unplaced runs in the Summer Cup and Hobart Cup.

The always controversial whip rules went out the window in the Launceston Cup.

Four jockeys, including all three placegetters, exceeded the limit of five strikes before the 100m.

Siggy Carr used the whip nine times on the winner Glass Warrior, Joe Bowditch seven times on runner-up Sh'bourne Renegade and Stan Tsaikos 10 times on third placegetter White Hawk.

Carr's poor record saw her hit with a $2500 fine and two-meeting suspension.

Bowditch was fined $1000 and Tsaikos $800.

The other offender was Sam Clipperton on the unplaced Runaway (10 times) and he was fined $500.

Two jockeys were suspended for careless riding in the second race on Cup Day.

Sydney visitor Jeff Penza (Zaheeli) got one meeting and apprentice Peter Lui (Gee Gee Devonboy) two meetings.

A greyhound having only his second start landed a big plunge at the combined meeting in Devonport on Friday night.

Bookmakers offered double-figure odds about the Anthony Bullock-trained Tah Liam before he firmed to start $3.20 second favourite.

His supporters may have been having regrets when he was last to leave the boxes but he accelerated quickly along the rail to hit the front before the halfway mark.

Although getting a little tired on the line, he held on to beat the favourite County Mist by 3/4 length.

The win wouldn't have come as a shock to video-watchers.

At his first start in Launceston on February 8, Tah Liam missed the start quite badly and, after showing a bit of dash to make ground, forgot to turn left on the home turn.

He ran seventh behind litter-mate Tah Zac, beaten 7-1/2 lengths, but clearly should have finished much closer.

Tah Liam gave Bullock an early double as he also won the opening race with Jetty Beach.

Wynyard trainer Ben Englund took the honours with a treble courtesy of Langley Roo, Wynburn Dancer and Wizz Kev while Birralee trainer Lynden Nichols got a double with Blue Twist and Mr Brutus.

The other race went to veteran Bracknell mentor Morrie Strickland with Sin Rap Express.

Junior driver Bronte Miller broke a run of minor placings to the delight of favourite-backers in the sixth race on the harness program.

After starting from the pole, Miller trailed the leader on $2.40 chance War Chest in the Rating 57-62 Pace before easing into the clear in the back straight.

War Chest then overpowered front-runner Devil Of Tyne to score by just over 2m.

Since the new season started on January 1, 16-year-old Miller had driven eight seconds and five thirds.

War Chest gave leading trainer Ben Yole his only win for the night and took him to 42 wins for the season.

Hannan Van Dongen, the state's leading female driver, was again in good form landing a double on Metro Star and Laid Back Kenny.