Sparingly raced four-year-old Skin In The Game continued his rapid rise through the grades by taking the Class 2 handicap over 1390 metres at Hobart last Sunday.
The Brendan McShane-prepared gelded son of Turffontein was an eye-catcher hitting the line hard to miss narrowly on debut before pressing forward from a wide draw to face the breeze and bolting in at his second attempt. 
He was again ridden cold taking a Class 1 at his third outing before coming from midfield for a soft 2½-length win on Sunday.
Anthony Darmanin has been aboard in each of the gelding’s four appearances and the latest success completed a Hobart treble for the state’s leading hoop.
His first victory at the meeting came aboard the John Keys-trained Miss De Lune, who box-seated before clearing maiden ranks over 1200 metres first up from an eight-month spell.
The daughter of Puissance De Lune had made good ground from the rear at her debut at the same track back in November 2023 before failing to fire at both subsequent runs.
She then was transferred to Patrick and Michelle Payne, for whom she had one outing last spring, holding position over 1000 metres at Mildura, before being sent back to her original trainer. 
“Darma” was also successful on the Rowan Hamer-prepared Sugoi Legend who came with a well timed run for a narrow success in the benchmark 64 handicap over 2100 metres.
The Maurice gelding had sat too far back at his previous two outings but was able to settle a little closer in running in the small seven-horse field and that proved all the difference.
Elsewhere on the card former Chris Waller representative Wineglass Bay made a successful local debut in the Carbine Club Handicap over 1390 metres.
Now in the care of leading local trainer, John Blacker, the New Bay gelding camped just off the speed under stable apprentice Jackson Radley before scraping home by the barest of margins.