The Glenn Stevenson-trained Onlyforaminute appears to have a bright future after taking the $50,000 Sires’ Produce (1400m) at Hobart last Sunday.
The gelded son of Needs Further finished off hard to score on the Devonport synthetic on debut then didn’t get room when required at his second attempt on turf.
Codi Jordan took bad luck out of the equation last Sunday, camping outside leader Miss Lyra before wearing that filly down in the concluding stages.
Trainer and jockey then made it a running double with former Victorian The Longest Yard defeating short-priced favourite Skin In The Game ($1.30) in the Class 4 handicap over 1400 metres.
The former Matthew Brown representative landed a big plunge taking a Class 1 handicap on the Devonport synthetic at his local debut and was again confidently backed despite the rise in grade at Hobart, firming from $9 to $7.50.
Elsewhere on the card the John Keys-prepared Tsunami Sam made it back-to-back $45,000 open handicap wins, leading throughout under David Pires over 1200 metres.
The Shamexpress gelding had also led all the way on synthetic first up from a break and despite taking on a hotter field was able to repeat the dose on Sunday.
The win gave Keys a double at the meeting as he won earlier with the well related Mel’s Street Above, who led from go to whoa under Georgie Catania to clear maiden ranks over 1100 metres first up from a four-month break.
The daughter of Zululand is a half-sister to former top local galloper Hellova Street and another stakes winner in Streetwise Savoire.
John Blacker appears to have a local cups contender on his hands in former Chris Waller rep Wineglass Bay, who took the open handicap over 1600 metres after tracking leader General Assembly throughout.
The gelded son of New Bay is now undefeated from two Tasmanian appearances, with Jackson Radley in the saddle on each occasion.