Pint size filly no plain Jane

Early last week talented harness racing trainer Broke Hammond was unsure whether her well-bred three-year-old filly would take her place in the $30,000 bandbox final in Launceston on Sunday night but thankfully she was able to work through some issues and deliver her on race night.

While she drew the pole position it was no advantage because she has no great gate speed so she was always going to need her share of luck to emerge triumphant.

With Troy Hiller in the sulky the daughter of Stonebridge Regal-Cam River settled three-back the fence on a hot speed set by Tisu Bombelle and at the top of the home straight the last time she was going to need a minor miracle to secure a run.

But Hillier believed the leaders might get up the rack a bit when the pressure was applied and he was right which allowed Ordinaire Jane to motor home along the rails to emerge the winner by a narrow margin over Little Bit of Big and the well-tried Itz Gemmas Delight.

"I've had so many little problems with this filly, particularly with her feet, so I must thank Michael laugher a lot for helping her out in that department and a lot of other people who have played a hand in her getting to the races this time in," Hammond said.

"There was one stage there that I was convinced she might not get to the Bandbox series but she got there and after she flashed home to run second in a prelude I was quietly confident she had the ability to win the final but she was going to need a lot of luck from the pole (inside front-row draw) and that went her way.

"She hasn't grown much because she still only about 14 hands high but she tries her heart out and she has this terrific turn of foot as she showed to win tonight.

Hammond was also leased that Ordinaire Jane has won a race that her mother won.

"You don't often win a race with a filly that was also won by the4 dam and Cam, River was a terrific mare for us and hopefully this daughter can be the same."

Peter Staples