Rambleon makes it six wins in 14 starts

Rambleon had won one race in 16 starts before being purchased by clients of the Geoff Smith stable, but the pacer has hit the ground running since arriving in Tasmania, winning six of his 14 starts.

The most recent victory for the gelded son of Blissfull Hall came in a strong rating 65 to 74 event in Launceston on Sunday night.

From a second-row draw, driver Mark Yole settled the pacer four back the pegs and was still back second last at the 400-metre point before weaving his way through the field late to score.

“I knew before we left home that he could win it, I said to Mark (Yole) that he would win it and he said that it was a fairly tough race, which it was, and I said I don’t care I know the way he was working at home,” said a happy Geoff Smith after the race.

The Northdown-based trainer is predicting a bright future for the four-year-old pacer.

“When he won his first couple of races for me, I said he would make it to free-for-all grade and a few thought I was joking. He is not qualified from a stand, so I will try and do that and see how we go going forward, Smith said.

“I took him to Victoria for a couple of starts, he galloped his last start at Mildura and lost 150 metres, and he caught the field and still ran fifth, and the start before at Bendigo he ran 1:53 himself.

“He ate all his tucker last night and again this morning, so I will probably put him in again this weekend in Launceston,” Smith added.

New Norfolk based reinsman Ricky Duggan took driving honours at the meeting with a treble.

Duggan scored on the $1.80 favourite Helikaon, who sat three-wide for the final circuit and proved too good late for a fast-finishing Guido Da Siena.

The other two winners for Duggan came in the way of the Rodney Ashwood-trained duo Lorimermajor and Forgot The Wallet.

Harjeet won the night’s fast class race by two metres over Yorkshire and Illegal Immigrant in a slick 1m 57.3s for 2200 metres.

While the nights feature race, the Cliff Robins Memorial for the two-year-old’s was taken out by the Conor Crook-trained and driven Big Boy Mal.

The well-bred pacer flashed down the outside to score in a blanket finish which saw a half-neck separate the first four placegetters.

By Duncan Dornauf for Tasracing