Trinder aiming for the stars with Liffeybeau

ASTUTE Tasmanian trainer Michael Trinder will contemplate a Newmarket campaign for his progressive sprinter Liffeybeau after the gelding’s impressive win in Devonport last Sunday.

Liffeybeau raced just off or outside the leader Kool Kash to the home turn before forging to the lead in the home straight.

But the gelding was headed by Harvey Bay, who had enjoyed a cosy run behind the leaders to the home turn.

Under strong hands and heels riding from Troy Baker Liffeybeau fought back and went on to win by 1½ lengths from Harvey Bay, with Geegees Soprano three lengths astern in third.

It was Liffeybeau’s fifth win and his third this time in.

“I’ve always had an opinion of Liffeybeau and this preparation he has continued to improve to a stage where I believe he could be competitive in major sprints such as the Newmarket,” Trinder said.

“He still has a way to go before we can seriously con- sider a Newmarket campaign but he is heading in the right direction.

“Everything I have asked of him this time in he has delivered, and you can’t ask for more.”

Trinder will send Liffeybeau for a brief break and look at a couple of sprint races on his home track at Devonport during the winter carnival. THE Tasmanian Turf Club will host its last meeting of the season in Launceston on Sunday on what is expected to be a heavy track.

Heavy rain has prevailed in the north of the state this week, but with fine weather expected for tomorrow and Sunday the meeting should go ahead as planned.

One of the feature races is the $50,000 Sires Produce Stakes for two-year-olds, with a field of only six to contest the race over 1400m.

But the $50,000 3YO Classic over 1400m boasts a quality field of 11 that includes last season’s top 2YO Pateena Arena, three last-start winners — Mandela Effect, Gone Girl and Windrider — as well as Mandela Effect’s stablemates Banca Bet and Shot of Irish.