A hopeful half-dozen

LONGFORD trainer Peter Luttrell takes six of his stable to Launceston on Friday night and all appear to have good winning chances.

Luttrell opens the night with his under-rated miler Fagin’ s Touch, who comes off an eye-catching fourth in Launceston three weeks ago, his first run since placing in a race at the course the night before the industry was shut down for 10weeks.

The gelded son of Street Boss hit the line well last start and did enough to suggest he should be hard to beat in this assignment.

The most interesting of Luttrell’s runners is Military Law, who makes his Tasmanian debut in race three, a maiden over 1100m.

Military Law was second at his past two starts in South Australia, where he was trained at Morphettville by Travis Doudle.

Doudle says the horse is well placed in Tasmania.

“The horse does nothing wrong and he relishes wet tracks, so he could do well in those conditions in Tassie,” he said .“He is very sound and the only reason he was moved on was because he probably wasn’t going to make the grade in better races down the track here in South Australia.”

Military Law has drawn six in a field of 10 and will be rid den by Is mail Toker.

Luttrell’s mare Uncovered has been working up to another win and has her chance to notch a fourth career win in race 5, a benchmark 60 handicap over 1400m. The mare has not been far away, with her latest effort an encouraging fourth to Up Wind in Devonport over 1880 ml ate last month.

Til there wars you has had two starts this time in for encouraging minor placings and while she comes up against a strong field in the Tasbred 4YO Stakes over 1200m, there is much to like about her.

She was a close-up second to Loki Patera in Devonport and then she finished third to Lady Joke rather most recent outing in a 0-60 handicap over 1200 min Launceston almost two weeks ago.

Luttrell’s gallant sprinter Westerly Haze carries top weight in a benchmark 60 handicap over 1100m and while he has 61kg after Peter Liu’s 3kg claim), the gelded son of West Quest is no stranger to big weights.

Westerly Haze has a fine second-up record of three wins and a couple of minor pl ac ings from eight preps.

His last runner for the night is Perfect Award in the benchmark 74 handicap over 1200m and she comes off a last-start second to I Remember You in Launceston in a similar quality race over 1220m.

Of Luttrell’s team, Westerly Haze and Perfect Award loom as the stable’s best but there is a big watch on Military Law in race three.