Launceston Race 1 - Neil Pitts Pty Ltd Stakes
MOVESLIKEALADY (3) finished third last start, beaten 17 metres at this track over 1680m. Has the benefit of a good draw. Leading hope in this comparable race. PREPARATION (6) produced a better effort last start, finishing second over 2090m at Hobart. Meets a comparable field and he can take this out without surprising. IAMAHUNTER (4) was responsible for a better effort last time out when third over 2090m at Hobart. Should run a big race. KNOCK OUT NZ (2) resumes from a spell. Last appeared when a modest 12th over 2200m at this track four-and-a-half months ago. Fresh can place top-three.

Driver: Dylan Ford
Stats
Comments
Last start 7th (Sr2) over 1680m at this track beaten 25 m by Mary Mourne (2:00.10) in NR 55 to 59 on March 22 at $61. At his previous start 8th (10m Fr1) over 2180m at Burnie beaten 7 m by Alberio (2:51.80) in NR 50 or better on March 13 at $3.60. Draws the pegs so expect a better effort.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/11 | 22/03/2026 | 9 | NR 55 to 59 | $9,700.00 | Launceston | 1680m | Neutral | Ricky Duggan | 1:55.0 | 2 |
| 26.0L | $61.00 |
| 8/10 | 13/03/2026 | 5 | NR 50 or better | $8,000.00 | Burnie | 2180m | Neutral | Liam Older | 2:06.2 | 0 |
| 7.6L | $3.60 |
| 8/9 | 08/03/2026 | 7 | NR 55 to 59 | $9,700.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Neutral | G E Jones | 1:59.8 | 2 |
| 34.5L | $41.00 |
| 1/8 | 01/03/2026 | 7 | NR 55 or better | $8,000.00 | Burnie | 2180m | Neutral | Liam Older | 2:05.6 | 1 |
| 15.8L | $3.90 |
| 5/10 | 22/02/2026 | 9 | NR 55 to 59 | $9,700.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Soft | Liam Older | 1:58.5 | 1 |
| 29.0L | $10.00 |
| 2/8 | 13/02/2026 | 7 | NR 54 to 57 | $8,000.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Liam Older | 2:04.1 | 2 |
| 0.2L | $4.80 |
| 3/6 | 20/01/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Good | Nathan Ford | 0 |
| 11.7L | $0.00 | |
| 1/4 | 28/07/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Maryborough | 2190m | K Hargreaves | 0 |
| 20L | $0.00 |

Driver: Jordan Chibnall
Stats
Comments
First up. At the last run he 12th (Fr5) over 2200m after showing early speed at this track, beaten 65 m by Fun To Love (2:43.20) in NR 55 to 63 on November 16 at $26. Strong fresh performer and is a top chance to take this out.
Last Starts 132 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12 | 16/11/2025 | 7 | NR 55 to 63 | $8,000.00 | Launceston | 2200m | Neutral | Jordan Chibnall | 1:59.4 | 5 |
| 66.3L | $26.00 |
| 8/10 | 09/11/2025 | 7 | NR 60 to 66 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Jordan Chibnall | 2:00.8 | 3 |
| 18.8L | $8.50 |
| 4/10 | 02/11/2025 | 7 | NR 57 to 60 | $8,000.00 | Launceston | 1680m | Neutral | Jordan Chibnall | 1:57.4 | 2 |
| 3.4L | $4.80 |
| 6/11 | 26/10/2025 | 7 | NR 60 to 66 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Gareth Rattray | 2:00.8 | 2 |
| 10.3L | $19.00 |
| 2/12 | 19/10/2025 | 14 | NR 58 to 63 | $9,700.00 | Launceston | 1680m | Neutral | Rohan Hillier | 1:57.0 | 5 |
| 5.4L | $81.00 |
| 11/12 | 05/10/2025 | 7 | NR 59 to 63 | $9,700.00 | Launceston | 1680m | Neutral | C T Crook | 1:57.0 | 7 |
| 32.4L | $61.00 |
| 3/4 | 19/07/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Georgia Hayward | 0 |
| 15.1L | $0.00 | ||
| 2/4 | 16/12/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Leeton | 1758m | Good | Ky Bloomfield | 0 |
| 20L | $0.00 |

Driver: Rohan Hillier
Stats
Comments
Improved last start with a game effort despite getting well back, when 3rd (Fr5) over 1680m at this track beaten 17 m by Mary Mourne (2:00.10) in NR 55 to 59 on March 22 at $3.70. Rates highly. Can retain the good form.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/11 | 22/03/2026 | 22 | NR 55 to 59 | $9,700.00 | Launceston | 1680m | Neutral | Rohan Hillier | 1:55.0 | 5 |
| 17.6L | $3.70 |
| 7/9 | 28/02/2026 | 11 | NR up to 85 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | B L Mcdonough | 1:49.2 | 2 |
| 34.7L | $101.00 |
| 3/10 | 17/02/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | B L Mcdonough | 1:52.5 | 5 |
| 9.3L | $21.00 |
| 3/8 | 10/02/2026 | 7 | NR up to 60 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | B L Mcdonough | 1:51.3 | 4 |
| 18.9L | $61.00 |
| 6/8 | 03/02/2026 | 23 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | B L Mcdonough | 1:50.7 | 8 |
| 27.5L | $31.00 |
| 8/8 | 28/01/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | B L Mcdonough | 0 |
| 30.9L | $0.00 | |
| 2/12 | 11/01/2026 | 14 | NR 54 to 57 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 1609m | Neutral | Rohan Hillier | 1:57.2 | 5 |
| 0.2L | $10.00 |
| 1/5 | 07/10/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Good | Rohan Hillier | 0 |
| 2.2L | $0.00 |

Driver: Jacob Duggan
Stats
Comments
Two back was well beaten into ninth behind Mighty Jolt at Hobart over 2579m in a NR 60 or better on February 28 at $9. Then a handy effort when beaten by 2.5 m finishing third after a quick start, behind Major Lester at Hobart over 2090m in a NR 60 to 64 on March 15 at $3.10. Can improve. Forward performance expected.
Last Starts 13 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/6 | 15/03/2026 | 15 | NR 60 to 64 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Jacob Duggan | 1:59.9 | 1 |
| 2.5L | $3.10 |
| 9/11 | 28/02/2026 | 6 | NR 60 or better | $14,000.00 | Hobart | 2579m | Neutral | Jacob Duggan | 2:01.7 | 2 |
| 32.7L | $9.00 |
| 4/9 | 22/02/2026 | 9 | No NR | $9,700.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Soft | Jacob Duggan | 2:03.7 | 2 |
| 12.2L | $5.50 |
| 2/9 | 13/02/2026 | 19 | NR 58 to 62 | $8,000.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Jacob Duggan | 1:59.8 | 5 |
| 2.9L | $6.00 |
| 1/8 | 25/01/2026 | 14 | No NR | $9,700.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Neutral | Jacob Duggan | 2:00.5 | 1 |
| 1.2L | $10.00 |
| 9/12 | 11/01/2026 | 124 | NR 54 to 57 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 1609m | Neutral | T R Ford | 1:57.2 | 3 |
| 13.3L | $8.50 |
| 2/5 | 29/12/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Good | Jacob Duggan | 0 |
| 0L | $0.00 | |
| 2/5 | 15/12/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Good | Jacob Duggan | 0 |
| 0L | $0.00 |

Driver: Gareth Rattray
Stats
Comments
Has been mixing his form of late, most recently was driven from back in the field when 4th (Fr5) over 1609m at Hobart, beaten 10 m by Into The Harkness (1:56.80) in NR 57 to 63 on March 25 at $20. Before that was driven from back in the field when 8th (Fr7) over 2200m at this track beaten 25 m by Lougle (2:47.60) in NR 60 to 69 on March 22 at $61. Has the job ahead.
Last Starts 3 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/8 | 25/03/2026 | 3 | NR 57 to 63 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 1609m | Neutral | T R Ford | 1:56.8 | 5 |
| 10.0L | $20.00 |
| 8/12 | 22/03/2026 | 7 | NR 60 to 69 | $9,700.00 | Launceston | 2200m | Neutral | Ricky Duggan | 2:02.6 | 7 |
| 26.6L | $61.00 |
| 4/6 | 15/03/2026 | 21 | NR 60 to 64 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Liam Older | 1:59.9 | 3 |
| 8.5L | $5.00 |
| 4/4 | 09/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Good | Hannah Van Dongen | 0 |
| 0L | $0.00 | |
| 2/9 | 22/02/2026 | 7 | NR 60 to 64 | $9,700.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Soft | Dylan Ford | 2:00.8 | 3 |
| 3.8L | $18.00 |
| 8/10 | 15/02/2026 | 30 | NR 55 to 62 | $9,700.00 | Launceston | 1680m | Neutral | Dylan Ford | 1:59.9 | 1 |
| 10.6L | $26.00 |
| 8/9 | 16/01/2026 | 26 | NR 60 to 64 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Ricky Duggan | 1:58.4 | 1 |
| 39.0L | $31.00 |
| 6/10 | 21/12/2025 | 7 | NR up to 75 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Rohan Hillier | 1:59.2 | 4 |
| 16.9L | $41.00 |
| 3/4 | 08/12/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Good | A C Collins | 0 |
| 4.7L | $0.00 |

Driver: Todd Rattray
Stats
Comments
Two back was well beaten into tenth behind Enjoy Life at Hobart over 1609m in a NR 60 to 69 on February 28 at $11. Then a handy effort when beaten by 2 m finishing second behind Peanut Sutter at Hobart over 2090m in a 3yo+ NMT 4 LTW's on March 18 at $1.90. With further improvement can go one better.
Last Starts 10 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6 | 18/03/2026 | 18 | NMT 4 LTW's | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Todd Rattray | 1:59.0 | 4 |
| 1.9L | $1.90 |
| 10/10 | 28/02/2026 | 91 | NR 60 to 69 | $12,000.00 | Hobart | 1609m | Neutral | Todd Rattray | 1:55.8 | 1 |
| 205.5L | $11.00 |
| 5/5 | 09/02/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Good | Todd Rattray | 0 |
| 20.4L | $0.00 | |
| 0/9 | 29/11/2025 | 13 | No NR | $75,000.00 | Launceston | 2200m | Neutral | Todd Rattray | 1:57.3 | 4 |
| 99.0L | $23.00 |
| 4/10 | 16/11/2025 | 14 | No NR | $14,000.00 | Launceston | 2200m | Neutral | Todd Rattray | 1:58.1 | 6 |
| 18.3L | $15.00 |
| 2/10 | 02/11/2025 | 14 | NMT 3 LTW's | $9,700.00 | Launceston | 2200m | Neutral | Todd Rattray | 1:58.3 | 2 |
| 3.2L | $2.00 |
| 1/9 | 19/10/2025 | 23 | NMT 3 LTW's | $9,700.00 | Launceston | 2200m | Neutral | Todd Rattray | 1:58.8 | 3 |
| 0.1L | $2.60 |
| 1/5 | 05/07/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Todd Rattray | 0 |
| 1.6L | $0.00 |

Driver: Mark Yole
Stats
Comments
Last start 12th (Sr5) over 2200m at this track beaten 30 m by Lougle (2:47.60) in NR 60 to 69 on March 22 at $51. Two runs back was well back in the run when 2nd (Fr5) over 2090m at Hobart, beaten 1.4 m by Major Lester (2:35.70) in NR 60 to 64 on March 15 at $6. Facing a tough assignment this time around.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12 | 22/03/2026 | 7 | NR 60 to 69 | $9,700.00 | Launceston | 2200m | Neutral | Mark Yole | 2:02.6 | 5 |
| 32.1L | $51.00 |
| 2/6 | 15/03/2026 | 7 | NR 60 to 64 | $9,700.00 | Hobart | 2090m | Neutral | Mark Yole | 1:59.9 | 5 |
| 1.4L | $6.00 |
| 5/10 | 08/03/2026 | 8 | NR 60 to 64 | $9,700.00 | Carrick | 1670m | Neutral | Gareth Rattray | 1:57.6 | 2 |
| 7.0L | $41.00 |
| 8/11 | 28/02/2026 | 6 | NR 60 or better | $14,000.00 | Hobart | 2579m | Neutral | Ricky Duggan | 2:01.7 | 0 |
| 25.9L | $101.00 |
| 11/11 | 22/02/2026 | 21 | NR 65 or better | $14,000.00 | Carrick | 2650m | Soft | Hannah Van Dongen | 2:02.3 | 6 |
| 28.6L | $71.00 |
| 5/8 | 01/02/2026 | 28 | NR 55 to 62 | $8,000.00 | Hobart | 1609m | Neutral | E Arnott | 1:58.7 | 7 |
| 7.1L | $21.00 |
| 3/5 | 19/01/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Good | E Arnott | 0 |
| 8.4L | $0.00 | |
| 3/5 | 07/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Carrick | 2150m | Good | Mitch Ford | 0 |
| 2.4L | $0.00 |