Mainland trainers have provided five of the 13 entries for Sunday’s Listed Hobart Guineas (2100m) at the Elwick racetrack.

Victorian trainer Anthony Freedman has opened the door for Caravaggio (Al Maher - Montana Downs, by Bluebird) to post his first stakes success in the $90,000 race after three straight wins in Victoria.

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Mark Kavanagh has nominated the exciting staying prospect Meshmaker (Testa Rossa - She’s Double Gold, by Golden Missile) for the race after the gelding easily accounted for older opposition in Adelaide last time out.

Neil Walsh will test Zuma Roc (Rock Of Gibraltar - Medium Swing, by Celtic Swing) as a candidate Group 3 Tasmanian Derby in the Hobart Guineas.

Glaneuse became the 22nd stakes winner for his Victoria Derby winning sire Blevic when proving too good in yesterday’s $200,000 TROA/Luxbet Winter Championship at Flemington. Trained at Mount Gambier by Michael O’Leary, Glaneuse missed his run in a Winter Championship Heat last Sunday when adverse weather forced the Hamilton meeting to be abandoned but he made no mistake under a positive ride from Linda Meech.

Racing wide but with cover, Glaneuse ran on strongly into the straight, sprinting into the lead and going clear. Riceman ran on well late to close the gap to a length and a quarter at the finish.

“I couldn’t believe he was up there so close. She just rode him a treat. We have got the money so we are very happy people.” O’Leary said later.

Glaneuse (5 g Blevic – Qu’appelle, by Export Price) has now won 10 of his 26 starts and earned $291,668. His sire stands at Kambula Stud in South Australia for $5,500.

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