Devils Quest Winning at Hobart

Devils Quest returned to racing after ten months on the sidelines with a stirring last stride win at Devonport on Sunday.

The win was emphasised by the huge weight advantage Devils Quest gave the second placed horse Stormbay Spirit, a whopping seven kilos.

Trainer Jason Clifford has sung the praises of 'Bruce', as he is affectionately known, for some time now.

"He has a lot of ability but hasn't been able to stay on the track for over a year", Clifford said.

"Now we are back better than ever and I will place him carefully to get the most out of it", Clifford went on to say.

Jockey Brendan McCoull chose to scout wide on the track in the early stages looking for better ground and at the 600m mark had to make a run which eventually saw Devils Quest hit the line very strongly winning in the last stride.

"I was very happy with how he hit the line, especially considering the weight, time between runs and the conditions of the track", McCoull said.

Clifford will most likely step the horse out in another Class four event despite the likely big weight.

"I have had horses in the past that have been capable of stepping up to open company like this horse, however they tend to get crucified with weight even though they are out of their class.

Forbidden Quest Will Look to Rebound This Sunday

The Tamar Racing Team have the slight edge in numbers with five horses having accepted for the meeting including up and coming youngsters Vintilla and Araya along with one of the states best mares Mijabele, who is second up.

What the Derwent Team lack in numbers it makes up for in quality with the highly rated Loaded Owners as well as Weight For Age performer Forbidden Quest and the ultra-consistent Milochello.

All of the Derwent runners are from the stables of Trainer Jason Clifford who is expecting a good day out at the races.

“The weather will be fine, the racing will be strong and we might even get a winner”, said Clifford who is very keen on the chances of Loaded Owners.