In a tricky photo finish that fooled most people on track, General Assembly got punters off on the right note in Devonport on Friday when he won the Class 2, (1650m).

The 2024 Devonport Cup could be a long-range target for Mywordis who made light work of his top weight of 62kg to score an impressive win at Devonport on Sunday and continue his love affair with the synthetic Tapeta surface.

As you descend white-knuckled and clammy into King Island from the sky, you can’t imagine an island that changed much since first settled by the Bowling family in the late 1880s. Glancing out the window as the light plane pushes through determined crosswinds, you see barren beaches, farms and hamlets.