Cartoon Graveyard wins on the post.

After a slow start to the season trainer John Keys (who has taken over most of the Scott Brunton team) is starting to launch an assault on the trainers premiership moving to third, just two off the pace after another treble in Hobart on Sunday. It’s the second consecutive Hobart meeting where Keys has trained three winners.

Superstar gelding The Inevitable ramped up his preparation for a return to racing with a jumpout in Hobart on Tuesday following the morning trials.

The Inevitable had his final piece of work before the $5m All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley on Saturday week, with a track gallop in Hobart on Friday morning.

The depth of Tasmania’s staying ranks has never been as shallow, which is why Hall of Fame trainer Barry Campbell will “test the water” with his promising mare Assaranca in Launceston on Sunday.