TASMANIA’S premier training combination of David and Scott Brunton celebrated one of their greatest victories today when their lightly raced five-year-old Prevailing scored a narrow but game win in the $225,000 Group 3 AAMI Launceston Cup over 2400 metres at The TOTE Racing Centre.

It was a case of the inexperienced novice going up against Tasmania’s proven star in Geegees Blackflash and it was the underling that emerged triumphant in the last few strides.

Geegees Blackflash ($3.90 was one of the favourites along with Fieldmaster ($3.40) and the heavily backed Dream Flyer ($4.50)  and when Geegees Blackflash (Peter Mertens) kicked clear at the top of the home straight the crowd roared with expectations of a mirror image of the Hobart Cup.

But under the big weight of 60kg Geegees Blackflash was unable to fight off the lighter weighted rising star (54kg) and conceded the race to the Brunton-trained gelding by a head.

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