Ziryab heads odds in wide open Launceston Cup field

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Ziryab is favourite with wagering apps for the Launceston Cup (2400m) this Wednesday.

The Ciaron Maher trained gelding was good in defeat last start in the Hobart Cup and appears hard to beat, sitting at $3.60.

Taramansour is at $4.80 on the second line of betting, with Major Beel at $7. Bank Maur is at $8 and is being kept safe with top bookmaker sites.

Ladbrokes Launceston Cup (G3)

Launceston | 2400 | Good 4

February 25, 2026

5:29 PM

1. Major Beel (9)

60kg

99164

J: Winona Costin

T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

$8.50

 

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2. Taramansour (1)

56.5kg

08154

J: Luke Currie

T: Phillip Stokes

$3.80

 

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3. Bank Maur (11)

55.5kg

90310

J: Craig Newitt

T: Richard Laming

$16

 

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4. Blonde Star (5)

54kg

13451

J: Erica Byrne Burke

T: Imogen Miller

$7.50

 

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5. Strawberry Rock (6)

54kg

69856

J: Teo Nugent

T: Ciaron Maher

$10

 

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6. Distrustful Award (12)

54kg

x6633

J: Chloe Wells

T: Peter Luttrell

$11

 

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7. Asva (4)

54kg

71120

J: Jett Stanley

T: Glenn Stevenson

$31

 

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8. Wineglass Bay (14)

54kg

86337

J: Jabez Johnstone

T: John Blacker

$41

 

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9. Ziryab (2)

54kg

62682

J: Beau Mertens

T: Ciaron Maher

$3.70

 

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10. Fast Thinker (8)

54kg

59161

J: Sam Kennedy

T: Kelvin Hamilton

$51

 

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11. General Assembly (15)

54kg

80503

J: Lauryn Bingley

T: Angela Brakey

$126

 

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12. Ashfall (7)

54kg

77879

J: Liam Riordan

T: Ashley Meaburn

$201

 

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13. Zulu Angel (13)

54kg

88068

J: Jackson Radley

T: John Blacker

$201

 

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14. Golden Prophet (10)

54kg

35278

J: Christopher Pang

T: Adam Trinder

$201

 

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15. No Rumours (3)

54kg

x4621

J: Harry Grace

T: Paul Preusker

$19

 

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