The first Wednesday meeting of the night season belonged to trainer Glenn Stevenson, who prepared a winning treble.

Trainer Glenn Stevenson is undecided if Tahitian Warrior ($17) will make the trip to contest the 2800m Heritage Cup at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day after he won the golden ticket into the race taking out the BM76 (2150m) in Launceston on Friday night.

While Jackson Radley has deservedly been getting plenty of plaudits for his winning start to the current racing season (12 winners from 77 rides at 15.60%) there’s another apprentice who is also off to a flier.

Cups prospect Charlie Bucket found the winners stall, albeit narrowly, in the BM68 (1400m) in Launceston on Friday night. In doing so, he provided relief for his trainer, Glenn Stevenson, who has had his share of issues with the six-year-old.

The margin wasn’t significant, but both the trainer and jockey were full of praise for Private Storm, who broke through for his first win, taking out the 1009m Maiden at his seventh race start and second in Tasmania in Devonport on Sunday.