Ashwood ready to unleash Hungry Hippo in BeautideLife has been busy for prominent Victorian trainer Alex Ashwood. Based near Bendigo, Ashwood campaigned a number of his stable stars at the recent Brisbane Inter Dominion series. The frantic travel schedule paid dividends, albeit just, when Ashwood’s exciting four-year-old pacer Hungry Hippo just did enough to win the $75,000 Group 2 Raider Stakes. Still juggling horses racing in Queensland and Victoria, Ashwood returns to Launceston for an even bigger target on Saturday night with Hungry Hippo, the $100,000 Beautide, Tasmania’s second-richest harness race. Hungry Hippo only joined Ashwood’s barn in May and is unbeaten in two starts for an overall record of nine starts for seven wins and two seconds.