The Marg Lee-trained four-year-old stormed to victory at Terang Harness Racing Club's metropolitan class meet on Saturday night.

Keayang Livana, a $2 favourite, comfortably defeated No Republic and New Zealand import Monaro Maro in 2180-metre race.

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The win, which was the fifth of her career from 14 starts, netted the mare's connections $5,700 worth of prize money.

Jason Lee, who also had rides on Highway to Heaven and Beach Surge, was impressed with her run.

"She got a good trip in front had to dash the last 400 metres but she was always going to be tough to beat," he said.

"Looking at the field on paper she was probably in the box seat with the best draw and once she got a good first lap in she was going to be hard to beat."

Lee said Keayang Livana, who is the only trotter in the family's stable, showed her potential as a metro-grade horse.

"She has got plenty of ability but her manners held her back so touch wood that is now under control she is up to metro grade," he said.

"She should be competitive again when she lines up at Bendigo next week for another metro-level race.

"She will go down to do more metro races when better races come and heopfully she shapes up and is not to far away. She should turn into a good free-for-all mare.

"There is no super plans in concrete over the summer with Covid restrictions lifting we might be able to have some of our better races take place but that is sort of up in the air when they going.

"We are going to be keeping her ticking over and have her ready to go (when dates are decided)."

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Lee said he was disappointed by the race of imported pacer Highway to Heaven, who finished fifth in a 2180-metre race.

"We didn't expect great things from him but we would have liked him to finish a closer fifth," he said.

"We will go back to the drawing board and try to find him a weaker race and maybe after that go to the paddock and hope he comes back a better horse.

"Sometimes when kiwi horses come over it takes them a while to settle in a new environment and that has been a big factor.

"He is a nice horse that should win races and have no limits but he needs to improve on last night's effort. We will make sure pulls up alright and find him a maiden three-year-old."

Fellow south-west trainer and driver Mattie Craven had two runners in Dream Playgirl and Gus an Maori run in Terang's first metro-class meet. They finished in ninth and sixth respectively.

Star Clayton Tonkin-trained pacer Ride High stormed to victory in the feature race of the meet of the night - the $30,000 Gammalite Pace over 1620 metres.

It was the 11th successive victory for Ride High, who cleared out to win by 20 metres, hitting the line in a 1:53.8 mile rate that was just a clip outside the track record.

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