Tiger a little timid today after hitch in the engine room - Queensland debut on hold
By Barry Lichter • 13 September 2019
Sir Tiger’s Queensland debut has been delayed after he lashed out and injured himself yesterday.
But trainer Al Barnes won’t be able to tell for at least a few days how long it will take him to recover.
Barnes says a big haematoma developed high up inside the colt’s leg after he kicked out over the sulky shaft.
“I won’t be able to assess what damage he’s done until the swelling goes down and that could take a week.”
The swelling, right beside Sir Tiger’s testicles, blew up overnight and he is now being treated with bute to ease the pain.
“He’s very stiff and sore and doesn’t want to move so he’ll be on box rest until I can get him checked out.
“Hopefully it’s only minor and he can be at the races in a couple of weeks.”
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Ray’s comments
Friday night at Auckland
Race 2: Jessie Lincoln
5.25pm
“This is her first run back and first at the Park but I’m expecting her to be very competitive. She ran a nice trial and she seems pretty good. I think she’ll be in the money. She’s a much stronger individual after her break - the big ones tend to take a little longer to make. I like her. She’ll be winning races for sure.”
Race 4: Johnny Lincoln
6.16pm
“We’re testing the water with him but he’s a proper racehorse and, drawn one, he won’t be far off them. I can’t see him beating those others but he’s a little tradesman who is a worthy candidate for the race.”
Race 4: Lincoln Wave
6.19pm
“You just have to forget about his last start because of the puncture and assess him on the previous two runs. We’re not expecting a huge effort from him - he’s on his way back up after a five-week break and there’s a fair bit of improvement in him. But I think he’s a very nice horse and I’m not afraid to front up to the good ones with him. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if he got into it, even from five. We still don’t really know what we’ve got with him. But whatever he does on Friday night will tidy him up for the next one.”
