Rangy Double Or Nothing has earned an average of $1872 every time he has lined up. PHOTO: Trish Dunell.
$50K? You’re kidding! Ray knocks back bid for EFTPOS card Double Or Nothing
By Barry Lichter • 25 September 2019
Double Or Nothing might not have won a race yet but trainer Ray Green isn’t about to let the circling sharks get him for unders.
Green knocked back an offer of $50,000 from Melbourne today, saying the horse is much better than that.
And even if he only racks up another placing at Auckland on Friday night, Green reckons the Sweet Lou three-year-old is racing well enough to justify his place at Lincoln Farms.
“He’s a nice horse who’s never missed a cheque in his life and not many do that.”
In 13 starts, nine as a two-year-old, Double or Nothing has earned $24,335, running six seconds, four thirds and three fourths, averaging $1872 per start, a tally Linclon Farms and its partners Rod and Sue Fleming, Bob Best and Neville McAlister aren’t complaining about.
Green has seen nothing to suggest Double Or Nothing won’t continue his earning streak on Friday when he starts from two on the second row in the fifth race.
From a much worse draw last week, the gelding turned in a solid effort, driver David Butcher easing back to last before mounting his run three wide with cover from the 800 metres.
And while he came up three and three-quarter lengths short in third place, his sectionals were the best in the race - 1:59.5 for his last mile and 55.3 for his last half, easily eclipsing the winner Brydon Earl (55.7) and runner-up Cloud Break (56.6).
On Friday he follows out Brent Mangos’ Jetson Hunter who has not raced since February but won a workout at Cambridge last Saturday.
Bettor My Dreamz is too fast for Delightful Major at the Park in August. PHOTO: Joel Gillan/Race Images.
Bettor My Dreamz looks a strong winning chance in the seventh race, dropping right back in grade.
From taking on the best horses in the north a few starts back, he gets into a rating 56 to 67 race as a rating 67 horse.
And his effort to run fourth last week to Ball Of Art, Matai Geordie and stablemate Line Up was full of merit after being three wide for the first 400 metres then parked for the rest of the trip.
He was still disputing the lead 150 metres from home and never gave up trying for driver David Butcher.
“He’s a serious chance,” says Green. “He’s got an awkward draw in seven but you know he can do a bit of work if he has to. With just a bit of luck he can do the business.”
Two starts back Bettor My Dreamz led a far stronger line-up including Solid Gold, Blazen River, Check In and Dance Time, clocking a 1:54.5 mile.
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Ray’s comments
Friday night at Cambridge
Race 1: Spirited Belle
4.46pm
Delany: “I saw she’d been punted but somebody must know something we don’t as I’ve been working her myself and, while she feels all right and hasn’t put the boot in like at Auckland, I think she’ll need the run. She hasn’t got any high speed but feels like she will stay. She has improved a bit but I’d be surprised if she won.”
Race 1: Lincoln Maree
4.46pm
“It’s always hard from these draws but she’s a tough mare who will make her own luck at some stage. She’s going well enough - her drivers have all been happy - and she’s a little warrior who tries like hell.”
Race 2: Major Copy
5.12pm
“He’s only two and very inexperienced but he feels like a good colt and there’s a lot of improvement in him. He certainly caught a lot of people’s attention last time. I don’t know how good he is yet but he’ll be right there.”
Race 2: Prince Lincoln
5.12pm
“If he can lead without having to do too much work I can’t see anything beating him. I thought he went great last start. He pressed the winner hard ’til the corner then just flattened out in the run home, but he had every reason to do that after all the work he’d done.”
Race 4: Spirit Of God
6.12pm
“She’s been undone by bad draws. If she led easily from three she’d be hard to beat as she’s a good front-runner.”
Race 4: Spirited Peggy
6.12pm
“We’ve had her for only two weeks but she’s seven now and has had her chance to win one. She has a bit of speed but I think she gets pulling so we’ve got the Hidez (compression) hood on her and plugged her ears up.”
Race 6: Copy N Paste
7.10pm
“We won’t see the best of him for another six months. He’s been a slow developing horse but is improving all the time and getting stronger.”
Race 6: Jessie Lincoln
7.10pm
“If I was having a bet on one of them in the race it would be her. She deserves to win one. Her last two have been really good - she just ran into one who was a bit slicker last time in Major Copy.”
Race 6: Lincoln Dealer
7.10pm
“He’s a bit one-dimensional - you’ve got to feed him track and let him run - so the second row draw is a big handicap. To his credit I was surprised he finished so close last time after all the work he did. When he gets a decent draw and crosses them they’ll know they’re at the races. He’s got a big motor and tries hard.”
Race 8: Rivergirl Bella
8.08pm
“She clawed her way to the front last time but had nothing left at the finish. That won’t happen this time and she should lead easily from one.”
Race 8: Angelic Copy
8.08pm
“She’s had terrible draws but has been going good races. The others last time were just better than her but this is a big drop in class. With the right trip she could get some of it at huge odds.”
Race 9: Sugar Ray Lincoln
8.35pm
“He’s not quick away from a stand but he won’t muff it completely. He steps from the front line and Peter Ferguson was quite happy with his last run.”
Race 9: Lincoln Wave
8.35pm
“He bombed the stand the first time but to be fair all those horses were rushing up at him from the back and that panicked him a bit. He’s on 10 metres this time so that won’t happen.”
