All hail Debbie, the new speed queen of Alex Park, as she tackles a mile from the pole

The new speed queen of Alexandra Park, Debbie Lincoln, gets the nod from co-trainer Ray Green over her stablemates on Friday night.

Debbie Lincoln starts from the pole in the third race, run over a mile, with some extraordinary speed figures beside her name after becoming the fastest three-year-old to ever run over 1700 metres at Auckland at her last start.

When Debbie Lincoln downed the hot favourite Joyride, she became the first to run the Alex Park 1700 in sub two minutes, clocking a supersonic 1:59.9, a mile rate of 1:53.5 which was in itself the 1609 metre national open record held by Scuse Me for 11 years.

The time bettered the Alexandra Park fillies’ record for 1700 metres of 2:00.4, set by Ideal Belle 12 years ago.

And, remarkably, it also eclipsed the colts and geldings’ record of 2:00, set by Greased Lightnin only in February.

With that brand of speed, Green believes Debbie Lincoln has a good chance of leading Friday’s race.

“We’ve never really tried to leave the gate with her but, from the inside draw, she has the advantage and should lead or trail.

“You’d have to say on her last run she’s the best chance of our trio though Sugar Ray Lincoln and Kevin Kline are both racing very well.”

Debbie Lincoln, who is being targetted at the $200,000 Nevele R Fillies’ Final at Addington on cup day, November 11, has trained on well, says Green, and continues to improve.

Sugar Ray Lincoln, too, is thriving, says Green and is looking very well.

“He was only just beaten last time and, from two, should get every chance.”

Third, in the same race last week, was Kevin Kline, just half a head away, rocketing home to record the fastest sectionals in the race of 55.8 and 27.6.

“Kev never goes a bad race. The draw isn’t as desirable, but the small field helps.”

While Tyson might lack the speed of the two favourites in the fourth race, Mako and Tytate, Green says you can never count him out because he is so tough.

Three wide round the first bend last week and forced to work hard to lead, Tyson was then attacked a number of times before succumbing to fifth only in the last 200 metres.

With the early scratching of Dave Duley, Tyson moves in one spot closer to four which should allow driver Maurice McKendry to settle handy without doing any where near as much work.