Frankie Major going better than that form line - check out how he’s been doing on the clock

Don’t be put off by Frankie Major’s ordinary-looking form line when assessing his chances in Friday night’s Alabar Pace at Alexandra Park.

Frankie Major has recorded excellent sectional times in each of his most recent three runs, the latest of which came in the $170,000 Sires’ Stakes Final at Addington against the country’s best two-year-olds.

Stranded out the back from a bad draw and still last 400 metres from home, the Art Major colt passed runner after runner in the home straight to finish only seven lengths behind winner Don’t Stop Dreaming.

Pacing his last mile in 1:54.34, he clocked the third fastest closing sectionals in the race, 55.18 for the final 800 and 26.8 for the 400.

Frankie Major might have run only sixth before that, in his final lead-up race at Cambridge, but he became buried four deep then was checked back to second last a round from home.

Frankie Major’s closing splits of 57.6 and 27.54 were the fastest in the race.

The last time he raced at Auckland, Frankie Major again took time honours, rattling off a 55 last 800 and 27.7 last 400 in closing to half a length of debut winner Beach Flyebye.

The Steve and Amanda Telfer-trained two-year-old looks to be Frankie’s main opposition again on Friday, drawn one inside him at five.

“Beach Flybye looks a handy horse but we nearly caught him last time,” says trainer Ray Green.

“I thought he went pretty well down at Christchurch, particularly in his last 400 metres, so he’s got to be a good winning chance on Friday.

“I wouldn’t like to see him blast out of the gate because in a small field, even if he sat last, he wouldn’t be far off them on the turn.”

Green says the Addington race and two-day float trip home doesn’t seem to have bothered Frankie Major.

“He’s been pretty good in the week he’s been home. He’s back in his normal training routine.”

Lincoln Farms’ only other runner on Friday, My Copy, looks a solid each way chance again in the fifth race.

“I thought his last two starts were excellent. He’s very consistent, rarely misses a cheque, and should get a reasonable trip.”

My Copy missed by only a nose at his last start at Cambridge despite having to do plenty of work to lead, being attacked over the last lap and succumbing only in the last stride to the passing lane runner Don’tstopmenow.