Green working overtime to get Make Way to the post for $200,000 Final

Trainer Ray Green is in a race against time to get Make Way to the post for the $200,000 Sales Series Final at Auckland on New Year’s Eve.

Make Way ripped a shoe half off when working at Pukekohe on Wednesday and stood on one of the nails which punctured his foot.

“He was quite sore on it but it’s not so bad this afternoon,’’ says Green.

“We’re working on the foot with tubbing and poulticing and we’ll see how he jogs tomorrow morning and go from there.

“At the moment I’d say he’s a 50-50 chance of making the race but we’ll know a lot more come Sunday.’’

Green has reshod the colt so there’s no pressure on the punctured area which, so far has not become infected.

“It’s a shame. I don’t like missing $200,000 races and we’re trying hard to get there.’’

Make Way, while a $35 outsider, is drawn to follow out the pole runner, hot pot Ultimate Sniper, one of three commanding favourites for the All Stars’ Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen.

Green’s hope was that with a marker hugging suck along the colt could get some of the minor prize money.

Make Way showed what he was capable of last start over a mile when he overcame a wide draw and came from second last at the bell to run a brave head second to Bettorstartdreaming in 1:54.9, the same time recorded by Sicario in beating Star Galleria in the main race.

Driver Zachary Butcher’s ground saving decision to cut inwards on the home turn proved the key and, had he not been held up and forced to try to squeeze though an almost non-existent gap at the 150 metre mark, he might well have won the race.