It’s an even line-up but stick with fleet-footed Debbie Lincoln at Auckland on Friday night

Debbie Lincoln lost no caste with co-trainer Ray Green when dive-bombed late last week and again looks the stable’s best chance at Auckland on Friday.

Driver Maurice McKendry told Green he was happy with the filly’s runner-up placing and that she paced strongly through the line after doing all the pacemaking.

“Captain Sampson just surprised her that last bit but he’s a talented sort and she wasn’t slowing up,” Green said.

Officially clocked over her last 800 metres in 55.7 and 400 in 26.8, Debbie Lincoln ran the 1609 metres in 1:54.4.

That followed her run two weeks earlier when she ran an Alexandra Park record for a three-year-old, clocking a mile rate of 1:53.5 for 1700 metres.

Ray Green … “I think she’s better coming from off the pace.”“From seven on the gate this week she’ll have to go back but I think she’s better coming from off the pace.

“She’s a good chance if she can get sucked into it at the right time.”

In an even field, Debbie Lincoln ($4.50, $1.65) opened second favourite behind the better drawn Turn O The Tide ($3.60). Next in the market are Double Parked ($4.80) and Blazing Louie ($5).

Stablemate Tyson ($6.50, $2) might lack the speed of Debbie and some of his other rivals but he just needs a little luck to be right in it again, says Green.

“We were looking to sit in with him last week but it didn’t work out. He still ran on pretty well as he always does.”

Parked from as far as 1550 metres out, Tyson rallied bravely to be just 1.4 lengths behind eventual winner Tytate.

Kevin Kline ($5, $1.60) rounds out the Lincoln Farms’ team for Friday night, facing higher rated rivals in the opening race but with the advantage of the inside draw.

From there, Green hopes the horse will get more luck than last week when, after being three deep on the markers, he was held up in the run home and finished the race in tight quarters, just 2.7 lengths behind Captain Sampson.

“He got home really well, hard on their backs and, with the right trip, he’ll be dangerous.

“But the race looks suited to a horse like Hooray Henry who, in a small field, can sit back and outsprint them.

“But all three of ours are each-way chances. They’ve all trained on well.”