Leo Lincoln leads the charge of Lincoln Farms’ place chances at the Park on Friday night

Trainer Ray Green doesn’t expect the outside draw to stop improving two-year-old Leo Lincoln from earning another cheque at Auckland on Friday night.

The Art Major gelding finished best of the rest behind the strongly fancied Penny Black last Friday night, running his second sub 2:42 time in as many starts.

And his closing sectionals of 57.2 and 28.3 were the best in the race, along with his last mile clocking of 1:59.2.

“He’s going good races and I don’t think it’s too bad for him being out wide as he won’t be used up early,” Green said.

“He’s not a strong horse yet but he’s racing honestly and while I couldn’t label him a winner, he should be in it.”

Leo Lincoln comes up against three of the strong Steve and Amanda Telfer team including Delightful Reality, who beat him a half neck two starts back and has the advantage of the pole this week.

Simply Sam gets another chance to break his string of placings when he contests the $30,000 Thames Summer Cup, favourably drawn in two.

Green is happy that Simply Sam is up to the opposition and says he’s “honest as the earth” but he suspects the horse is still not quite right given how he was beaten a neck and a nose last week after a good trip.

“I thought he was a bit disappointing last week - he gets up to them but seems reluctant to run past them. I think we’re getting on top of his tying-up issue but he’s still not 100% I don’t think.

“He steps fast so you’d be mad to leave him out of combo bets but I can’t label him on what he’s shown us this time in. I’ll be happy if he picks up another cheque.”

Maurice McKendry finds My Copy a beautiful trip in the one-one last week.My Copy jumps up from winning a rating 41 to 46 last week to a rating 50 to 56 race but Green says his rivals certainly “don’t stand over him.

“It wouldn’t surprise me to see him win again but he’d need another good trip. Maurice found him a great trip last week and that’s what won it for him.

“He never lets us down. Even when he’s been beaten he’s had excuses.”

My Copy leaves from another niggly draw of five in the eighth race, his stablemate Lincoln River, the second highest rated horse in the race, faring even worse in seven.

“He had no luck last week when stuck out parked and he’ll be looking for a bit of luck again on Friday.

“All four of ours are going well enough and can be in it, subject to a bit of luck.”