Ray and Debbie both in the money at the Park with speedy ‘Frisky’ and precocious ‘Angela’

Frisco Bay once again showed how deadly he is sprinting from the trail when he upset a strong field at Auckland on Friday night.

Before the race even driver Maurice McKendry feared the $31 fixed odds outsider might struggle against such a talented line-up which included the red hot favourite Duchess Megxit.

But after the four-year-old exploded from the trail in the run home to down Ohoka Connor, he was singing a different song.

“This game’s easy, isn’t it?” he joked to co-trainer and part-owner Ray Green after “Frisky” reeled off a 55.7 last half to win by half a length.

“He lobbed into the trail beautifully and was just cruising. And he was coming away at the finish. He’s a real sprinter.”

Green, who bought the Downbytheseaside four-year-old as a weanling for only $9000, said it was great to see the horse again capitalise from the great trip he enjoyed.

“He’s so fast and has never been beaten when he’s got that pocket trip.”

Four of Frisco Bay’s five wins have come after he has trailed the leader, without having to work to get there. On the flip side, whenever the horse has had to over-exert himself early he has raced too fiercely and ultimately paid the price.

Friday night’s win took Frisco Bay’s earning to $78,291 for Green and partners John and Lynne Street.

Heritage chicken breeder Debbie Green was noticeably absent on Friday night.Later in the night, Green’s wife Debbie was also in the money when her talented filly Angelic Copy made it two from two, downing debutante Ms Collins and early mistake-maker Lincoln Linda, running the 1700 metres two seconds faster than Allamericanplayer took in the colts and gelding’s race.

Green, absent showing her heritage chickens, bought the Bettor’s Wish filly for just $7500 at the weanling sales, and now in “Angela” has the early favourite for the Young Guns series which starts in two weeks at the Park.

Angelic Copy sped to an early lead for driver Zachary Butcher before handing up to Lincoln Linda when she rocketed round the field to lead 900 metres from home.

Despite laying out late in the run home, the filly had a neck to spare at the line, clocking a mile rate of 2:00.6.

“I had to nurse her a bit, because she was looking around, but she won it comfortably enough,” Butcher said.

Angelic Copy (Zachary Butcher) remains unbeaten, beating debutante Ms Collins. PHOTO: Megan Liefting/Race Images.Lincoln Linda, sent out a marginal favourite, turned in a huge run for Maurice McKendry to be only 1.6 lengths away at the post, after galloping before dispatch, losing 25 metres, then looping the field.

“She just got too keen and would have choked if I’d stayed back,” McKendry said.

Green and training partner Nathan Delany will be trying a new bit on the filly, to give McKendry more control, before the first $25,000 Young Guns heat on March 21.