Man Of Action … ready to show his best at Cambridge.
Reformed Man Of Action ‘ready to go’ after easy workout win at Pukekohe
By Barry Lichter • 28 December 2019
Man Of Action made up for his indiscretion last week with a perfect display at Pukekohe today, taking his workout heat like a ready-made winner.
The Bettor’s Delight three-year-old, who galloped for no reason when leading on the home turn last time, never put a foot wrong today, trailing Tuscon Tiger to the stretch and outfinishing him easily to win by three-quarters of a length.
The pair cleared right out from the rest of the field with closing sectionals of 59.1 and 29.5, third-placed Highview Justice 10 lengths further astern.
Man Of Action clocked a solid 2:37.3 for the 2050 metres, a mile rate of 2:03.5.
Man Of Action loses it turning for home last week.The heat was run left-handed, the direction that Man Of Action will tackle when he resumes at Cambridge early in the New Year.
“He’s all ready to go,” said trainer Ray Green. “He looked good today and Zac was very happy with him.
“I don’t now what happened last week whether he just wasn’t fit enough and got tired, but he’s all right now and on that run you’d expect him to be in the money straight away.”
Man Of Action, a Bettor’s Delight half brother to Lincoln Farms’ high-flying Make Way, has placed in three of his six starts, including a neck second to Ideal Agent at Auckland in June.
Man Of Action is raced by Lincoln Farms’ John and Lynne Street and a big team including the Chisso’s & Wack Syndicate, Steve Beckett, Kevin Bell, Michael Brereton, Mrs M J Brown, Margaret Rabbitt, the Green Machine Racing Syndicate and the Athenry Syndicate.
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Ray’s comments
Thursday night at Cambridge
Race 1: Rivergirl Bella
5.44pm
“She did well here last time as she had to do a bit to get to the lead and she dug in and fought on. She’s certainly a chance if she repeats that effort.”
Race 4: Lincoln Linda
7.09pm
“I thought she went super last time after doing a lot of work. She can do that because she has an engine and is tough. She’s a bit one-dimensional - you have to turn her loose early - but from the two draw she should be able to lead and that’s where she does her best work.”
Race 5: Sugar Ray Lincoln
7.34pm
“I think he’s a bit stronger after his spell. It’s not a great field - most will die on that mark - and I don’t see a problem with the standing start as he’s nicely gaited. He could be marginally unfit after three months out but he’s done quite a bit of work and I can see him going a half-decent race.”
Race 6: Lincoln Maree
7.59pm
“She had every chance last time but I can’t see why she won’t go well again. She’s as honest as they come and tries like hell.”
Race 7: The Night Fox
8.29pm
“You’d think he’d lead easily from the inside. He’s had bad draws and still got the money, so I’m sure he’ll go another good race. I’m surprised they sold him so cheaply. He’s better than people think.”
Ray’s comments
Friday night at Auckland
Race 1: Lincoln Wave
5.09pm
“With the trip he got in the Harness Million I thought he’d have run on a lot better. But he was still a bit short on fitness and sometimes we can expect too much of these horses, he was racing the best, after all. It’s a big drop in grade here and he’s a pretty fair horse.”
Race 1: Leo Lincoln
5.09pm
“He’s an honest sort who’s in a good space but he won’t get a wonderful trip from the outside of the gate this time so I’m not holding my breath.”
Race 3: Sammy Lincoln
6.04pm
“He’s training down well but you never know what he’s going to do. You think you’ve got him sorted and he does something silly. But we know if the real Sammy turned up, he’d be very hard to beat as he’s got a lot of speed.”
Race 5: Prince Lincoln
7.05pm
“He’s another where you don’t know which one will turn up but we’ve gelded him since his last run, so we’ll see if that helps. He trained well the other day.”
