Reformed Man Of Action ‘ready to go’ after easy workout win at Pukekohe

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.