Sir Tiger will lose only a couple of weeks through his mishap. PHOTO: Phil Williams/FokusPhotography.
Sir Tiger playful again as swelling subsides and Billy’s set to trial tomorrow
By Barry Lichter • 16 September 2019
The nasty looking haematoma high inside Sir Tiger’s leg is settling down.Sir Tiger appears to have escaped any major damage from his mishap last week and jogged freely at Marburg today.
Trainer Al Barnes reports the swelling in Sir Tiger’s leg is coming down and he is more like his playful self.
Sir Tiger had to be pulled out of his scheduled Queensland debut last Friday after kicking out and getting his leg over the sulky shaft, leaving him with a large haematoma high up inside his off hind leg.
“There’s no lameness, just inflammation,’’ says Barnes. “We’re lucky he didn’t rupture a testicle or something but there’s no damage by the look of it.
“We’ll keep jogging him for three or four more days and he should be back at the races in a couple of weeks.”
Meanwhile fellow new recruit Billy Lincoln will trial at Albion Park on Tuesday.
“I don’t mind him. He gets on a knee a bit but we’ll fix that up.
“He’ll be able to win four races here before he gets out of maidens.”
A late developer, the Bettor’s Delight three-year-old showed improvement in workouts through May and June but disappointed in four starts at Auckland.
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Nathan’s comments
Tuesday twilight at Manawatu
Race 3: Onyx Shard
5.09pm
“She’s working really well and, from the good draw, hopefully she can run a drum. The field’s not that much harder than the one she beat last time at Manawatu (when parked for the last lap).”
Race 3: Kevin Kline
5.09pm
“We’re very happy with him - he’s come back a better horse. He went well at Auckland last start and is working well. We’ll be looking to go forward from the gate and hopefully get a gun run through behind Onyx Shard. On ability, he’s the better chance of the two.”
Race 4: Leo Lincoln
5.39pm
“He stepped like a bullet in his first go from a stand here in March. I thought he’d do the same on the second day but he galloped. We’ve got an overcheck on and hopple shorteners on Tuesday so he should make a good beginning. If he can step and lead, then maybe take a trail, he should be hard to beat. He likes it down there where the track is quite soft.”
Nathan’s comments
Thursday night at Manawatu
Race 3: Onyx Shard
6.04pm
“I thought I had Kevin Kline covered on Tuesday when we got to the straight because she was really travelling but he kicked away on us. It would be nice if she can get out of the gate as well again - she has good gate speed - and, if she does, she can get some of it again.”
Race 3: Kevin Kline
6.04pm
“He was too good for them on Tuesday, thanks to a great Fergy drive, and he’s in the same field again this time. The extra distance and wide draw shouldn’t make much of a difference and he’s our best of the night.”
Race 5: Leo Lincoln
7.02pm
“He’ll be hard to beat again if he steps like he did on Tuesday. The 10 metre handicap shouldn’t stop him. I think he’s even better if he follows something and the extra 500 metres isn’t a worry.”
