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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

The nasty looking haematoma high inside Sir Tiger’s leg is settling down.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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Mark Dux’s comments

Saturday night at Albion Park

Race 4: Argyle
10.09pm NZ time

“Hell go into the race as one of the favourites for sure and he’ll get a nice trip whether we lead or trail and he should finish top three again. We’ll come off the gate well and hopefully be good enough to hold Alta Magacian beside us. But even if he crosses us, that’s not a bad scenario, as he’s a decent horse who should get us to the corner.”

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