Check out Saturday’s big shortener Lincoln King who is ‘absolutely full of life’
By Barry Lichter • 5 November 2021
Lincoln King has been the big shortener for Saturday’s $75,000 Metropolitan Trophy at Riccarton.
Lincoln Farms’ stayer will be having his final lead-up to Saturday week’s $250,000 New Zealand Cup and is favoured by the step-up to 2500 metres this weekend.
Plenty of punters have followed the bullish advice of trainer Stephen Marsh since his opening quote of $6 was posted earlier in the week.
He now claims equal favouritism at $4.50 with Spring Classic winner Southern Ocean.
Of his other main rivals, Swords Drawn has eased from $4.80 to $6 and Beaudz Well is in slightly from $5.50 to $5.
Stable foreman Rhys Mildon reported today that Lincoln King had put on good condition in his time in the south.
“And he’s been full of life at the end of his gallops this week, bouncing off the track, which he doesn’t normally do.”
Lincoln King has been crunched in the cup market, in from $9 to $7 in the last two days, claiming equal second favouritism with Swords Drawn. Beaudz Well and Southern Ocean are equal $6 favourites.
Lincoln King, who cannot be rehandicapped if he wins on Saturday, was beaten a whisker in the cup last year by Dragon Storm.
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Saturday at Trentham
Race 7: Platinum Attack
4.42pm
“He has freshened up really well since his last-start win and I couldn’t be happier with the way he looks. His work has been right up to the mark and he is certainly feeling well in himself. The track was a soft 7 on Wednesday morning and hopefully they don’t get any more rain as I think he will get away with it being in the soft range, but not heavy. Jonathan will look to get cover from the outside draw, and I expect to see him finishing it off very strongly. We will get a line on how good he is if the track isn’t too wet.”