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Debbie Green hugs driver Andre Poutama after My Copy’s big upset at Auckland tonight.

Proud owner Deb beaming as Andre gets rank outsider My Copy home at Alexandra Park

Debbie Green knows My Copy will never set hearts aflutter like his half-brother Copy That but she just loves watching him race.

And when the big black scored his seventh win for her at Alexandra Park tonight, despite being terribly off in the ratings, she was beaming with pride.

My Copy, inner, staves off the late-closing Twista. PHOTO: Megan Liefting/Race Images.My Copy, inner, staves off the late-closing Twista. PHOTO: Megan Liefting/Race Images.“That’s so exciting. He’s no superstar but he’s a nice horse and I’ve always wanted to see what he could run over a mile.”

My Copy’s 1:55.6 wasn’t the fastest of the night but for a rating 51 horse taking on pacers rated between R57 and R65 it was a pretty decent showing.

“America will be wanting him now,” said Green whose husband Ray trains the five-year-old at Lincoln Farms.

“He deserved that,” Ray Green said. “He’s been a good thing beaten in his last couple of starts.

“I can’t believe nobody bought him when he had him on the market for $40,000. He’s closing in on $100,000 now.

“If you had him in Australia you’d get a living off him as he’s such a tractable bugger.”

Greg Pope, representing race sponsor IRT, shares a joke with trainer Ray Green.Greg Pope, representing race sponsor IRT, shares a joke with trainer Ray Green.My Copy took his bankroll to $87,860 tonight winning the IRT. Your Horse Our Passion Pace, and despite being the rank outsider in the seven-horse field paying $14.20, Green had rated him a chance if he got the right trip from the pole.

And while driver Andre Poutama had to hunt him out at the start to hold the trail, and My Copy looked to be struggling across the top bend, he responded like the trooper he is.

“He’s so laid back you’ve got to make him do it,” said Poutama, pinch-hitting for holidaying regular driver Maurice McKendry.

“If you let him get away with it, he will.”

Debbie Green greets My Copy after his seventh win.Debbie Green greets My Copy after his seventh win.But under Poutama’s urgings, My Copy reeled off a 56.1 last half and 27 quarter to claim a head win over Twista, with the pacemaking Hugotastic a weakening third, three-quarters of a length away.

And Debbie Green was there on the track to meet her hero on his return, no doubt still picturing the hairy little midget by Highview Tommy she bought for $3000 at a weanling sale when he was just five months old.

Our runners this week: How our trainers rate them

Ray Green

Ray’s comments

Thursday night at Cambridge

Race 1: Lincoln Downs
6.24pm

“She’s no star but she’s got the inside draw so she should get a good trip. There’ll be no excuses.”

Race 1: Jessie Lincoln
6.24pm

“The way Hearts N Aces ran last time seemed to stuff everybody up. There’s nothing wrong with our filly. She trained well this morning. Zac’s driving her this time so hopefully he can pull a rabbit out of the hat.”

Race 1: Copy Ten Four
6.24pm

Scratched.

Race 3: Rivergirl Bella
7.24pm

“She’s been going OK but I’m not holding my breath as she’ll need a bit of luck from the draw.”

Ray Green

Ray’s comments

Friday night at Auckland

Race 2: Rivergirl Maggie
5.50pm

“She paced better last time and it wasn’t a bad run as she was in with a few bear cats. She’s no champion but this field isn’t that good so she’ll be a chance. She’s improving.”

Race 4: Leo Lincoln
6.47pm

Scratched.

Race 8: Sugar Ray Lincoln
8.53pm

“I’m warming to him a bit. That run last week was the best he’s gone for a while. He’s coming to it now. The eight draw makes it tough but he’s improving.”

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