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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Ray’s comments
Friday night at Auckland
Race 9: Kevin Kline
9.55pm
“When Maurice asked him to go at the top of the straight at Cambridge he got lost and didn’t quite know what to do. He wound up well in the end but just left it a little late. He’ll learn from that and should go well again.”
Race 10: Debbie Lincoln
10.22pm
“She has ability but she’s a work in progress. She’s fast but she needs to harness it. She gets a little claustrophobic when they come around her so the mission on Friday will be to get round without her doing anything stupid. She’s a much stronger individual now than when she started off in April.”
