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.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.