Trainer Lisa Latta is taking no chances with the classy galloper Lincoln Falls. PHOTO: Peter Rubery/Race Images.
Vet to check Lincoln Falls on Monday after filling in a leg forces scratching at Hastings
By Barry Lichter • 31 August 2019
Slight filling in a leg caused the scratching of Lincoln Falls from Hastings today.
Trainer Lisa Latta noticed a little inflammation in the tendon area of Lincoln Falls’ near foreleg late on Thursday afternoon.
She says with icing and poulticing the filling has now gone but she had to err on the side of caution because it was still tender to touch.
“While he is not sore in his action, the pressure of raceday and the area it is in means it would be too big a risk to line him up.
“We have given him some anti-inflammatories and will continue to over the weekend and the vet will look at him on Monday.”
Lincoln Falls was due to have the first run of his four-year-old campaign in the last race at Hastings.
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Lisa’s comments
Friday at Awapuni
Race 8: Lincoln Towers
4.53pm
“He needs two more scratchings to make the field and, because it’s the first day back racing at Awapuni and they’re running only 12 horses, that looks doubtful. I decided to run him over 1400 metres as I think leaving him at 1200 wouldn’t be the right thing to do. He has continued to work well and had a really nice gallop on the course proper this week.”
Stephen’s comments
Saturday at Te Rapa
Race 7: Billy Lincoln
3.37pm
“He’s bounced out of his trial (third on the Cambridge synthetic) very well and it’s time to kick him off. I wouldn’t expect him to win at 1200 metres but it will bring him on nicely. Then we’ll step him up to a more suitable 1400 and second-up he can be very competitive. Rihaan Goyaram rides and claims 3kg down to 53.5kg.”