Mighty Flying Mac adds to Dalgety’s options

CRAN DALGETY has a dilemma on his hands. Thankfully, it is one most trainers would love to have.

Mighty Flying Mac’s impressive run to win the Rangiora Harness Racing Club’s Summer Cup on Sunday moves the horse to a c8 rating.

Dalgety is now faced with the task of trying to separate paths for his open class pacers Christen Me and Bit Of A Legend and c8’s Fifth Edition and Mighty Flying Mac.

‘‘In an ideal world no trainer wants their stablemates racing each other but it doesn’t always work out like that.’’

Bit Of A Legend and Fifth Edition will head to the Ashburton Cup on Boxing Day, Christen Me will mostly race across the Tasman and Mighty Flying Mac is likely to be aimed at the Northern Southland and Invercargill Cups.

Mighty Flying Mac defeated Mach’s Gladiator by 13⁄ lengths on Sunday in a time of 3 minutes 26.6 seconds on the grass track.

‘‘He just keeps on improving,’’ Dalgety said of the under-rated pacer.

Dalgety said Sunday’s run was above average despite second favourite Someardensomewhere blowing the start in his first attempts at a standing start.

Top reinsman Dexter Dunn had Mighty Flying Mac running third after 200 metres and when he went to the front with around 1400m to run it was effectively game over.

Earlier in the day the word around Zachary Binx proved spot on.

The Sundon trotter bolted up the passing lane to win the Jack Behrns Memorial Handicap Trot by three lengths in the hands of Amanda Tomlinson on the backup from racing at Addington on Friday night.

Zachary Binx was picked out by harness racing tipster Craig Thompson, and there was a big tip on track with on-course presenter Dean Lester picking him for the punters club promotion.

Zachary Binx paid $10 for the win but had been offering a quote as high as $14.

Tomlinson said his near perfect start was the winning of the race.

‘‘He just gets so anxious, so trying to get him relaxed is the key,’’ she said.

‘‘I thought he just about would have won on Friday but he went up and lost too much ground at the start,’’ Tomlinson said.

She bred and co-owns Zachary Binx in partnership with her father Ken Ford.

Zachary Binx played up at Motukarara last Sunday and two minor gear changes seem to have helped.

Tomlinson – a former Canterbury rugby representative and niece of former All Black Brian Ford – was confident she had the horse to win on as she followed leader Willie Shine into the home straight.

‘‘I turned the stick back halfway down the straight because I thought I didn’t need it.’’