Swinbank to run big guns

Alfie Flits likely to head for York

Last updated: 12th May 2008

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Trainer Alan Swinbank is poised to run stable stars Alfie Flits and Turbo Linn on Friday.

The former made a promising reappearance behind Yeats at Navan recently and is on course for a tilt at the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup at York, while Turbo Linn looks set to reappear at Hamilton.

"Alfie Flits is in good form and we just hope we don't have to take on Yeats again," explained Swinbank.

"He's very, very well and he is in at Hamilton on the Friday as well, but I think we'll go for the Yorkshire Cup with him.

"Ideally we wouldn't want to take on Turbo Linn with him as it's not great for the owners.

"It'd be like Denman and Kauto Star for us - I've got some lovely horses but we don't quite have the firepower of Mr (Paul) Nicholls!"

Turbo Linn lost her unbeaten record in the Group 2 Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster last autumn and slips back into handicap company for the McGrattan Piling Braveheart Stakes at the Scottish venue.

Giving weight

"Turbo Linn is going to go to Hamilton and it's just the weight difference there that we've got to worry about," added the North Yorkshire trainer. "She'll have 9st 4lb and I think she's capable of carrying it.

"But some of those bottom weights could be getting 16lb off her, which is a fair amount.

"We could have taken her to Navan for the race against Yeats but ideally we could do with some fillies' races.

"Over here there's not really anything for her and the John Porter came a bit quick, but we'll look at going for the Coronation Cup after this.

"We've a few options for her, like one in Germany, but the long-term target this year is the big race at Woodbine."