Tiger Town will get his teeth into longer distance at Queanbeyan

Warwick Farm horseman Gregory Hickman has high hopes that his lightly raced three-year-old Tiger Town can bounce back to winning form when he runs at Queanbeyan on Tuesday.

Tiger Town has only had five starts, for a win on debut at Taree and a last-start second at Canberra, and will line up in the Solicrete Concrete Solutions Class 1 Handicap – Heat Of The Rising Star (1460m) with apprentice Beany Panya taking the ride.

“He’s a horse that has shown a bit of ability at home and he lived up to that when he won at Taree at his first start,” said Hickman.

“His form was a bit mixed after that, but he should be at his best again. At his latest start [at Canberra] the horse that beat him there [Outsmarted] is unbeaten from two starts and looks to be pretty talented.”

Hickman said the step up in distance for Tiger Town should suit the gelding.

“He was hitting the line well at Canberra over 1300m and the extra 160m at Queanbeyan looks good for him,” Hickman said.

“He ran at Queanbeyan two starts ago over 1200m, but that was on a heavy track and he settled back and never got into things. But I’d be inclined to forget that run as it was too short for him.

“We’ll just keep stepping him up in distance as that looks like it’s going to suit him.”

Panya, who has been aboard Tiger Town for his past two starts, has a further four mounts at Queanbeyan headed by Lady De Guise for Warwick Farm trainer Ron Leemon in the Bungendore Maiden Handicap (900m).