Leica Larrikin has recovered from a head cold and the Richard Freyer stable is happy with the gelding going into Saturday's David Bourke Provincial Plate at Flemington.Rick Freyer, the trainer's son who operates out of the same Corowa stables, said Leica Larrikin's cold forced him to be scratched from last month's Wagga Cup on the morning of the race."We had no choice but to scratch him but he trialled lovely at Wangaratta last Wednesday and he'll be perfect for the race on Saturday," Rick Freye
Leica Larrikin has recovered from a head cold and the Richard Freyer stable is happy with the gelding going into Saturday's David Bourke Provincial Plate at Flemington.
Rick Freyer, the trainer's son who operates out of the same Corowa stables, said Leica Larrikin's cold forced him to be scratched from last month's Wagga Cup on the morning of the race.
"We had no choice but to scratch him but he trialled lovely at Wangaratta last Wednesday and he'll be perfect for the race on Saturday," Rick Freyer said.
Leica Larrikin won the 1170m trial against four rivals by five lengths on a heavy track with Nick Souquet in the saddle.
Matthew Cahill, who has ridden the Nothin' Leica Dane rising five-year-old at his past three starts for two wins and a third, retains the mount on Saturday.
Leica Larrikin showed his liking for the expanses of Flemington when he won the Silver Bowl Final (1600m) when sent out at 40-1 at just his fifth start and two starts later took out a 1710m open handicap last July-August.
He is chasing a hat-trick following wins in the Gundagai Cup on April 11 and the Murrumbidgee Cup at Wagga on April 18, both over 1800m.
Leica Larrikin has topweight of 59kg in Saturday's $100,000 1600m event but has shown he can carry weight having shouldered 58kg and 60kg at his past two starts respectively.
"He had plenty of weight against weaker opposition when he won at Wagga seven weeks ago and it won't really worry him," Freyer said.
He said the stable would pick and choose Leica Larrikin's races over the winter through to the spring.
The gelding was bred by and is raced by Margaret and Allan Eaton of Albury.
He is a younger brother of Leica Falcon who was trained by Richard Freyer to win the 2005 Group Two Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield before flashing home for fifth to Railings in the Caulfield Cup (2400m) and running fourth to Makybe Diva in the Melbourne Cup (3200m).
"Connections are talking about entering him (Leica Larrikin) for the Caulfield Cup and not the Melbourne Cup," Freyer said.
"But as Mr Eaton said the other day when he dropped in on the way to Melbourne we'll see what he does between now and August 3 (when entries close)."
Leica Larrikin is $7.50 fourth pick with TAB Sportsbet behind Lord Pyrus ($4.60 fav), Kallogg ($5) and The Red Emperor at $6.50.