Trainer wants more from Lennox

Talented harness racing youngster Mister Lennox will take winning form into Sunday’s Tasmania Derby courtesy of an effortless victory in a C2-C4 event over 2090 metres at Tattersall’s Park Hobart last weekend.

Mister Lenox completed a hat-trick when he cruised to a five-and-a-half metre win from the much improved Springfield Tattoo, with Boltnmach three metres away.

Top reinsman Gareth Rattray gave the Juanita McKenzie-trained colt a ‘gun run’ in the one-one before easing him three-wide 400 metres out, where he quickly put the end result beyond doubt.

Mister Lenox rated 2.00.4, with a last half run in 58.6 seconds without being fully extended.

The son of Changeover has won five of his six starts this season, and while this latest win looked effortless, McKenzie was not overly impressed.

“I would have liked to see him win more emphatically, but that might be just me being a very hard task master,’ McKenzie said.

“I’ve got a week to work on him, but he is in good form, and you can only beat what you are up against, which he’s been doing regularly this season.

“I gave him a bit of a break after his win in January and he did all he had to do to win first-up before this latest effort.”

Mister Lennox is owned and raced by Barry Cooper and his family.

• PETER STAPLES