Lennytheshark wins last year's 4YO & 5YO Championship.
Lennytheshark will become just the third horse to win the University Meat 4YO & 5YO Championship twice if he can overcome a back-row draw in Saturday night’s Group 2 at Tabcorp Park Melton.
The David Aiken-trained five-year-old has drawn gate nine in an 11-horse field after the scratching of Sydneysider Yayas Hotspot and will be hot favourite in the 2240-metre, $50,505 race.
To be driven by Chris Alford, the son of Four Starzzz Shark out of Botswana will follow out noted fast beginner Hectorjayjay early, which should be ideal.
Lennytheshark ticks all the form boxes, with a last-start win in the Golden Reign (1:57.4) defeating flying It Is Billy. That followed a third in the Len Smith Mile at Menangle behind Smolda and Beautide in 1:50.6.
If successful in his title defence in the race, Lennytheshark will join two modern day harness racing greats in Tailamade Lombo and Smoken Up as back-to-back winners of the event.
The 4YO & 5YO Championship is scheduled to run at 7.27pm.
VIDEO: Lennytheshark notches his 18th career victory in last week's Golden Reign FFA
VIDEO: See how Lenny did it last year
CODY WINNELL
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