AMELIA'S REASON PLEASES AT CAULFIELD

AMELIA'S REASON showed by his very good effort at Caulfield on Saturday that it should not take him long to find the winning post first if we can find the right race for him. The horse was having his first race in Melbourne after travelling over the previous week. The horse has settled in well and it was great to see him settle back in the field before making good ground late in the race. The horse peaked on his run about 100m out but had already done enough to suggest that he will pay his way.

The race we ran in was not the most suitable for him as the set weights and penalties structure of the race meant that he was forced to carry top weight against a very smart field. We had not planned to run in that race however when it became obvious that the horse was still a bit "big" and a bit "soft," I decided that he needed another run to bring him to his top. His jockey Craig Newitt was very impressed with his effort and we expect the horse to improve considerably with the run.

At this stage the horse may have his next start at Flemington on Saturday September 6th over 1200m up the straight. GUYNO will make his Victorian debut on the same day and I am looking forward to the next few months with him. Although he will not be suited by the weight for age conditions of next weekends race I expect the race to bring him forward plenty which should see him run a mighty race the next time out.