GUYNO DOES US ALL PROUD.

I came away from Flemington yesterday very very pleased with the effort of my horse GUYNO in the Melbourne Cup but slightly disappointed that he didn't hold on to tenth place and thereby earn $115,000.00 thereby well and truly paying for the whole trip. In saying that I am not sure what monetary value we can put on the fun, excitement, thrills and experiences we have all enjoyed along the way with this tough little horse.

I certainly am not going to make excuses as most horses in a 22 horse field over 3200m are going to cop some sort of interference however GUYNO copped his very early which put him back near last instead of settling in the first half of the race. That was the end of the benefit of a good barrier draw.

GUYNO was officially placed 12th beaten 8.5 lengths. He was beaten a head and a neck out of tenth placing and was one length away from 8th place. At the end of the day I am very proud of the effort put in by my horse and even prouder of the effort put in by Dion over the past few months while he has been in Melbourne with the horse. The horse looked an absolute treat in the mounting yard yesterday, a point which was commented on to me by many other trainers in the race.

The horse has come through the run in great style and apart from some slight muscle soreness over the back he has come through the race in great order. The horse stepped out well when we took him for a long walk this morning and he will be given light jog work for the next few days before he is flown back home next Tuesday.

All the hype surrounding the Irish and English "champions" amounted to exactly that and I was happy to see that only two of the internationals actually beat GUYNO home. Not a bad effort from a little 150/1 pop from the west!