GUYNO SO NEAR YET SO FAR.

What a sensational effort from my little mate on Saturday. GUYNO was having his first start back at the race track since his bleeding attack in the Geelong Cup back in late October. The horse then suffered the usual three month ban and the race on Saturday fell only one week after that date.

GUYNO spent time at Amelia Park where he was kept up to the mark with plenty of slow work. He had done plenty of work leading into his return and to run such a bold race first up over 1800m carrying top weight of 58.5kg was a superb effort. I have to own up and admit that this horse has developed into one of the most favourite horses I have ever handled. Had he won on Saturday instead of running second, the win would have surpassed his efforts in either the Derby or the Perth Cup. I am sure that there will be another win in the horse somewhere soon.

At this stage the horse will be aimed towards the Pinjarra and Bunbury Cups however the fact that he is likely to cop a fair bit of weight in both, means that we will not set anything in concrete with him just yet. I would be happy to take him away again if there was an ideal race for him however the fact that he has bled and is on his last chance makes going away a big risk.