GUYNO DOING WELL

Stable favourite and the states newest Millionaire, GUYNO, has arrived safely in Melbourne and looked great when doing some strong pace work at Flemington this morning. GUYNO flew into Melbourne on Friday morning and he looks as though he has done a float trip from Ascot to Pinjarra.

The horse will run in the Mornington Cup over 2400m on Wednesday and all going well he will then head over to S.A. for the Cup in early March. There is no doubt that most 7yo's are likely to be past their best however this old boy is going as well as ever and he doesn't look his age. Watching him kicking his heals up when working off on the grass track at Flemington this morning further suggests that there is still some life left in his old legs yet. If the horse was a hand taller and better able to carry weight, I have no doubt that his record would have been much better. Hopefully if we can get into the next few races on a reasonable weight, the boy is capable of adding to his stake earnings.

At this stage there are no thoughts of retirement for my old mate however I know when the day does come, the stables will not be the same. He is a real character and gets spoilt rotten by the staff but probably mostly by me. I love his attitude, his longevity and his honesty. Even when he is out spelling there is not quite the same feel around the place as when he is back. Jason Whiting will fly over to ride the horse in the Mornington Cup and I am looking forward to the event.