Guineas start on line for Public Attention

[Wandering Eyes]

Coolmore colt Public Attention (NZ) ( Written Tycoon) will be out to earn his place in the Caulfield Guineas on Saturday, when the grey son of Written Tycoon steps up to 1400 metres in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude.

A debut winner at Caulfield late in his two-year-old season, the colt who is owned in partnership with the likes of the Huddy, Kepitis and Vella families, will need to turn the tables on the likes of Angel Capital and Sergeant Major, who beat him home first-up at The Valley.

“They do need to keep coming up if you are going to run in a Caulfield Guineas, there is no messing about,” said Mick Price, who trains the colt in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr.

“But his work is good and the horse seems nice and bright.”

Price, however, thinks the rise in trip and being away from the tight Valley circumference will play into his colt’s hands this weekend.

“The Valley was always going to be a concern over 1200 metres,” he admitted.

“I had this great idea of him drawing out and getting off the speed and finishing off, but of course he drew in and got into trouble, so his run wasn’t too bad.

“Goes into 1400 metres, where he will be suited.”

Ethan Brown has been booked to continue his association with the colt.

Price and Kent Jnr will also be chasing black type with impressive last-start winner Hurricane Georgie set to tackle the Listed Jim Moloney Stakes.

In Sydney, the team will have Amenable contest the G3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) first-up with blinkers back on for Chad Schofield.

“He has trained on well … he usually goes good fresh and it will be a nice track for him and he’s going super,” Price said.

The Epsom or Toorak Handicap are possible targets this spring, with Price suggesting the horse will not be stretched beyond 1600m.

Golden Path will also run at Randwick on Saturday, with eyes towards the Hill Stakes on October 12.

“He’s had a break and we want to run 2000 metres about six weeks between runs, so he will be doing a good job if he was to put another win together,” he admitted.

“But this race tops him off for the Hill Stakes, which is a $2 million race which he will be cherry ripe for.”

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