Guineas quandary with Forgot You

[Wandering Eyes]

Forgot You (NZ) (Savabeel) will line-up in a Guineas on Saturday, but what one that will be is yet to be decided.

The son of Savabeel is entered in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington and Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) in Sydney this weekend, and his connections are contemplating accepting for both races.

Sydney has been battered by heavy rain this week and trainers Natalie Young and Trent Busuttin are keeping the Randwick feature an option, with their charge’s prowess on a rain-affected track.

“We are contemplating double accepting with Forgot You up in Sydney now given he gets through a wet track. But it will be a worry whether they hold the races I would presume,” Busuttin told SENTrack.

“Talking to Ozzie Kheir (part-owner) and they are quite happy to do so (dual accept).

“We will wait until the morning and weigh things up, but potentially we will accept up there. The weather up there is crazy.

“But the preference is still down here in Melbourne.”

The New Zealand-bred gelding will be after his first elite-level scalp after winning at Group Two level in the spring in both the Stutt Stakes (1600m) and Moonee Valley Vase (2040m).

He finished fourth first-up in the Gr.3 C.S Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington last Saturday, pleasing his conditioners.

“We knew the 1400m was a fraction too short,” Busuttin said. “He had drawn wide and we have just had to go back. He didn’t get any clear running from the turn to the 200m. He wasn’t unlucky but he is definitely a horse that is better out in the clear building up.

“The last 200m was strong and the sectionals were strong so I would love to draw a barrier in the Guineas where we can sit midfield or a touch a head of midfield.”

Meanwhile, Busuttin has been pleased with the way stablemate and fellow Kiwi-bred Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has come through her win in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

“She has come through it super,” Busuttin said. “She obviously improved from first-up to second-up and hopefully she can improve again into the All-Star Mile (A$5 million, 1600m).

“She hasn’t won against the good horses over a mile so it will be the query. But if we can get a soft gate and sit fourth or fifth in behind them, I am sure she is going to get some of it.”

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