EARLY NOMS FOR AUSTRALIAN GUINEAS

■ Leading bookmakers, Neds, have framed an early market for the Australian Guineas to be run at Flemington on Saturday (Mar. 4).

They have placed top colt, Jaquinot, as the early favourite after another great run winning the C.F.Orr Stakes at his last start, be it on protest, and rightly so.

The son of former top sprinter Rubick, the three-year-old is taking all before him with his last runs proving how good he is.

He showed his class in the C.F. Orr with a gutsy run being able to squeeze through, but being checked just prior to the line.

His co-trainers, Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior, have a big opinion of the colt, in the Orr Stakes he accounted for the likes of I’m Thunderstruck, Mr Brightside and Gentleman Roy, who he beat on protest.

His best win to date, was victory in the Golden Rose Stakes in Sydney back on September24. The James Cummings-trained Aft Cabin has lost a bit of support after his unplaced run in the Hobartville Stakes over 1400 metres, at Rosehill on February 18.

He appeared to have had every chance, and missed the place, and missed the place.

The Victorian colt, Elliptical, is fulfilling his promise with a brilliant win in the C.S.Hayes Stakes in a blanket finish, coming from a fair way back in the run.

In the care of the Freedmans, father and son, Anthony and Sam, he was returning from an unlucky seventh at his previous start.

He was thrown in the deep end, meeting the likes of hardened top competitors, such as Zaaki, Anamoe, and Mo’unga, in the Champion Stakes at Flemington back on November 22.

Prior to that he was only beaten a half-head in the Champion Stakes in Sydney by Sharp’N’ Smart, also over 2000 metres.

On the next line is another smart one in Golden Mile, prepared by James Cummings for the Godolphin Group.

He won the Caulfield Guineas back in October, narrowly but well, beating Elliptical and Osipenko.

He hadn’t since then, so it was a good run, when he finished second behind the good mare Mariamia.

He will be well suited here over the trip of 1600 metres.

On the next line is another interesting runner in Legarto, a New Zealander, trained by K. and B. Kelso, and has won five of his six starts, winning at Group Level. So, he could be one to watch.

The Sydney galloper Perfect Thought s howed a bit of class in beating the Victorian three-year-olds in the Carbine Club Stakes at Flemington back on October 29 over 1600 metres in good style.

Prepared by leading trainer John Sergeant, he beat Elkington Road, and the Fortune Teller, prior to that he was third in a benchmark 68, at Newcastle.

The Ciaron Maher-David Eustace trained, three-year-old, The Fortune Teller, ran a good third behind Glint of Silver in the Autumn Stakes at Sandown back on February 11, but would have to improve on that run.