The Caulfield Guineas is a possible target for Galeforce Ten but trainer Gerald Ryan is not getting carried away with the colt’s seven length barrier trial win at Rosehill on Monday.
A full brother to dual Group One winner Melito, Galeforce Ten’s 55.7s for the 900 metres was the quickest of the four heats for colts and geldings but slower than the fillies ran in their three trials.
Galeforce Ten showed little on debut in the Canonbury Stakes last October and was immediately sent to the spelling paddock to mature.
“I’ve always liked him and we paid good money for him. He is a nice big colt who has taken time,” Ryan said.
“I’m not getting carried away with the trial. He’s not in the Golden Rose but the Caulfield Guineas is a race we could aim him at.
“But I just want to see him win a race first and go from there.”
By Redoute’s Choice out of Cloister, Galeforce Ten was a $750,000 yearling at the Magic Millions sale.
Ryan had two other trial winners, Redwolf and Windswept, with the latter to run in a 1200m benchmark race for three-year-olds at Randwick on Saturday.
Injury has kept the Arrowfield Stud-owned colt off the scene for more than a year. He has had two starts for a debut win over Taxmeifyoucan in June last year followed by a second to the same horse in July.
The Greg Hickman-trained Taxmeifyoucan went on to win the rich Scone Guineas in May.
“He is a nice colt but he had a leg injury which took time,” Ryan said. “He will run on Saturday with Jason Collett to ride.”
Redwolf is unraced with Ryan yet to determine a program for him.”
The Chris Waller-trained Champagne Cath was another trial winner on Monday with a short spring campaign planned for the filly.
