Lupo Solitario looked the winner all over at that point but another emerging talent, Top Shelf, began to sprout wings and failed by just a head to haul in the eventual winner, who held her out to complete his fifth career victory. <\/p>\n
Guy was all smiles as she greeted her charge in the Ellerslie birdcage. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat was wonderful as I really didn\u2019t think he could do it today as I thought the track might be too wet for him,\u201d Guy said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI said to Bill [Pinn] we have to go to plan B and go forward, and he is such an honest, tough horse. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so grateful to get him back here as we all love him. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe is just wonderful to have in the stable and I have to thank a lot of people for getting him back to where he is. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think that might be it for him this season and we can bring him back for Hawke\u2019s Bay in the spring.\u201d <\/p>\n
Pinn, who was having his first ride on the horse, was nothing but complimentary about the effort and the manners of his mount. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was really good and quite a gentleman,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a horse that usually likes to get back and run home but we wanted to be a bit more positive and it paid off. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe is still very green and toyed with them a bit late, but I felt there was still a lot there if I needed it. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis was the first time with the blinkers on and he was out of his comfort zone, so fair play to him and I think he can get over even more ground in the future.\u201d <\/p>\n
Now raced by Guy alongside her parents Gayle and Glen Guy, Lupo Solitario has earned over $302,000 in his career to date. <\/p>\n
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