Slade Power to miss Guineas Eddie Lynam does not expect Slade Power to take up his engagement in next month's Irish 2,000 Guineas despite his impressive seasonal debut at Cork on Saturday. The three-year-old carries the same colours as the yard's Group One-winning sprinter Sole Power and Lynam has always held this colt in high regard. Following a win and a second during his juvenile year, the son of Dutch Art showed a brilliant turn of foot to win decisively in a six-furlong handicap on his comeback and Lynam does not believe his charge would stay the mile trip in the Guineas. "He's in good form this morning and I was very happy with him. He's a nice horse," said Lynam. "He's certainly quite fiery. He's fine at home actually, but he got a bit lit up yesterday all right. "It was his first run of the year and he was a bit fresh, but he's one we'll have to watch carefully in that respect. "I'm going to have a good think about what we do next. There are few options and a few different ways we could go. "I'm going to sit and think about it for a week or so, but I'd like to run him again in the next three to four weeks, without throwing him up in class too much. "I think it's very doubtful he'd stay a mile. I entered him for the Guineas because I thought he was a good horse. It's a bit like buying a Lotto ticket, you don't expect to win it, but you want to enter anyway. "At this stage I think the Guineas entry is unlikely, but he could be a smart sprinter if we keep his head right."
