Bloodstock agents make play for Napayshini

Monday 3 December 2012, 5:46pm

Offers with the potential to "change lives" were rejected in the week before Napayshini made the most talked juvenile debut of the season at Warwick Farm, the colt's trainer has revealed.

In defeat, Napayshini stamped himself as one of the better early-season two-year-olds to race in Sydney with his fast-finishing placing on Saturday after being left at the start.

The hype went to another level during post-race analysis of the run but trainer Grant Allard said Napayshini had already been on the radar of bloodstock agents.

"There were some offers made after he won his barrier trial at Wyong," Allard told AAP.

Napayshini cost owner June Baker $57,500 at this year's Inglis Classic Yearling sale in Sydney.

Asked about the nature of the offers, Allard said: "It's fair to say they could change a few people's lives."

But Allard said Napayshini was not on the market and he would sit down with Ms Baker this week to map out a racing program for the horse.

"At this stage she is happy to go along for the ride," Allard said.

"Obviously there is a risk you take. If he comes out and wins a good race the money (offered) looks like chicken feed.

"But then he may die a maiden."

Napayshini earned nominal favouritism for the Inglis Nursery at Warwick Farm on December 22 but Allard says he isn't committed to running in the $250,000 race.

"My first priority is to work out what is best for the horse," Allard said.

"(The Nursery) is one of the races I've got in mind but I will sit down with the owner during the week and go through all the possible options."

Allard said Napayshini had taken no harm Saturday's race - run in sweltering conditions.

"He has come through the race in fantastic order," he said.

– AAP

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